Haven‘t been on Litsy in MONTHS but trying to make the time to start posting on here again and looking forward to seeing everyone else‘s posts too! Hoping to post some reviews for books I‘ve been reading recently very soon. For now, here is a picture of our river earlier this evening - it has been raining nonstop and this is wayyyyy higher than it normally is! Luckily the rain has stopped for now and the water levels are starting to drop again. 😬

It has been a longgg week! Starting off my weekend in the best way: reading down by the river while the puppies roam.

Today has been an amazing day for books for me! My #botm came in and my order of 3 very anticipated reads came in this afternoon too! I‘m so excited about all of these books but I think I‘m gonna start with Ireland‘s book first because I‘ve been reading so many good things about it lately. 😍

Enjoying what is left of this cold, rainy evening with a creepy book and cute kitty snoozing nearby. 😊

Really enjoyed listening to this book. Interesting facts and context for the TV show. There were a few repetitions that I noticed but they didn‘t detract too much from the story. Completed book 2 for #24in48. Not going to make it to the full 24 hours but enjoying all the reading time nonetheless.

Took a long break and am now back at it. Spent a little time updating my #24in48 reading log and now enjoying this audiobook while getting some knitting in. I love learning more about Queen Victoria and the accuracies (and inaccuracies) of the show. 👸🏻

I‘ve found a term for what I‘m doing: #audioindigenizing - when you‘re listening to an audiobook and being a badass Indigenous person. 😆 I have a feeling a significant amount of #24in48 will be spent audiobooking and devoting time to a couple of current projects, including this one. We‘re working on a traditional dress for my niece for our tribe‘s summer ceremonies and it requires hundreds of pieces of beargrass. Thus my loom full of beargrass.

On my 2nd #24in48 book. It is a cold and windy day out there so I‘m spending it perfectly: snuggled up with one of the doggies and kitties in front of the fire. 😊

Intriguing first lines from my #24in48 stacks! This definitely makes me want to pick up this book and start reading!

Just under 3 hours completed so far for #24in48! I could not put this one down! A very realistic dystopian tale of a young women struggling to keep herself and her baby safe in a society where conception is threatened and women become prisoners in a religious state‘s attempt to control reproduction.

And officially starting #24in48 with my current read! Starting in the bathtub too which has become a bit of a tradition for me now with this readathon. 🤓

My stacks for #24in48! I always need lots of variety for readathons so I have audiobooks, ebooks and physical books. Can‘t wait to get started!!

I just finished my reread of the first one so I‘m enjoying this cold, rainy afternoon snuggled in bed and finally reading the sequel!

Snuggling with the cat and doing some #audioknitting this cold Saturday evening. I'm loving this sweater pattern and cannot put my knitting needles down. What's everyone else up to?

"Mongrels" is a dark tale of a family of werewolves struggling to survive in a world that is full of constant and deadly threats. I really enjoyed Jones's writing and reading about this family full of flawed, hungry wolves.

Finished these two over the last couple of days. Intriguing dystopian story with a queer MC! This was definitely an interesting world to inhabit over for a few hours. The first one, Proxy, is on my #queer52 list that I've been neglecting a bit lately! 😬

Man, Adam Silvera knows how to write a book that'll break your heart. I think I enjoyed History is All You Left Me a bit more than this one but this one was a good read as well.

Wooooo finally got my BOTM! Adding this to the large TBR pile by my bed.

Really enjoyed this one. Although there were a few storylines that seemed a bit rushed/random, the overall story was engrossing, sad and hopeful. Loved these brothers, despite the many mistakes they both made.

😭😭😭😭😭😭 Thanks for sending me this one to me @Wife - loved Lily and the story. 🐶

Hot tea, Gilmore Girls and updating my reading journal on this chilly evening. ❤️

I realized that I have been slacking a bit lately in my #queer52 books so I picked this one up tonight and it was a perfect, quick read for a rainy night. An interesting story and realistic look at a toxic friendship. Would be great for a teen who has a toxic friendship and needs to see the positive of separating oneself from that friendship.

Overall a good book. Had a hard time getting through the first half but I started liking it as I got closer to the end. Not the easiest story to read but it won me over in the end.

Perfect cozy fall evening. A warm fire and spending my time alternating between reading and knitting while watching Outlander. 🤓

Ending this Halloween with a brain bath bomb and creepy book (an awesome #halloweengoespostal gift)! 🎃👻

What an amazing #halloweengoespostal package from @Wife - I love it all! I feel so spoiled with the books and goodies! I love all of your book choices and can't wait to read all of them. I also looveeee the mug, socks and yummy goodies! I am eating a bag of the chips now (to offset all the sugar 😆). The wrapping was beautiful and wonderfully Halloween. Thanks again soooo much! And thanks to @BookishMarginalia for organizing it all!

Finished this a few days ago. Fun, quick read with a lot of pop culture references. Felt a little young for me but I enjoyed it.

Forgot to post my #halloweengoespostal package that came in at the end of last week! I'm leaving it in the back of my car until Halloween bc it helps me not obsess about opening it (and obviously helps me forget that it's there for a few days). 😆 Can't wait to open it!!

The Power is a powerful, speculative fiction novel that is as disturbing as it is illuminating. Although I enjoyed certain parts (such as the revenge that many women were able to get on the men that abused them when the power is first discovered), Alderman's story shows us that power corrupts, no matter who holds it. Often bleak and violent with unsympathetic characters, The Power explores power and gender in a way that is impossible to ignore.

Hot cocoa, cinnamon roll and this book that I'm enjoying far too much. 💅🏽😜

We have our first book club today so I'm re-acquainting myself with this one while listening to the beautiful rain outside. So far, we've only have 3 kids sign up (5th & 6th grade girls) but I'm excited for our small group of Rez girl book nerds (yes that includes myself and my coworker!) 🤓Now to find an awesome YA book that stars a tween/teen Native girl (not boy which most of them seem to be), any suggestions???

This was a fun and awesome queer novel about a mermaid fighting for her independence, falling for a human and making deals with trickster deities. 💙

This book is FUCKED UP. Completely disturbing and tragic and hard to read in large chunks. The first half of the book was a challenge for me as it is an epistolary novel and the narrator is a pretty unlikable person. Once I got past the halfway point, it was difficult to put down and the horrible and tragic things just kept piling up. Hard to say I enjoyed it because of the subject matter, but it definitely left an impression and disturbed me.

I really enjoyed this book. Beautiful cover and interesting story. Even though there were I few plot points I predicted early on, I still enjoyed the story and characters. I love reinterpretations of mythology and gods and especially love stories that are some variation of Hades and Persephone so this was perfect. I need an interesting, well-written story to get me out of a slump and this one was perfect!

Finding it difficult to read with Mia distracting me. She likes to attack my thumb and fingers while I'm holding a book, not sure what she thinks they are. 😆😆

Enjoying a cold butterbeer in The Leaky Cauldron!! 🤓

The only upside of a flight cancellation and subsequent 8.5 hr wait at the airport is the extra reading time. 🙄 Can't wait to get to Orlando and hit up Hogwarts tomorrow!!

@BooksForEmpathy I finally managed to check my mail and got my first #RavenMail package! Can't wait to read the book Gianna and thank you so much for the yummy hot cocoa! 😋

Just pre-ordered this poetry collection thanks to a post from a friend on Facebook. It sounds fantastic! 😍😍😍

Such a fantastic book! Ng is such a fantastic writer and I could not put this one down. Not quite sure how to describe this one, but Ng continues to weave intricate and compelling stories about real, flawed families.

I loved this book! Loved the characters, storyline and true representation of growing up in a small town while struggling to be yourself.

#bookmail that came while I was on work travel this week! 😍😍😍

Ahhhh. So much grief, love, pain and anger in one book. I loved it, even when it broke my heart.

Love this world and these characters. Got stuck in the first half and put it down for a while but once I picked it back up, I could not put it down!

Day off + hazardous smoke levels (from wildfires) that force everyone to stay inside = lazy Monday afternoon reading. 📚📚

Getting ready to head off for camping trip 2 of 2 this week! This pic was from earlier this week when I took my oldest niece camping on the Southern Oregon Coast for a few days. It was lovely and we read a lot. I sincerely doubt I'll get much reading in on this trip as we're taking her two younger brother with us (and my brother and 5 yo niece are meeting up with us too). 😆 One last adventure before their school starts next week. ✌🏽

Great book. Read it in one sitting - fascinating look at life in a beehive.

Loved this book! Dumont is a skilled writer and, like so many other Indigenous storytellers before her, she manages to tell an often sad and serious story in an engaging way that finds the humor in every situation. I couldn't put down this story of the Dumont family and, as always, enjoyed reading a story about someone else's rez-life that is both similar and different to my own.

Fantastic book. Just finished it last night and still not quite able to articulate my thoughts and feelings about it. So much pain and truth in so few pages. 💗💗

This was the perfect book for me right now: a well-written queer YA book about three teens in a poly relationship. Got me right out of my reading slump, despite my exhaustion this week! ❤