For years (read: my entire life) I‘ve avoided romances. This year, I‘ve read three. One Day in December is a New Adult book but was heartbreakingly sweet. The launch into career and unrequited love was real. I remember those days of my life so vividly and would never want to relive them. It‘s not exactly a Christmas book, but would make a wonderful beach read. Give it a go. It‘s a fun read.

After losing her memory from a plane crash, Clementine runs away from the hospital and her former life to find herself. This book was very well written for the bit of brain candy that it was.

I spend 4 hours in the car driving to and from work each day and listen to audio books. When I‘m out of audible credits I listen to podcasts. What are your favorites?

I read this book years ago and am now listening to it. I never realized how beautifully and grotesquely written this is. Poetically horrific.

Littens. I‘m in the worst reading slump. What was the last book you read that sucked you in away from everything in the world? Genre does not matter. I‘m desperate!!

@TCLinrow because I can‘t stop at just one. My heart goes out to you. ❤️❤️❤️

@TCLinrow the cat‘s name is Beans so of course I have to call this pic Laser Beans.

Though what these women endured was horrific, I see how industrial hygiene in America came to be. Working with highly hazardous chemicals for the past 20 years, I owe my health to the Radium Girls.

A red balloon was skittering along the street on my drive to work yesterday. It makes me think Pennywise has migrated to Louisiana. Too bad the water table is so high here and the storm drains aren‘t as roomy. Maybe the gators will get him before he gets me.

This was such a fun read! I‘m not one for love stories (or am I?) but this touched my heart and my funny bone. I‘d read it again and again and again. ❤️❤️❤️

I‘m finally getting around to reading this. It‘s so much different than what I imagined it to be. From the title I thought it would be a Nancy Drew-esque story but find it to be more like the Labyrinth.

I‘ve read both Simon and Upside and fell a little in love with the characters. Leah didn‘t give me that relatable feeling. She was too moody and confused and shy for my reading likability. Or, maybe she reminded me too much of my own high school self.

This isn‘t a book I‘d typically pick but was put in my audible wishlist by my husband. I downloaded it for him but was curious about it. I am loving it so far! It‘s fun and gritty. The narrator rocks it, too!

Littens, you are my favorite people in social media land. ❤️❤️❤️

I‘m about to start this. At night. Home alone. Should I wait for daylight?

Tonight I won HQ, a live trivia game. It‘s not the amount that I won that thrills me, just the fact that I won.

I feel like I‘ve made progress with my house today. This is an amazing listen and helps me to forget that I despise cleaning. @EJG31 @Bookworm83 #cleanupisle18

And the cleaning begins. #cleanupisle18 @EJG31 @Bookworm83

@Bookworm83 @EJG31 My trip was cancelled and I‘ve kept my vacation. I will get cleaning done this week (I hope!) How does a buddy listen work? Do we start at the same time?

Sunday snuggles while reading a beautifully written book.

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Hi Littens. I haven‘t posted in a while but have been lurking in the shadows. I‘m having surgery this week and will be laid up for a few weeks. Would you please suggest the most delicious book you‘ve ever read? Thanks!

I only wear #bookishtees. 🤓

How fun! I look forward to meeting my match! 🤓
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No matter which test I take, I am always a Ravenclaw. It makes sense, though. I research things to death.

The book was out of the bag for less than a minute before Beans decided it was a snack. My book has been cat-eared. 😹😾

When I was single, I used to surround myself with books on my bed. It was like a mass slumber party with friends and was almost better than spooning.

Because everyone else is doing it, I will too! 😉#litsyyearbook #classof1993

YA is my total guilty pleasure and this book did not disappoint. Simon is immediately lovable so I was drawn in from the start. I needed to know who Blue was just as bad as Simon did. Simon was so much more cool and courageous in his situation than I ever could have been at his age. This book was both fun and relevant almost as much as The Hate U Give is. This was one of those books that could have kept on going.

I'm in my hometown for the first time in ten years and had my first spotting of a little free library. I want one in my yard! #marshfield #opelousas

My cheese has moved! I gave notice to my job today and I've got such mixed emotions. I've accepted a position doing what am currently doing but with much better compensation and stability. I love my current job but look forward to moving onward and upward!!

I loved this book. At first I saw Eleanor as a female version of Sheldon, but soon saw she was more than that. More damaged and grappling for love and acceptance. She's a great female heroine. She's strong. She's funny. She's resourceful. This book was wonderfully written and packed an emotional wallop to boot.

That look you give your family when you're obviously trying to read.

I need a break from War and Peace so I'm defaulting to trusty David Sedaris. Sedaris is always a good read and I love reading published journals and autobiographies so I'm sure this book is going to be a win. Maybe I'll also learn how to be a more interesting journalist. 🤓

This was the first "grownup" book I recommended to my daughter making her know books were the one thing her lame-old mom had good taste in. ?#wolves

Starting this monster today. It's going to take a lot of will power to not let my attention flit to something lighter (both physically and mentally!!). 🤓

After watching the Netflix adaptation, Anne with an E, I needed to revisit the original to compare the book to the new series. Though some liberties were taken, the series was charming as was the book again after the jillion years it has been since I've read it last.

#meetthelittens 1. Originally from Wisconsin living in Louisiana 2. The Language of Flowers 3. Harry Potter 4. Train Spotting 5. Big Bang Theory 6. REM 7. Green or red or purple 8. Fiction 9. I'm a technical writer/instructional designer 10. One cat, Beans one dog, Abby

I typically thoroughly enjoy Jodi Picoult's books and this one did not disappoint. I tend to eat and breathe the words she writes. Motherhood is such a strong theme in her books, which is something I've missed blindly for years. Today the theme is so much more poignant and bittersweet. This being the day of my troubled step son's high school graduation (long, tough road finally conquered) and my daughter is moving out at the end of the month.

Has anyone read this? I haven't started yet but I'm making this my summer reading goal. Any words of encouragement before I take the plunge?

The simple, yet elegant, language throughout this book helps to bring out the strength of the message and beauty of the friendship between two very different boys. Aristotle is seemingly calloused at a young age as he tries to figure out who he is and what his place is in the world when he meets Dante, a softer more artistic soul, at the public pool. The two boys form an unlikely friendship that is rich and complex beyond their years. Great read!

As a lover of both technology and dystopian novels, I thought this book would be a wonderful read. The Circle, a Google-esque company, tries to incorporate themselves into every aspect of everyday life. Where bringing convenience to the masses also brings social destruction. While it was engaging and entertaining throughout, I felt some of the characters fell flat and the ending was rushed. I would still recommend.

My book is calling to me but my work project is getting in the way of some highly desired reading!

I'm only 22 pages in and already intrigued. I've been a Dave Eggers fan since A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.

Though Beans the cat thinks this book makes a decent bed, Petroleum Refining in Non Technical Language is a great resource for someone who has never set foot inside a refinery. Granted, I read this for work but this text really is able to communicate some highly technical ideas in a very understandable way.

Where I found Eat, Pray, Love to be a self-indulgent piece of work for the author, Big Magic really spoke to me. I've been looking for a way out of the mundane into something about more spectacular. Big Magic discusses getting over your fear, getting out of your rut and living the creative life you were meant to have. I found to book filled with charming wisdom. Big Magic will stick with my soul as I find my own Magic.

This is one of the most powerful and relevant books I have ever read. It gives an intimate look into the lives of those affected by police brutality and not what is fed to us by either side of the media. If any book in the world should be required reading, it is this one.

Wow. Just wow. This was a fast-paced thriller that kept you reading for more. Jason, the original, is kidnapped by a mysterious, yet familiar, stranger and transported to a place where everyone knows him but yet nothing is familiar. All he wants is to go home.

Though I read this book years ago I thought it would be a relevant read for this day and age. I downloaded the audiobook read by Claire Danes. The book, always good, had added benefits with hearing a familiar voice.

Hello everyone! I'm in desperate need of a great book recommendation. What was the last best book you've read? I've included a cute kitty picture for your troubles!