It’s Tuesday! I missed my goal of posting last Saturday . . . SIGH, but here I am, rarin’ to go with a new post. This one is mostly about Litsy. Back in March, I went looking for a book club app that I could potentially use with some of my best and bookish friends. Well, they weren’t as into it as I was, so I sleuthed further and discovered Litsy. We all signed up, but I’m the one it grabbed onto. And it hasn’t let go; I LOVE it. It’s been described as instagram for books, but I think that’s selling it short. The tagline is “where books make friends,” and *that* rings true to me. It’s a lovely, gentle community filled with readers who become friends, have all kinds of contests, readathons, and challenges, and generally have a great time making reading even more fun than it already is. If that’s possible! I’m taking part in two challenges this summer, one of which started on Memorial Day Weekend: The Big Book Summer Challenge, which I heard about on Litsy.
Hosted by Sue from Book By Book
What’s this challenge about?
It was started by Sue Jackson at Book by Book, and you can read about it here: Big Book Summer Reading Challenge.
What Are My Books?
I decided on 4 chunksters to read this summer. Why? Because my horoscope's ruling number is 4, and since I'm also participating in a Read Your Sign Challenge in June, I decided it was a sign. Snortle.
1. Here Be Dragons
Pages: 720
2. The Belle of Two Arbors
Pages: 673
3. The Distant Hours
Pages: 576
4. The Secret Life of Violet Grant
Pages: 528
It was a different kind of Memorial Day Weekend for us, but the weather has turned glorious, and that helps greatly. Mark's dad, who is staying with us for a month, is settling in a bit, which is a big relief. But I really miss playing euchre with Bunnie and Tony. Next month!
Welcome to the 2020 Big Books Reading Challenge!! I'm so glad you decided to join the fun this summer - I think we are all looking for something special & fun to look forward to right now! And I had no idea the challenge was mentioned on Litsy, so that's great!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have some hefty and intriguing books to keep you engrossed this summer! The only author of these I have read before is Kate Morton (but not this particular book), which I enjoyed very much.
Be sure to come back to the challenge page to post any Big Book reviews or other updates throughout the summer.
Enjoy your Big Books!
Sue
2020 Big Book Summer Challenge
Thanks for hosting it, Sue! I'll keep you updated on my progress. It's lovely to have reading challenges and the community of readers right now. Here's to a good June!
DeleteHere Be Dragons is one of those wonderful stories that I've never forgotten, even though it has been a long time since I've read it. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to Dragons very much! It had escaped me up until now, even though in recent years I've become engrossed by historical fiction. Have a great June!
DeleteHi! I'm also a Litten! I really love the community there. I just posted my Big Books post too....although I haven't decided exactly which book I'm going to read.
ReplyDeleteHello fellow Litten! I know we're friends on Litsy now, which is awesome. Such a terrific community. I'm looking forward to following your progress on the summer challenges as well!
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