Welcome to Litsy!

Very good. Well written. Not quite as good as I hoped. I held it high on my list until just now I was reminded about #BadBlood that blew every other book out of the water.

Chapter one, you got me hook, line, and sinker. #26 for the year

Compelling characters and storyline. I will leave it at that to not give anything away! Enjoyed my #BOTM pick!

If you‘re into crime thrillers you‘ll love this book! The first two days of the book keep you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out who did it. It does focus on more of the crimes rather than the whodunit. Halfway though the book I started guessing who did it and surprisingly I was right.

I haven‘t made significant process in this book, but it isn‘t because I don‘t like it. So far it‘s probably the best book of 2019 for me. I read about 60 pages like breathing air, but then I have to take about two days in between. Maybe it‘s because the characters are so fleshed out that it feels like I am reading something very private? I am excited to see how it ends up, but I am not in a rush.

Listening to this courtroom drama today, and a #shocking accident (or is it?) is at the center of it all. I‘m looking forward to seeing where it all leads. #30junebooks #bookfitnesschallenge #bfc

Travel reading.

Congratulations on your Litsy Litfluence 🎉🎈👏 and thank you for hosting a generous giveaway, @Kdgordon88 😘
Difficult to name one favourite book, but I‘ve always loved Atonement by Ian McEwan. And I am really eager to read the tagged book.
Thank you!
#Debras5kgiveaway

✨It‘s been awhile since a book has grabbed me like this one has. ✨

✨Totally enjoying this book and very well could be the best read of this year! ✨

We are just starting this, thanks to a #goodreadsgiveaway 😁 I love the cover and I think Bryson does too! #dogsoflitsy

I'm loving this #audiobook from my #library on #libby as much as everyone else seems to be loving it! Courtroom drama, and definite Celeste Ng vibes! So good! #currentlyreading

So first off I had to learn what the heck hyperbaric oxygen therapy is as it's a big plot point in the book. When an HBOT experience takes a dramatic turn that takes two lives, an investigation ensues. When the focus turns to the mother of one of the victims and a series of thing she has said and done become damning *evidence* against her. Great book!

Okay guys, Miracle Creek definitely lived up to all of the hype!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5!

Let‘s talk about May reads! Let me know in the comments on YouTube if you‘ve read any of the books that I mention in the video or if you‘re adding them to your TBR! https://youtu.be/xJdLXc-NE2I

#maywrapup #booktube #youtube #bookconversations #bookreview #booksreadinmay #booktalk #readersunite #bookcommunity #bookworms

Pleasantly surprised by this book so far.

Thankful that my stabbing pains in the back and belly was easily treatable, but not without a visit to the ER this morning. Slept most of the afternoon away, but blessed to be outside reading this fine evening. Obviously I have seen this book touted everywhere, but I didn‘t read anything about it. Just picked it up from the library and started reading today. I am about 60 pages in, it hooks you fast!

Trying to backfill some of my reviews now that Litsy is in web form (I already said it, but THANK YOU TO WHOMEVER DECIDED TO MAKE THIS A WEB PLATFORM TOO!!)

This book was easily one of my favorites of 2019. Full review!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2749203191

A bit late but here's my May wrap-up. I had an awful month personally but my reading was great.

This is my current situation, having fun until it rains here.#BOTM #FundaySunday #Wine 🍷

Courtroom dramas really aren‘t my thing, but I recommend this to anyone who likes them. I listened to the first 2 hours of the #audiobook, then checked the chapter list to see how much more was in store. The trail [sic, tsk tsk] continues for 12 more hours, so I skipped ahead to chapter 34 and read to the end. The conclusion is great and so is the bonus interview with the author. So, I call this a pick even though I bailed on 11 hours of it. 🤪

Just started this today, already a quarter through. I‘m a ball of conflicting emotions over this one. In related news, reading slump averted.

Books read in May:

365 Marks on the Wall ~ 3.75 stars

Shout ~ 4.75 stars

Jane, the Fox, and Me ~ 4.75 stars

Miracle Creek ~ 5 stars

The Elephant Whisperer ~ 4 stars

Night ~ 5 stars

All the Missing Girls ~ 3.75 stars

A Dog Named Beautiful ~ 77% finished/will hopefully finish tonight.

So far at 30% this is worth the hype. I usually avoid courtroom drama as it‘s usually boring. Not this page turner!

This just may be the best read of the year! 🔥

#PageTurner

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I wasn‘t expecting to like this as much. I did have a few issues with it but nothing to lower my rating. I‘ve never read a courtroom drama, if that‘s what this is, but it was done really well. I liked all the characters, and couldn‘t believe that any of them could have done it. I was actually shocked to learn what had actually happened. This is definitely something I‘d like to read again. #botm

Can you believe we‘re almost halfway through 2019?! What are your top favorite #reads for the year so far?

If you haven‘t had a chance, make sure you check out my latest #booktube video where I react to the one star reviews from my top favorite 2019 reads! The video link is right here: https://youtu.be/oKI_7jfaZNI

#2019reads #favoritebooks #fivestarreads #bookreviewer #bookishhome #ilovereading #greatbooks #topreads #bookishgirl #totalbooknerd

Today's weights. When's summer?

So I read through some of the one star reviews of my top five reads of 2019 so far and this is what I thought of them: https://youtu.be/oKI_7jfaZNI

WOW. One Goodreads reviewer described this book as leaving a "bruise." I'd have to agree that this left one hell of a bruise on my heart ? She packed so much into the story, I'm in awe when I remember that this is her debut #botm

#currentlyreading

“That was both the best and worst part, that all that happened was the unintended consequence of a good person‘s mistakes... Good things and bad - every friendship and romance formed, every accident, every illness - resulted from the conspiracy of hundreds of little things in and of themselves inconsequential.”

“People talk so much about the loss of intimacy between married couples as the years progress... but no one measured the number of hours spent holding your baby in the first year of life versus the remaining years... Like an addiction, you could go for years without it, but you never forget it, never stop missing it, and when you got a dab of it, like now, you craved it more and wanted to gorge on it.”

What an amazing debut novel. A story centered around a woman on trial for murdering her son. A story about an immigrant family struggling to adapt to living in a new country. A story about an interracial couple struggling with the expectations of different cultures. A story about mothers struggling to keep their identities. A story about all these people who are looking for hope but encounter tragedy on one fateful day. (👇 more)

This #audiobook has broken my heart and blown me away. #currentlyreading

I really enjoyed this #botm selection. It really highlighted how everyone‘s actions, no matter how small or big, can create a chain reaction that results in an event with lasting impacts on so many.

📚 Miracle Creek (pick), soon to start “Somewhere There is still a Sun”
📚📚 “My husband asked me to lie. Not a big lie.”
📚📚📚 “No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.” – Mary Wortley Montagu

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

So. Goooood. Unputdownable

Up next. Long work week and working out in the field today. Hoping to get this started after work.

#waitingforthemiracle #maymoviemagic @Cinfhen @rohit-sawant

I‘m not sure how much reading I‘ll be able to do in Texas but my Kindle is with me and loaded up!

-Miracle Creek is already in progress
-Stillhouse Lake is on my TBR and was free with amazon prime!
-Red Rising was recommended by a coworker, seems like my kind of thing
-The Priory of the Orange Tree is also TBR and is currently $1.99!!

I don‘t know about anyone else, but I‘m really really ready for the weekend. Especially now that I‘ve picked up this motherlode of library holds!

This was a great #BOTM pick! Excellent pacing and plot, my theories changed every other chapter and kept me on my toes. A heartbreaking case no matter which way you look at it, but I liked that it broke the typical mold for a whodunnit. Angie Kim is definitely one to watch, I really enjoyed her writing style and memorable characters 👏🏽

I finished this incredible debut last night! I think it is safe to say that this is full of #LoveLies!

Check out my full review here: https://www.facebook.com/262384764521804/posts/281417739285173?s=1282951466&sfns...

Or follow me on Goodreads! (Link in profile).

#amonthofsongs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

I want to talk with you about what you‘ve read so far this month! Check out my latest video and let me know in the comments on YouTube what you‘re reading now!

https://youtu.be/5BjrljCjD5A

#booktuber #whatareyoureading #bookreviews #readersunite #mayreads #booktalk #booklovers #letstalkaboutbooks #readinglife #bookstack #bookvideo #bookvlog #readinglog #goodreads #bookish #youtubechannel #bookfun #bookworm

First weekend porch morning of the year! I spotted a hummingbird visiting our mystery plant so I‘m glad I‘ve put my hummingbird feeders out!

I just started this book which I bought on Kindle. I had it from the library a little while ago but unfortunately with work craziness reducing reading time, it‘s too much stress to have to read on the library‘s schedule right now!

Not gonna lie, I mostly just shopped and got my nails done today, but I'm looking forward to digging into this on the subway home! I'm not quite caught up with my library holds yet, but figured I'd slip in a #BOTM pick 😬

Guess i better hit the library today #allthebookscamein

It was slow to get into but once I got into it I really enjoyed it.
Loved the female characters. Imperfect mothers trying their best.
I appreciated the changes in POV throughout.

#BFC week 1 check in. Well, book goal accomplished. I skipped this one when it first came out but with all the great reviews I thought I would give it a try. I was not disappointed. I really liked all the different POVs and the discussions of the difficulty of caring for others. Unfortunately, the fitness goals suffered this week with the bad weather and work schedule. I need to make some adjustments for the upcoming week. Here‘s to week 2!

This book is excellent - halfway done reading! (Coincidentally, my 10th graders are halfway through their statewide ELA testing too).