Hi Littens ❤️ celebrating my first day of Christmas vacation/maternity leave with a little relaxation and reading. My belly and baby girl are getting bigger and bigger, but I still have around 10 weeks to go. I‘m feeling great, though, and plan on using the time, until she comes, on reading, relaxing and prepping all the baby-related stuff 😅

Hopefully, I‘ll get better at checking in once in a while in the new year 🤞

Happy holidays friends!

Help needed!

It‘s my birthday in November, and I‘m starting to think of a wishlist, and I‘m lost. 😳 I know I want books (obviously), but I‘ve been so far out of the book world, that I‘ve no idea what‘s good. So if you want to tag some of the best books you‘ve read so far, I would very much appreciate it! It doesn‘t have to be new releases, I‘m up for anything 🙏

Also, thank you all for the reactions to my baby news. I‘m well, and so is baby ☺️

Just checking in to give a little reason why I haven‘t been here lately. But my attention has been on the baby in my belly (and work and staying awake), so reading and Litsy has been on a break. I might pop in once in awhile, but don‘t count on me too much.

I‘m feeling well and happy, and can‘t wait to meet this little one in March ❤️

Count me in for another #BookSpin 🙌

#BookReport and #WeeklyForecast. A good reading week, especially the O‘Neill book 🙌

I‘m only a few chapters into The Morbids, but it isn‘t grapping my attention right away, but I hope it picks up. I‘m not sure what‘ll be next, because I won‘t get as much audio time as normal. A colleague is going to be joining me on my commute the next few months, so I need to find out if she‘s an audiobook listener or not 😅

Louise O‘Neill can do no wrong in my book, and this was just great! I finished it in the sun, but in my mind I was in the rain on the fictional island of Inisrun off the coast of West Cork with my heart in my throat.

O‘Neill‘s books are always feminist, and this one deals with domestic violence in all its forms (more focus on psychological abuse), and I really liked the flow of the story with the interviews, and shifts in time. Just a great book!

A different, strangely touching book. The last half touched me in a way I hadn‘t expected after listening to the first half.

A book about social media, about family tragedy and the impact of both on the protagonist. Can‘t wait to discuss it in #CampToB 🙌

This didn‘t grab me the way I had hoped it would. I found it hard to follow the story, different time lines and characters, and I don‘t if that is because I listened to it or because of the book itself. It might just be me, too. 🤷‍♀️

Louise O‘Neill can do no wrong in my book 🙌 I‘m loving this, even though it is a bit out of my wheel house with its psychological-thriller-vibe.

#CurrentlyReading

Not much to report in my #BookReport this week. I‘m still listening to Plain Bad Heroines, and I only miss a few hours, but it isn‘t living up to my expectations.

I got the Lockwood from the Library and hope to get to it this week, and I have Monday and Tuesday off, so I might get to read the O‘Neill 🤞 #WeeklyForecast

Everyone who told me to read this (I‘m looking at you @BarbaraBB ) were so right - it is great! The different screen play format took a bit to get used to, but once I got going it worked! This is the kind of book I would have loved to read in one go, to really disappear into the story and writing.

#Pop21 - A Genre Hybrid
#BookSpin

I finally got my second vaccine dose today! I got my first dose of AstraZeneca in February, and a week later Denmark stopped using vaccines from AstraZeneca. So I have been stuck in vaccine limbo - until now! 🙌

I took an early day, and hope to get a bit farther into this stylistically (is that a word??) weird, but engaging book!

#CurrentlyReading

A bit late with my #bookreport and #weeklyforecast, but I wanted to finish the last HP, which I did today.

My current read is confusing, but I don‘t know if it is the book or because I have only been able to listen to it sporadically. I‘m hoping it‘ll pick up soon 🤞

I‘m not sure which of my tbr books to start next, but I have a feeling it‘ll be one of the above

It is a long weekend here in Denmark, so I‘m settling in with the last HP book. 🙌

#currentlyreading

@KarenUK thanks for putting this on my radar! It was the book I didn‘t know I needed, even though it‘ a bit too much at times. While being wonderful #braincandy this book manages to represent different women‘s experiences and problems, and I‘m here for it! It was fun, it touched me in ways I hadn‘t expected, and it helped me escape from my busy mind 🙌

#Booked2021 #BakedGoodsOnCover
#Pop21 - A book that discusses body positivity

I haven‘t read a lot this week, because I have been caught up in different podcasts instead. I‘m enjoying my two books in progress, but I‘m not sure what I‘ll pick up next. My reading mood shifts so fast, I can‘t keep up, so we‘ll see what I end up with 😅

#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

I keep forgetting to review this book, which says all you need to know about how I feel about it - not memorable. I just can‘t explain why. On paper, it is a good book - great writing, interesting themes of immigration, belonging and family, and mythical elements. I just couldn‘t connect to the story or characters at all 🤷‍♀️

#DoubleSpin
#Pop21 - A book set in multiple countries

Keeping it simple this week, because I‘m so indecisive when it comes to my audio picks at the moment. I‘m still having a trip down memory lane with HP in print, so I‘m not sure I‘ll get to other print books this week 📚

#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

Bring it on May! 🙌

I didn‘t finish my #DoubleSpin this month, because it was 6th in a series, and I still need to read the 5th 🙈 but hopefully I‘ll get to it in May 🤞

#BookSpin

This is a love story to libraries and librarians everywhere, with a true crime element running through it. And she mentions my local library in Aarhus quite a lot at the end, which made me like this book even more! 🙌

#Booked2021 #TitleIncludesLibraryOfLibrarian

I forgot to post my #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast last week, so this is from the last two weeks. I‘m still moving through the HP books in print, and my audio reading is all over the place, but I‘m enjoying it 😅

I gave this 3 hours, and I‘m not giving it anymore of my time. I‘m already forgetting the names of characters, and I still don‘t know what the book was about really 🤷‍♀️

I love books about therapy, both on a personal and professional level, and this didn‘t disappoint! Dr. Rosen‘s therapeutic style is very different from my own, but I was inspired anyway. Christie Tate‘s quest to heal her trauma, learn intimacy and feel her feelings was beyond interesting to follow, and it almost read like a novel👌

#Pop21 - A book where the main character works at your current job (Dr. Rosen)

Coming home to #bookmail is my fave way to start the weekend 🙌

Have a lovely Friday Littens ❤️

This was good, but it felt a bit messy, and I got lost in all the court details, people, and the horrifying facts of the story. I‘m shocked by the careless ways of (some) doctors and big pharma companies, but at the same time, I‘m not really surprised...

@squirrelbrain thank you for sending me the travelling books, those fancy Litsy stickers, and that very sweet card! 💕 hope you didn‘t feel too bad after your vaccine 🤞

#LitsyLove #BookMail

This pains me to write, but... I really wasn‘t impressed. I had such high hopes for this, but it just didn‘t keep me attention. The pacing felt off, and I almost had the feeling I was listening to an abridged audio, because everything felt rushed. I needed more world building, less action and some characters I could relate to.

#BookSpin

A small pick. Lee writes quite beautifully about trauma, mental illness, love, family, queerness and so much more. Her essays pack a punch while listening, but unfortunately, they didn‘t really stick with me for long.

#Booked2021 #LesserKnownBook

It feels like the days are flying past me, and I keep forgetting to post reviews, #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast. I even forgot to include the next HP books, because my head is filled with other stuff. It is all good, mostly, and I‘m enjoying being in my happy, but scatter-brained zone. 😅

Oh, and I read some good books, too! 👍

Wishing everyone a lovely week ahead ❤️

Today was a great #bookmail day! 🙌 I treated myself to a little book haul in March, and now I‘m only missing two books. I can‘t remember the last time I bought books for myself, so I‘m excited!

A small pick from me, because I think it is a case of #ItsMeNotYou between me and Queenie. I was underwhelmed by this book, mostly because it took me quite awhile (for me) to finish it. This made it harder for me to be emotionally invested in Queenie and her experience. I did enjoy the humor of the book, but I felt like it only touched the surface on some of the heavier topics.

#Pop21 - A book whose title starts with Q

I‘m continually late with my #BookReport but my #WeeklyForecast is almost always on time 😅

I‘ve been off work since Thursday, so I finally found time to finish Queenie (after family time and practical stuff were done), and I was underwhelmed - review to come. The other books I read this week were great, though!

A friends‘s reading the HP books for the first time, which made me want to do a reread, so that‘s the plan for my next two days off😄

I filled out my first quarter form for #Booked2021 today, but I had to do a post, too. In 3 months I have gotten through half of the prompts by reading all over the place 😅 this is what I get for not planning my reading. I have a feeling the last half of the prompts will take a good while longer to get through, but that is part of the fun 🙌

I heard about this book from a Danish podcast, because the debate regarding endocrine disrupting chemicals has been getting more attention in Denmark. And this book was informative! And scary! I want to have children at some point, and this made me both deflated and motivated. It feels like an impossible task to safeguard agains EDCs, but hearing Shanna Swan‘s suggestions made me hopeful about doing what I can.

#Booked2021 #NFScienceByWoman

I‘m ready for April‘s #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin numbers, and I have a feeling I have some good books to choose from 🙌

Yes, yes, yes to everything about this book 🙌

British magicians, witches and sorcerers, fights against racism and sexism, diversity, a little bit of romance, and a lot of intrigue are the foundation of the story, and I‘m here for it!

I can‘t believe it took me this long to read it, but I‘m so glad I did. Now I just need the second book.

I have been with friends all weekend, so I haven‘t read much. Still reading Queenie, and liking it, I‘m just too tired to read print books these days. I have had a good audio week, and I‘m really digging Sorcerer to the Crown!

I‘m off from Thursday to next Monday, so I‘m hoping to get some reading done there, and hopefully my BookDepository haul will arrive soon, so I can read some of the books I ordered 🤞

This books has a unique, special feeling about it, and it makes me want to find other books like it!

If you aren‘t scared off by the graphic sexual content (it‘s there, but it fits the story), you will be swept away by Jonny and the story of their life, their family and their way of being in the world. Jonny is two spirited, indigenous, and someone I enjoyed getting to know!

#Pop21 - Indigenous author

A tentative pick, because it is good, but not great, imo. It got a bit messy for me with all the shifting character perspective and time jumps. I don‘t know if it would have worked better in print, but I was often confused listening it. I‘m glad I read it, but I wish I enjoyed it more 🤷‍♀️

#ToB21 #Pop21 - A book about forgetting

Another week gone, another week of reading (and work) ahead! 📚

#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

It isn‘t often books make me cry, but on my way to work today, I got teary eyed listening to the ending. Something about Susan‘s struggle to figure out her way through all sorts of challenges just moved me.

From a psychologist perspective I couldn‘t help wondering if Susan‘s on the autism spectrum. I had to stop myself from diagnosing, and just focus on enjoying myself 🌵

#Pop21 - definitely seen it on @Cinfhen (virtual/audio) bookshelf

You know those books, that you really enjoy while reading, but it fades away as soon as you finish reading? This was such a book, for me. I get why this is being compared to Sally Rooney (but on another note, can we stop with all the Rooney comparisons??), but it didn‘t make me feel like Normal People did. I don‘t mind 20-somethings-existential-crisis-books, but they have to make me feel something to be memorable.

#WomensPrize

Yeah, that didn‘t last long. I don‘t really care enough to write a lot. I‘m just mad this is the play-in that got picked for #tob21. Seriously, The Resisters was so much better!

Better late than never with my #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast.

How We Disappeared were great, but other than that my week was kind of meh. So far, we aren‘t off to a good start with Red Pill, either. My reading mood is shifting quite a lot, so other than Queenie, I don‘t have many plans for the week ahead 📚

Nope. This was too weird, and I felt like it was trying to much. I should have bailed, considering it took me 2,5 weekends to get through it, but something about it kept me reading.

This gave me Pachinko-vibes, which is high praise for me. We follow dual time lines about the Japanese occupation of Singapore during WW2 and around the beginning of 2000. We learn about Wang Di‘s experiences in a brutal time and about Kevin‘s quest for knowledge about his family. Wang Di‘s story was stronger imo, and the ending got a bit too neat, but it was a pleasure getting there. 👌

Thanks again @erzascarletbookgasm ❤️

#DoubleSpin #Bookspin

The Longlist for the Women‘s Prize for Fiction are out today, and it is an exciting one! 📚🙌

I‘m pretty sure this is a case of “it‘s me, not you”. I just couldn‘t keep my attention to the poems, and I‘m not sure audio is the right media for me to read poetry.

#PoetryOrWrittenInVerse #Booked2021

#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

The New Wilderness blew me away, and has kept me from my other books. I‘m not really feeling either the Atwood or Bunny (it is so weird!?!?), but I‘m so far in both I‘ll keep going. How We Disappeared is my #DoubleSpin, and it was just the push I needed to finally get to my gift from @erzascarletbookgasm ❤️ I‘m going with a print/audio combo since audio is how I get through most books these days.

I have been hesitant about picking this up, because I expected it to be high brow and very literary. So when this came up as my #bookspin pick, I felt a bit annoyed. But I shouldn‘t have been so worried, because this was great! In a not so distant future where our world has been ravaged by man‘s greed and polution, a group of people goes to live in the Wilderness State as an experience. It could be a book about survival, but at its core it is a 👇