This was an impulse buy on my last trip to my new favorite bookstore. I haven‘t started it yet, but the cover caught my attention and the story sounds intriguing. Have any of you read it? Thoughts?

I finally got my first bookish tattoo. 😍

Starting a book after midnight, when I have plans first thing tomorrow morning. I might regret this, but I‘m doing it anyway. This line is already setting up the vibe of how creepy this book might be: “…eyes so black they were like the tinted windows of a sleek limousine — he could see out, but you couldn‘t see in.”

I‘ve been asking for new bookshelves for my birthday on Saturday. I don‘t think it‘s going to happen, so I decided to buy myself more books to add to my already over flowing bookshelf. Also, I don‘t have little dogs anymore. I have a little one and a big one. I‘m taking suggestions for what my new username should be!

This beauty was named Harper before she became my fur baby/service dog/constant companion/shadow. I started calling her Harper Lee a few days after that. I figure, if I‘m going to use the name, I should probably at least reread this book and read Go Set A Watchman. 🐕‍🦺📚

I took Harper Lee to the bookstore with me for the first time today. One of the tasks she‘s trained to do for me is carry items while walking next to me so I can keep both hands on my crutches and use a hands free leash. She wasn‘t into holding things she isn‘t familiar with today, but walking next to me through the whole bookstore is a step in the right direction. Books probably taste bad anyway. The tagged book is the one I purchased today.

My new fur baby Harper Lee would probably make a great “snow child”. Instead, we‘ll just share the couch while I read about one. She‘s on Instagram under the username harperlee.sd if anyone would like to follow our new life together as service dog and handler.

This was a gift a few weeks ago from a member of one of the many bookish FB groups I‘m in. I love murder mystery/true crime tv series. This will my first murder mystery book series.

There were parts of this book that had me totally hooked and parts that seemed to drag on and on. I‘m glad I stuck it out and finished it, but the ending was a little bit of a let down. After all of that action, that‘s it? 🤔 Please tell me I‘m not the only one. I don‘t know exactly what I was expecting, or what would have made it better, but I‘m feeling a little let down.

@lynneamch this is the perfect reward after spending my afternoon at the laundromat. If I‘d gone to the post office first, I would have started it while I waited. @BookishPiper I sent my husband the post office to ship The Book Hater‘s Book Club a few days ago, so I‘m not sure exactly when it will be delivered but it shouldn‘t be long.

I love days where my only real goal is to finish a book. I loved a lot of the characters in this story, but found it a little predictable. Looking forward to reading Women Talking next, for #litsymarkuppostalbookclub# @BookishPiper @lynneamch @shellleigh33

@shellleigh33 @lynneamch @BookishPiper Hi everyone! I hope you‘re all enjoying the books we‘ve each started with for this round of #LMPBC. Just wanted to check in before the end of the month because I don‘t remember exchanging information about which order we‘re swapping in or where each of us is sending books. That information came in an email from @suvata in the other 2 rounds of #LMPBC that I‘ve been a part of.

I don‘t post about children‘s books very often, but this one is too cute not to share. My nephew is slowly becoming less attached to our routine of readings books together, but we both enjoyed a good snuggle on the couch with this one. “Yeti isn‘t like the other monsters.” 🥰

Looking forward to starting round 17 of #litsymarkuppostalbookclub with all of you! Do any of these sound good to all of you? I‘ve got around 60 books on my shelf, so there are plenty of others to choose from. Just figured I‘d start here. @shellleigh33 @lynneamch and @BookishPiper

Please excuse me as I nurse the worst book hangover I‘ve had in a LONG time. I‘ve known it was coming for days, and I still wasn‘t ready. This story is going to stay with me for a long time. The book will go back to @suvata soon, but I plan to buy either a physical or digital copy. Maybe both. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @vonnie862 @Bookwormjillk #lmpbc

I haven‘t a clue what this story is about, but the tiny woman on the cover caught my attention.

This was an especially appropriate and depressing purchase to make today. 🥺

I really shouldn‘t be trusted to walk through a bookstore when I‘m feeling sad for someone I love. I end up buying books for myself instead of doing anything nice for them. I wish there was a way to post multiple pictures at once, but I guess I‘ll write a post for each individual book.

This probably isn‘t a book I would have chosen for myself, but that‘s part of why I love swaps, book clubs and Litsy in general. I found all but one of the characters to be pretty likable and liked how it all came together in the end but wasn‘t predictable. #lmpbc @vonnie862 @suvata @Bookwormjillk

Sunday goals include finishing the last 80 or so pages of America for Beginners by Leah Franqui and starting The Measure by Nikki Erlick. I‘m mostly sharing this picture because I wanted to show you all my new bookish mug. This is the first one I‘ve found without going online. Now I “need” to find more. 🥰

Many of the books I read make me dream of going to well-known places. This book has me thinking seriously about planning a trip to Corning, NY to visit The Corning Museum of Glass. This floor to ceiling sculpture stands in their visitors center. What random places have books made you want to visit?

Thank you @vonnie862 ! I‘m way behind on reading America For Beginners, but I really want to finish that before starting this. It sounds so good though! @suvata @Bookwormjillk #lmpbc

Family vacation to June Lake, CA. 18 degrees. Snow covering half of the windows. They chose to take my nephew skiing for the first time. I chose to sleep in and enjoy the cozier option. 🥶

I said book, dog-child said belly rubs. We agreed I could have one hand for each, and she fell asleep within seconds. Oh the sweet life of a very old, very demanding, very loved reading buddy. #lmpbc @suvata @Bookwormjillk @vonnie862

This has been on and off of my TBR since it came out. Hubby promised to buy me a book since he needed to pick up one while I was at work. I was able to convince him to wait, but he kept his promise of buying the book. 2 trusted bookish friends have recently said it was better than All the Light We Cannot see, so I decided to see for myself. ☁️

This week‘s book purchase. I‘m trying to keep myself to a limit, but I‘m at least up to several purchases a month. It‘s so much shorter than I thought it‘d be!

I‘ve reopened a StoryGraph account under the username smalldog_bigbooks19 which I really should change my Litsy username to as well, since we just have the one small dog now and I still love big books. Happy new year from said small dog, 17 year old Carla. This is the guilt trip I get when I pick up a book or my phone instead of giving her attention. She‘s now napping in front of the heater. All‘s well in her world. Please follow me on StoryGraph!

YA just isn‘t my thing. I tried because it was for the #litsymarkuppostalbookclub. This is the second book in the club that I haven‘t really loved. The first was my own, so I felt like I had to finish it. Starting the third today, and hoping to enjoy it more. @vonnie862 @Bookwormjillk @suvata

I‘ve been really wanting to start the new year with a new book. This one came at the perfect time! Thank you @vonnie862 #lmpbc #round16 #groupC @suvata @Bookwormjillk

One of the reading challenges I‘ve seen a lot recently is to organize your books alphabetically and read them in order. I need books with titles that start with C, J, Q, X, Y and Z. Whatcha got for me?

Bookish gifts are some of my favorite kinds. @AFrostCauseReads thanks for joining me in our own Jolabokaflod swap, after I missed the sign up date for the one here on Litsy. Bookmark from my 4 year old nephew, with help from my sister. We live by the same motto: READ ALL THE BOOKS!!

Just like I do for most special occasions (and sometimes just because) the only Christmas gift I gave my 4 year old nephew was a new book. As a person with an outwardly visible physical disability, I love sharing books with him that feature a person with a disability where the story isn‘t completely based around the person‘s disability. This was a very cute one. Merry Christmas everybody. 🥰

I‘ve been trying to get my husband to pick a book for me, instead of just giving me gift certificates, for years! Supposedly The Magicians is a must read for those who enjoyed Harry Potter. I loved Harry Potter when I was 12, but tried rereading it recently and just couldn‘t. I‘ve decided to check out The Magicians, just because I‘m so happy my husband finally chose a book for me. 🪄

I walked into the bookstore with the intention of using a book credit (which I did) and buying books as gifts. Yea…that part didn‘t happen. 🤦‍♀️

My mom is absolutely where I got my love of books and one of my most dependable sources of good book recommendations (when I can keep her from giving away the end of the story). I already knew about Jolabokaflod and love the idea of starting that tradition together. Shipping chocolate to Hawaii might not be the greatest idea, but I‘m hoping to at least swap books with her this Christmas. 🥰

Today has been a good day. I found a new stylist I can trust with my wild curls. The salon just happened to be next to the cutest, tiniest used bookstore I‘ve ever seen so of course I had to check it out and buy the first 3 books in this haul. And of course I had to stop on my way home and buy 2 more books at my usual spot. It‘s been a bit of an expensive day, but I don‘t regret any part of it.

Thank you @vonnie862 My brain is a little fried from working corporate retail on Black Friday, but I plan to start this when it recovers enough to follow a story. #LMPBC #GroupC @suvata @Bookwormjillk

Does anyone else feel compelled to buy certain books when you come across them, specifically because you remember seeing someone significant to you reading it years ago? I swear I remember seeing my mom read this when I was a fairly young child. I didn‘t even know what it was about until I found it on Pongo Books about a month ago, but I recognized the cover immediately when I saw it.

@Bookwormjillk @suvata @vonnie862 #LitsyMarkUpPostalSwap This is a cute story and, as you can see by all of those paper clips, I did have a lot to say as I read it. Maybe it‘s because I‘m also reading and much more interested in Fairy Tale by Stephen King, but I felt myself getting bored several times with this one. Revisiting characters from Waxman‘s other books was fun. This one was just ok.

Who else here is a chronic series starter and not finisher? Here we go again. 🧙‍♀️ 📚

Definitely not a club any of us would join, but the bright books on the cover caught my attention and the story sounds cute. Bonus: It contains actual book suggestions!

I found books 1-4 of this series in the Little Free Library that‘s dangerously close to my house. I‘m there way too often. The back of this book says it‘s book 1. Internet says there‘s another before it. So which is it? There was another book 1 in the LFL, but the summaries on the back were identical.

I‘ve reach a new level of book nerd. I‘m on Chapter 15 of Fairy Tale by Stephen King using the Books app on my iPad, and my husband just convinced me that I needed a physical copy of it as well. This feels slightly unnecessary but, in his words “You never know what might happen with a digital copy”. 🤨

@mom_of_4 @Bookwormjillk @vonnie862 I‘m really looking forward to my second round of #litsymarkuppostalbookclub #round16 #groupC Would either of these work for all of us? I‘ve definitely got several more options. Just wanted to see if either of these would work before taking a bunch more out.

I love coming home to sparkly pink packages on my doorstep. Especially when they contain a book I‘ve been looking forward to rereading, to see what new friends thought of it. @Jerdencon @suvata @IndoorDame I‘d love to do another swap like this!

I love building relationships with bookstore employees and taking their suggestions when I can‘t decide how to spend a gift certificate.

If you had told me just a few years ago that I‘d become a big #StephenKing fan, I would never have believed you. Eye of The Dragon is the only one of his books that I‘ve DNF‘d and I assumed just by the title that this one would be similar. I assumed wrong and in this case I‘m perfectly fine with that. Also, I‘ll be heartbroken if anything happens to the dog. The fact that there‘s a dog in the story is part of what drew me in.

Hubby “scolded” me for buying another book from Amazon instead of waiting until our local bookstore had it. I‘m only a little bit sorry because it got bent almost in half in our mailbox. 😞 Any thoughts on this book and the rest of the series?
#knowledgeiscarnage #theatlassix #series #newyorktimesbestseller

I had originally planned a much more #bookish tattoo for my birthday. Plans had to change when my artist cancelled 24hrs before my appointment. While it wasn‘t my original plan at all The Order of the Phoenix was a great book and I‘m absolutely in love with this abstract beauty now perched on my arm forever.

My mom is terrible at “summarizing” books she suggests. If she can manage to not give away the ending, I can usually guess just using the information she gives me. She did well enough on this story to actually pique my interest and even inspire a Google search to see if the story is based on real people. I also just noticed the review from the author of Water for Elephants and I loved that book.