Welcome to Litsy!

“I didn‘t scream when Daddy fell from the ladder.”

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@ShyBookOwl

I‘ve had tears in my eyes and a grin on my face all day. #wdncw This is resistance and hope. F*** trump and MAGA and billionaires and patriarchy and capitalism. I‘m so proud of NYC and all of the other cities and states that voted against fascism.

I love this series, it has strong "The Mummy" and "Romancing the Stone" vibes. The first book is on offer right now "0.99 in USD, CAD, EUR, AUD, and NZD".

#SeriesLove

#wdncw we do not care that the death tower is judging us! New books bring joy! Get. In. My. Cart.

I'm still feeling the energy from Saturday's protest. We were 10 minutes late, and the line was already 1.2 miles long on one side of the street, and about half that on the other. Not bad for a county of 66,000 (because it is a county wide effort).

#mondaymood

This was a really fun historical adventure with a touch of supernatural elements. Think Mummy/Indiana Jones but the snappy intellectual woman is the main character. It is a very slow burn romance, and a touch slow paced. However, I really enjoyed the characters and look forward to continuing the series. 5⭐️

Four children and a parrot want to explore an offshore island in the hope of finding a Great Auk.

Good fun, if not as gripping as I remembered from my childhood. Apparently this was the modernised/bowdlerised version, though I don't remember the original well enough to be able to tell.

#sunlightwellness

It was really most extraordinary.

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@ShyBookOwl

Israeli Yossi, American Kevin, and Swiss Marcus are mochileros (backpackers) in Bolivia who decide they want to see a real jungle and Indian village. They hire a man, Karl, to guide them through the forest. As the title makes obvious, everything goes terribly wrong. These mochileros have no idea that their enthusiasm isn‘t enough to get them out alive. It is gruesome and harrowing. Yossi lives to write the book—so there‘s that. Yossi spends ⬇️