Jan stats! Faves were Capture the Sun and Swordcrossed (why yes, sff romance is one of my favourite genres how could you tell?) but I enjoyed all the books I read this month. A lovely reading start to the year.

Jan #bookspin round up, since I'm not going to finish anything else this month. Read 4, bailed on 1, progress on 2 others. None of which were the bookspin or doublespin, of course. Still progress on the ol' tbr!
@thearomaofbooks

Feb #bookspin list ready to go! Doodles on the side courtesy of my toddler who appropriated my pen partway through to draw that and give herself “tattoos“ all down one leg and foot 🙃
Can't believe it's almost Feb but looking forward to the calls!
@thearomaofbooks

What is it about my focus these days that even though I'm enjoying this book and it's quite good so far, I hit the 30-35% mark and something in my brain is like cool, that's enough for now, let's switch to something else for a bit.
I wonder if it's my reading speed being slower right now. Libby's estimate says it'll take me about 8.5hrs total to read this book. I think I'd have read it in 6 hrs or less before.
Ah well. Onwards!

I'm joining in the #OffMyShelf challenge hosted by @wanderinglynn (thank you!) cause my tbr is very close to maxing out my available shelf space, and who doesn't love a good bingo board! I'm going to count ebook and print owned books, but hoping to get mostly print (see above re: shelf space).
So far 2 print and 1 ebook:
Capture the Sun, pub'd in last 2 yrs
City of Stairs, new to me author
The Full Cupboard of Life, one of a series

Whee Feb #roll100 calls! I've only read 1 from Jan so far (obviously the freebie spot haha) but hopefully will get to most of these eventually. Two of the Feb calls are some of my oldest ebook tbr so I'm definitely looking forward to chipping away at them.

Thanks @puddlejumper !

Most of my current 30ish library checkouts... Yeah that's probably about right for my reading ratio these days, my stuff to kids books. #raisingreaders

I finished Capture the Sun (loved it) and wasn't sure what to start next. Then my library hold on this highly anticipated one came in! Gotta love timing. I'm two chapters in and so far it's great.

I'm giving Storygraph another try! I think I used it for about a week in 2021 or so... So we'll see how long I last this time 😅
But I liked seeing everyone's end of year wrap ups so hopefully I'll stick with it.
I'm llwheeler there too if anyone wants to find me.

#two4tuesday
1. I'm not setting any hard or specific goals in general for next year. But in general, I'm happy that I'm reading some print books again so I want to continue that as much as I can. And I want to be more active here!

2. Really looking forward to the tagged. Also thinking this might be the year I tackle Priory of the Orange Tree... We'll see, I do really want to read it.

Made my January #bookspin list! I have way too many books sitting somewhere in the 10-50% read range so clearing those out, whether by finishing them or bailing, is my focus. Then I've got a couple of library books, a couple highly anticipated new books, and some categories.
Thanks for hosting @thearomaofbooks !

I sincerely doubt I'll finish any more books this year so made my #roll100 list for 2025. Once again it's my entire ebook tbr, and currently only goes to 91! So my January rolls are a freebie space, Too Like the Lightning, and Walkaway.

All I managed this year for #roll100 was 6 read and another 3 started but not finished. So hoping for a bit better result in 2025 😅

Thanks for hosting @puddlejumper !

I spoke too soon when I said I didn't get any books this holiday season! We did Xmas with my in laws yesterday and I got the tagged book. I've been wanting to read her so I'm thrilled! And I've included my husband's book gift, Nexus, because let's be real, I'm going to read it too (and quite likely before he gets to it haha). #bookhaul

I didn't get any books for Xmas/ my birthday but I did get a gift card and some money so #bookhaul time! 5 books and an agenda for the new year, very pleased with my haul. Everything I got was on sale too except Capture the Sun. That's probably the one I'll start as soon as I finish my current physical book.

I hope all of you had/are having lovely, relaxing, bookish holidays. Wishing you all the best.

I thought this collection for charity might be of interest to any cross stitchers here. It's 27 bookmark patterns from great cross stitch designers available for a minimum 15$ USD donation to one of their selected literacy charities. Only available until Nov 17, 2024. Check out @badstitched on Instagram
#litsycrafters #craftersoflitsy

So my plan had been that my library book would take me nicely to October, then I'd dive into whatever was called for #castthedie and #bookspin... Then I bailed on my library book. Started the tagged and then saw that #castthedie rolls were out, and it was called! How fortuitous. After that I'll move on to the others, plus whatever is called for #bookspin since I decided just to expand the same list.

My #castthedie list 😀
I'm somewhat cheating and have two lucky picks (1 and 7) because my list is a mix of print and ebook so I picked one of each. If the lucky pick is called, I'll choose whichever one balances the formats better... Basically I'm just hoping I don't get all print or all ebook called 😅 but really I'm hoping to read both asap so it hardly matters. -end incoherent rambling-

Second half of my #bookhaul! Can't wait to dive into these! (Except actually I can cause the book I'm reading now is really good -- nice problems to have 🙂)

I went to a big used book sale today, first one since before the pandemic... So of course I was not feeling disciplined at all! Very excited about my haul, this is only half of it 🥳

I'm so excited for this #bookhaul! (Not least because between sales, points, and gift cards, it only cost me about 5$ wheeee!)

I already read the gardening book but wanted my own copy for reference. Very much looking forward to others when I can get to them.

You know when you read a book at just the right time and it just hits all the right spots and it's just the perfect read for you? And you can't really articulate why beyond omg I love it it's sooo good 😍 ? And you definitely can't write an objective review?
Yeah, that. This book. Loved it. It's been a while since I've had this particular bit of reading magic, and that makes it even better too.

I do love a how many have you read type list! Even if, as many have pointed out already, this one is very skewed. And of course heaven forbid we get genre cooties on our Serious Best Books list (except Jemisin cause she's exceptional but don't worry Cloud Atlas can't possibly be genre [except it totally is] cause David Mitchell is a Serious Literary Author don't you know - but definitely no romance or fantasy or YA or *gasp* all three!)

Omg I did it, I finished a physical book! First one this year, though I've still been reading lots of ebooks and audiobooks.

I savoured this one and enjoyed being back with LeGuin's intelligent, wonderful writing so much. This was good for my brain.

Spoiled myself with a #bookhaul yesterday. I'm so excited for the Martha Wells! I have to double check but I'm pretty sure they're the only ones of her backlist I didn't have yet. Plus how pleasing that my haul colour coordinates. Gus approves #catsoflitsy

What do these two books have in common?

My almost 2 year old really thinks these characters want high fives ?

(I especially love it cause she pronounces it "high flive" right now)

May #BookSpin! Once again I used my Libby wishlist filtered to available now.

The Nine Fold Heaven is already a bail, I bounced off the first person narration instantly. (lovely cover though) It's off the list!

A Ballet of Lepers is highly anticipated for me so 🤞I love it.

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks!

#bookreport and #weeklyforecast can both be summed up with: more Nebula reading!

I finished the novelettes and one novella, Mammoth at the Gates, and I'm about 40% into both another novella and one of the novels. This week I want to finish the novellas and the novel I've started, and at least start another, ideally finish it too. But we'll see.

It's here! I'm loving my new kobo! (elipsa 2e) My other one was old enough that this has a much better screen and lighting. Being able to adjust the temperature of the light is so cool.
I haven't tested out all the features yet, but so far it's great. The stylus works fine with my left-handedness, except for highlighting (it only seems to work left to right, and I highlight right to left) which isn't a big deal as I rarely highlight things anyway.

#bookreport A good week! Finished The Phoenix Crown on audio, which I quite enjoyed. Finished The Mimicking of Known Successes a few hours before the Nebula finalists were announced, handy as it's on the list!
So now I'm in Nebula reading mode for the next few weeks. So far I've finished the short stories and 2 novelettes. #weeklyforecast hope to finish the novelettes (4 left) and ideally the novellas (3 left) but we'll see.

Whomp whomp. This is how my kobo has looked since Thursday. It is not, in fact, connected or charging, as you might be able to tell by, y'know, the lack of plug... Right when I downloaded a bunch of new things cause the Nebula finalists were announced, too. On the bright side, a shiny new toy (kobo elipsa 2e) is on its way to me and I'm excited to test it out!

#bookreport
Aside from The Good Soldier, which I'm just glad I'm done, I had a fab reading week! Loved Jeeves on audio; Wild Seed was excellent; and Fault Lines was exactly the book I was in the mood for, and excellent. Loved it.
As for current reads, so far both are good, if not *quite* living up to the (very high) expectations I had.

#weeklyforecast I'll finish those two and then Nebula nominations should be announced this week!

#bookreport
Loved Sabriel on audio. Tim Curry narrating!

#weeklyforecast
The Good Soldier is on #serialreader so I know I'll finish it (can't say I'm enjoying, but yay for another #1001books down)
I'm loving Fault Lines so far, so I'm sure I'll finish it, then probably go back to Wild Seed, which I'm also enjoying
For audio, I'll finish Jeeves and start The Phoenix Crown - highly anticipated so 🤞 it lives up to my hopes

Yay #BookSpin day! I went with my Libby wishlist filtered to available now, and got The Inimitable Jeeves and Fault Lines. Great timing for the audiobook cause I just finished my previous one yesterday. And I was really looking forward to Fault Lines. I'm already 25% and 10% into them respectively since taking the screenshot this morning, and really enjoying both!

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks 🙂

Two weeks of #bookreport but not much to show. I'm making steady progress on audio, but reading with my eyes has been slow going. That's ok.

My #weeklyforecast is more just a bunch of possibilities. Who knows what I'll actually get to.

Impulse buy ("for my kid") at the butterfly conservatory gift shop this weekend. ?

Me to my husband on the way home: I was such a sucker for books like this as a kid! ...Er, and obviously still am, since I bought this like two seconds after I saw it...

#bookhaul #raisingreaders

#bookreport another scattered week. On audio I finished Treasure Island (#1001books enjoyed more than I expected) and started Ace (enjoying as expected!)
But for ebooks... I finished a #roll100, read a bit more of my #BookSpin, started a new #1001books, and then my hold on the tagged came in so I started that.

For #weeklyforecast who knows... I have my next audio lined up, that's all.

A delayed #bookreport #weeklyforecast

Felt a bit scattered last week, one short finish and hopping between several on the go. We'll see how this week goes, but I definitely want to finish Treasure Island on audio because my hold for Ace came in and I'm really looking forward to that one.

Yay #BookSpin day!

I went with 1-20 of my #roll100 list again, and got a sampler that I've had for 10ish years (kinda hoping it's a quick bail) and the next Kopp book.

Doing good so far, I read both January #BookSpin picks and one #roll100. And I've already read one Feb #roll100 woohoo

@TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

Apologies for the terrible lighting...

#bookreport a good week, not what I forecast though! I finished Girl Waits with Gun, and started back on Wharton when my hold on A Power Unbound came through, like 8 weeks earlier than expected. So of course, I dropped everything for that--really enjoyed that trilogy.

#weeklyforecast back to Wharton, and maybe a #BookSpin or #roll100 pick

#bookreport A good week, finished 4! Picked Girl Waits with Gun back up as I'm trying to work through the way too many books I have hibernating. And started My Man Jeeves on audio which is a bit disappointing so far, two of the stories at least were also in Carry On Jeeves.

#weeklyforecast finish Jeeves and continue with Wharton's Old New York, hopefully finish both the 60s and 70s. I doubt I'll finish Girl but you never know.

I'm going to give the #bookreport / #weeklyforecast thing another whirl, see how long I can keep it up.

Finished Persephone in Bloom and loved it! Had a blast spotting all the myth references. I'm currently reading and loving A Restless Truth and Carry On, Jeeves and should finish both soon. Next ebook will be a sci-fi novella, An Unnatural Life. Next audio... Not sure!

Soooo how is my plan of reading only owned books in January going? Well my first book was A Marvellous Light which I loved so much I immediately put book 2 on hold, not expecting it to come in for a while. But it did, and of course I'm going to start it next... Let's go with *mostly* only owned books in January 🙃

I'm all set for another round of #BookSpin and #roll100! My #roll100 list is my entire ebook tbr (sitting at slightly over 100 now) and for Jan my #BookSpin list is just 1-20 of my #roll100. Other months I will probably do my Libby wishlist filtered to "available now" for #BookSpin but in January I'm going to try reading only owned books. Tagged book is up first* for #roll100! I've been looking forward to it for ages!

Happy new year!!

I'm coming out of the reading slump I've been in since September and I'm excited for my reading plans in 2024. But a quick 2023 wrap-up first: I did pretty good on #BookSpin, only missing 4. #roll100 on the other hand, I only read 3 all year... Oh well! Looking forward to both challenges this year

@TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

Much belated #whartonbuddyread post...

I feel like this one landed oddly for me. I think I'd have preferred it either pared right back to a short story, or else fleshed out and all the themes and threads elaborated into a novel. But still an interesting read.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

2. I've wanted to read it for ages! Didn't get to it right away and then it got buried in my ebook tbr... Finally noticed it again and read it in a day, loved it.

Still working my way through my July #doublespin (tagged, enjoying it when I pick it up but not always feeling a push to) but excited for August picks!

I'm still going with my Libby wishlist for my #BookSpin list, when the numbers are called I filter to available now and count down. So fun to see what comes up.

Thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks!

So I finished the tagged short story collection a few days ago (July #BookSpin!) and really enjoyed it, best ss collection I've read in a while. Literary but genre-blurring. But I guess I *really* liked it cause last night I dreamt I found a Kim Fu book that I hadn't read yet and was so happy. Haha thanks, subconscious. Now I have her only backlist that I haven't read on my Libby wishlist.

(fledgling robin in our backyard pic just cause)

I spoiled myself so thoroughly today 😊 #bookhaul

And I absolutely couldn't walk away without that mug 😂😂 even though I have way too many mugs already (or not enough cupboards?)

I'm a bit late but thanks for the tag @Andrea4! #wondrouswednesday @Eggs

It'd be a used bookstore, heavy on the scifi and fantasy, as many shelves crammed in as possible. Background music sure, coffee or food... Maybe not. But maybe sell some crochet items or cards. Might have to have a bookstore cat or dog too. As for a name... Names are hard, I have no idea!