My May #bookspinbingo is all ready to go! Hoping for a great month of reading! 💐
My May #bookspinbingo is all ready to go! Hoping for a great month of reading! 💐
Here are my picks for this month…very excited to get to them both! 😃
#bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo
Pretty twisty! A story about a toxic female friendship and you don‘t know if you can trust either character. The ending was not what I expected but good…and there‘s a possible story for a sequel should Sutanto go that route! And if she does, I‘d read it.
#bookspinbingo - got a bingo!
#awesomeapril
#readaway2024
#24in2024
Still no #ispybingo for me! 😱
These are my two picks for #readordonate for May! This challenge has pushed me to read book I own! 😊
I‘ve been meaning to read this one forever…glad I finally got to it! Loved it, but I‘ve been all about hockey romances lately. This one did deal with some strong issues - TW for rape, abuse.
#bookspinbingo - free space
#readaway2024
#awesomeapril
Full disclosure-I absolutely love the movie, so I may be biased. I‘m glad I finally read this, and though some things were the same as in the movie, there were also tons of differences. IMO, this was a bit boring! A rare instance where the movie adaptation was better. 🤷🏻♀️
#bookspinbingo
#awesomeapril
#pop24 - a book by a self-published author
My goals for #AwesomeApril are to finish my 2 current reads (on the right) and to read the others as well. 📚😊
Didn‘t see this in the database, but it‘s available for free on Audible with my membership, so I thought why not give it a listen. Indeed, some of the best known poems are included, but there were also some I hadn‘t heard/read before. I‘m not a huge poetry girl but this was enjoyable!
#pop24 - a collection of at least 24 poems
I tried to post this last night but Litsy wouldn‘t load. 😱 Thanks again @Read4life for the tag! Picking just 3 songs from the 80s is too hard, so I randomly went with 3 favorite movie themes! #TLT #threelistthursday
1. When Doves Cry
2. Don‘t You (Forget About Me)
3. A View to a Kill
Sophisticated 40 y/o Solène enters into a fling with 20 y/o Hayes, member of a world famous boy band, the band Solène‘s teen daughter is obsessed with. The pair face many obstacles, the age difference being only the beginning. Can‘t wait to see the new movie! And I couldn‘t resist including my pic with Nick Carter, who I met at a con last summer. He‘s my all-time fave boy band member! Well, now he‘s second to HS. ?
Glad I finally got around to this book! It‘s delightful, slightly heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful. A fantastic story of non-conformity. And bonus, the audiobook is read by the late, great (but never forgotten) John Ritter! I so want to see the Disney+ adaptation now too.
#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop24 - a book that was published 24 years ago
Cute, light and fluffy read! An enemies-to-lovers romance that‘s pretty low on the spice, with a gardening theme, so it‘s a great choice for this time of year.
#bookspinbingo - got a bingo with this one!
I really loved this! I won‘t say too much because I read it with the #LittensLoveRomance group, and as is usual for me, I finished ahead of schedule. It was touching and sweet, with just a little bit of spice. There‘s also a great cast of characters! And the cover is so adorables,
#bookspinbingo
I was surprised by the dark turn this installment took, but it was a good finale to the series. It was my least favorite though.
#bookspinbingo - free space
#tbrtarot - still has the shop sticker on the front
Wow, there‘s a lot to unpack here. 8-year-old Chrissie has killed a toddler. What could make a child commit such a heinous act? This book tries to answer that question by peeling back the layers of Chrissie‘s life. It‘s told in alternating timelines, between 8 y/o Chrissie and 20 years later, adult Chrissie who‘s now living under a new identity. This book is dark and disturbing, but very well done.
#bookspinbingo - my #doublespin for this month
I loved this so much! Very charming with a great cast of characters (though my absolute favorite might be the apple tree 😂) and with such lovely magical realism. So far, I‘ve not been disappointed by SAA!
#bookspinbingo
#24in2024
#readaway2024
#tbrtarot - 4th one from the left side of my bookshelf
I don‘t ever really read self-help, but this book has low-key been on my radar since it‘s publication, because who doesn‘t want to be badass? 😂 There were 2 or 3 chapters that resonated with me, and the author approached the whole book with humor, which I always appreciate. My biggest take from it was to always LOVE YOURSELF! It‘s really the first step to badassery!
#bookspinbingo
#pop24 - genre I typically avoid
#tbrtarot - yellow cover
I loved this! Kristen‘s struggle with debilitating periods and the very real likelihood of infertility felt authentic and I really felt for her. And Josh was a total dreamboat right out of the gate! Their friendship was adorable, and their struggle to make it into something more was so emotional. This is another book that leaves me mad at myself for waiting so long to read it!
#bookspinbingo - free space
#readaway2024
Despite the cute cover and nice blurb, this one didn‘t work for me. It definitely needed some tighter editing and the mystery, though very tangly, was kind of a let down.
#seasonalcozies
#bookspinbingo
Loved it! A grandmother and granddaughter, Eileen and Leena respectively, decide to swap lives in order to shake up their lives. Leena heads to Eileen‘s small village to get some much needed rest after suffering a panic attack at work, while newly single Eileen goes to bustling London to meet available men. This was funny and touching, and I loved Eileen so much!
#bookspinbingo - my #bookspin for this month
#24in2024
#readordonate
#readaway2024
Got my April #bookspinbingo card ready to go! I love that the spins and a free space are in the same row, but the center square is a free space too…woohoo! 😜
I loved this book! I‘m kinda mad at myself for waiting so long to read it. Tangled is my favorite Disney movie, and this reimagining is very clever. It‘s a bit of a chunkster but such a quick read (at least it was for me) and so entertaining!
#tbrtarot
March finally got me my first bingo for #ispybingo! Got one on the special St. Patrick‘s board, but I did downright pitiful on the regular board. 😂
Had a great reading month! 17 books read and I enjoyed them all! I have to say my favorite was the tagged book, because I was very pleasantly surprised! I‘m not really a fantasy girl, and I caved because I saw all the love it was getting here on Litsy. I just love when that happens and it‘s one reason I love this community - you guys help push me out of my comfort zone and discover great books I wouldn‘t have read on my own!😊
Another successful #readathon! I managed to get all these books read…for a hot minute, I didn‘t think I would. But yay! And all of them were enjoyable.
#MarvellousMarch
I was able to squeeze in one more short audio book before the start of the new month! I enjoyed it, but not as much as the first book in the series. But it has a hot Irishman so I‘m not complaining! ☘️
#bookspinbingo
Loved it! Sweet with great characters!
#bookspinbingo
#marvellousmarch
#pop24 - second-chance romance
Rachel travels to Ireland for a 3-month internship as part of her studies for her master‘s degree. She has a plan, to get her degree, become a textiles designer, and follow in her deceased father‘s footsteps and work at the family business in Chicago. Enter Conall, a dashing Irishman who literally saves Rachel‘s life, and upends it as well. This was sweet and had all the Irish feels!
#bookspinbingo - my #doublespinfor this month
#marvellousmarch
Loved every minute of this book! A cute little friends-to-lovers romance with some fake dating thrown in. Very sweet!
#bookspinbingo
#marvellousmarch
Loved this fake marriage romance! Awesome characters and plenty of Irish goodness, not to mention some steam. 🔥
#bookspinbingo
#marvellousmarch
I really enjoyed this one! I can‘t say too much because I read it for the #LittensLoveRomance group, but YAY! I will definitely read the next book in the series.
#bookspinbingo
#marvellousmarch
This isn‘t in the database yet, but it‘ll be available on KU on 3/28. It sounds cute and perfect for the #seasonalcozies challenge for April, so I‘m making it my pick!
17 y/o Lizzie wants to work in her father‘s law firm, but first has to prove herself to him. She decides to solve the murder of Bingley‘s brother-in-law, for which Bingley is accused. Along the way, she butts heads with Darcy, who is Bingley‘s counsel. The author took a few liberties that she explains in a note, so it‘s not completely accurate to the era, but the story was so much fun!
#bookspinbingo #readordonate #readaway2024 #marvellousmarch
Last night, I had the privilege of hearing @ChrisBohjalian speak about his new book at my local #indiebookstore, Quail Ridge Books. What made it even better was having my friends and fellow Littens @MallenNC and @Graciouswarriorprincess there too!
This book sounds so good and I can‘t wait to read it!
My goals for #MarvellousMarch are to finish my current reads (the 3 books on the left) and to read the others as well. Want to finish out the month strong! ☘️☘️☘️
This was totally a #blameitonlitsy read! I saw all the love this book was getting so I had to see for myself what all the fuss was about, even though I‘m not much of a fantasy girl. I‘m glad I gave in to the hype because it was a total delight! The world-building was good, Viv is a great MC, and all the supporting characters are endearing.
#bookspinbingo
#pop24 - cozy fantasy book
#24in2024
#readaway2024
Loved it! A spicy romance with plenty of heart. And the audiobook bonus was listening to the Irish accent!
#bookspinbingo
I enjoyed this! In the quiet Irish village of Kilbane, a poker tournament is underway, but is swiftly stalled when the top-ranked player is found dead in a pub. His body was found hanging, so the first impression by all, including the Garda, is suicide. But sharp Siobhan O‘Sullivan, new to the Garda (Irish police) isn‘t so convinced, and thinks it‘s murder. The big twist was one I didn‘t see coming!
#bookspinbingo
#seasonalcozies