Camplitsy2025

Audition | Katie Kitamura

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First #Camplitsy2025 book is not a pick for me unfortunately!

I don‘t like reading things with unreliable narrators where you don‘t quite understand what is happening, and I get that the book mirrors the play, but it doesn‘t really rescue this for me. I‘m left with too many questions unanswered. Maybe I just didn‘t “get” it and the discussion will change my mind.

#camplitsy

BarbaraBB You‘re not alone on this. Hopefully the discussion will shine some light on what the book is about! 3d

Karisa My hold still hasn‘t come in on this one. Might just pass after reading what many have said in it😬 17h

Kitta @Karisa if you don‘t mind spoilers maybe join in on the discussion and see what people say there? I think it‘s definitely divisive. Some people love it, it‘s just not for me. 10h

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Butterfinger

Audition | Katie Kitamura

so-so

Left me wondering about my lack of sanity. Is middle-aged syndrome the reason for my actions? The continuity changed so much; I didn't know if I was coming or going. #CampLitsy2025 @squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB

kspenmoll Yup! 😀 6d

Megabooks I think we are all going to have very different thoughts about this one. I can't wait to read everyone's theories!! 3d

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GatheringBooks

Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy

#JuneSpecials Day 6: #DDay is explored here with the seed bank vault and deciding which of the seeds will have to go - and which ones are needed should the apocalypse come and wipe out humanity. A beautiful beautiful book. Happy that it is part of #CampLitsy2025 - gearing up to be one of my faves.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs The beverages look amazing 🤩 1w

GatheringBooks @Eggs and they match, too! 🍹 1w

Eggs @GatheringBooks Bonus🥰🤗 1w

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BkClubCare

Audition | Katie Kitamura

so-so

Uh. . .

What WAS that?!

Cannot wait to discuss this! #CampLitsy2025
#June2025 Book51 (and yes, the plant is called Mouse Barley (aka Foxtail) which the bane of dog paws 🐾 everywhere and it is horrifically prolific this year in my neighborhood!)

BkClubCare Notes to self: really impressed with the writing, the style, the sentence structure and vocabulary. It felt like either 2 versions of a story, or unreliable narrator, or delusions vs exploring alternate realities, or two different stories!! But wowza. Never bored (tho I could imagine a few of my reader friends HATING it 😂) 1w

Ruthiella My backyard is full of foxtails. It‘s a never ending battle in the summer and the weeds usually win. We‘ve been to the vet already once to get Penny‘s ears checked. 1w

ChaoticMissAdventures Foxtails are a cure!! I am really curious for people on this book... Have you ever read Mona Award? 1w

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squirrelbrain I‘m looking forward to the discussions, and hopefully some answers too! 🤪 1w

BkClubCare @ChaoticMissAdventures - yes! I have read 2 of Awad‘s, I think. She seems more straightforward or I plugged into her whacky more? All good. I liked Kitamura‘s prior book - similar vibe. 1w

BkClubCare @ChaoticMissAdventures - the stickers get into Copper‘s paws like magnets. 1w

ChaoticMissAdventures @BkClubCare I meant curse! Silly autocorrect. I don't have dogs but I walk my bff's often and learned about them when she got the dog. Awful things! I just found the dream like quality of Audition to feel (to me) similar to cannot wait to discuss!

Rouge

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Kitta

Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel | Martha Wells

8 books in May! Can you tell I‘m between jobs? 😂

I‘m also halfway through Audition for #CampLitsy2025. Finding it a little tough going as I dislike the main character. I‘ll probably push through to finish it this week and start on something queer for Pride month.

#storygraphwrapup #storygraph

BkClubCare Oh, please do finish Audition because I am betting the discussion to be wild! 1w

Kitta @BkClubCare oh Im going to finish it! I‘m just debating finishing before the first discussion or holding off and reading the second half next week! 1w

BkClubCare @Kitta - well . . . I would wait then. I had to return to the library. 1w

Kitta @BkClubCare I have two weeks left on Libby fingers crossed I can read it before returning, it if I start again Sunday lol. I read pretty quick! Should be doable even if I‘m not enjoying it hahah 1w

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mcctrish

Problematic Summer Romance | Ali Hazelwood

A few more #camplitsy2025 books have made their way into my greedy little book hoarding hands thanks to Indigo‘s 20% off for teachers sale ( and my plum plus discount too 🎉 ) and my guilty pleasure #alihazelwood 🌶️🌶️

rachaich Really want to read Tilt 😊😊😊 2w

mcctrish @rachaich I‘m sad because I wanted to buy Woodworking too but they sold the last copy a few days ago 2w

rachaich @mcctrish that also sounds brilliant 😄 2w

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Reggie

Tilt | Emma Pattee

pick

I loved this book. Annie is in an IKEA when an earthquake in the Pacific Northwest strikes. She‘s 37 weeks pregnant, miserably pregnant, and we follow her on her journey to find a loved one and home. This is broken up by chapters depicting her life leading up to this day. The whole time, she‘s talking to Bean, her unborn baby. This book was a rollercoaster of emotion for me. I was horrified, I laughed, cause Annie is funny, and I cried. Pick!👇🏼

Reggie Anybody still in the mood for a pregnant protagonist against the backdrop of disaster, in this case a pandemic, I would suggest this book. It‘s also great.

Sealed

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BarbaraBB I can‘t wait to read this one! Great review 2mo

CarolynM Sounds good 🙂 2mo

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Cathythoughts Great review, I have it stacked already 👍🏻 2mo

Suet624 Can‘t wait to read this!! 2mo

Rissreadswithcats Sold! 2mo

Reggie @BarbaraBB @CarolynM @Cathythoughts @Suet624 @Rissreadswithcats Annie‘s husband is an aspiring actor and her flashbacks with him can be sooo funny and infuriating. There‘s a certain scene where he monologues at a parenting class. Pure gold. lol hope ya‘ll like it. 2mo

CarolynM I‘ve just voted for it for #CampLitsy2025 😊 Fingers crossed. 2mo

Megabooks I looked, and I had stacked Sealed from your review! I loved Tilt, too. The tension was just so fantastic. 1mo

Megabooks I‘m still thinking of the mom crawling into that school. God. That scene really got to me. 1mo

Reggie @Megabooks omg yes. I liked that even though the mom was rude to Annie at the IKEA, despite all that, they looked out for each other at the end of their worlds. It almost made me cry. 1mo

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Sace

Untitled | Unknown

I did find some books to nominate.

#CampLitsy2025
@squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB

Bookwormjillk A new Jess Walter too? And they really expect me to work this summer with all these new books coming out?? 2mo

Sace @Bookwormjillk I‘m super happy I‘m a teacher. 9 weeks to just read! 2mo

Deblovestoread Glad to see the Walter get nominated! 2mo

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CarolynM I‘m really excited for that new Jess Walter. Unfortunately it won‘t be available here until October☹️ 2mo

Megabooks I did not know there was a new Jess Walter! Thanks for putting that on my radar!! 2mo

Ruthiella I need to remedy that I have yet to read more Jess Walter since

Beautiful Ruins

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BarbaraBB You did nominate! Thanks! I don‘t know Jess Walter but I guess I‘ll change that. And I really want to read

Tilt

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Sace @BarbaraBB I think it might barely qualify. It comes out June 10. 2mo

Sace @Ruthiella That was such a good book! 2mo

Sace @CarolynM Oh no! 2mo

Sace @Megabooks You‘re welcome! 2mo

Sace @Deblovestoread It sounded interesting. I don‘t know how people whittle it down to just four. I found so many upcoming books I want to read. 2mo

squirrelbrain Great nominations! ❤️ 2mo

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RaeLovesToRead

The Lamb: A Novel | Lucy Rose

Here are my #camplitsy2025 nominations!
Sorry... I put 5 instead of 4 because I'm TERRIBLE AT THIS SORT OF THING.

- The Lamb by Lucy Rose
- Who Wants To Live Forever by Hanna Thomas Uose
- The Ladie Upstairs by Jessie Elland
- I Want to Go Home but I'm Already There by Roisín Lanigan
- Fair Play by Louise Hegarty

Check out these synopses!!!!! What do you think??

I'm also up for The Dream Hotel, but it's already been nominated lots!

Sace I was waffling about I Want To Go Home as well. 2mo

Sace Oh! And there was another I wanted to nominate but I was afraid to post five 😂 2mo

RaeLovesToRead @Sace I hope @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain and @Megabooks don't disqualify me 😬😬😅😅 2mo

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Megabooks Definitely not DQed!! Thanks for the great nominations!! 2mo

Ruthiella Awesome list of possibilities! 👍 2mo

Ruthiella @Sace You should nominate your extra pick ( unless someone else already has) so it‘s at least on the longlist! 2mo

BarbaraBB No problem at all of course. I am very intrigued by I want to go home! Great choices! 2mo

Sace @Ruthiella I think I might! 2mo

squirrelbrain I nearly nominated The Lamb…. 2mo

Caroline2 Yes!!! Lamb! I completely forgot about Lamb. Thanks for nominating. I will defo be voting for that for the shortlist. 👍 2mo

RaeLovesToRead @Megabooks Can't wait for camp!!!! 🥰🥰 2mo

RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella Why thank you 😁😁 2mo

RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB The title spoke to me 😊 2mo

RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain @Caroline2 It's been big in the UK... not sure how popular it's been abroad! I think it would be an interesting pick!! 2mo

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BarbaraBB

James: A Novel | Percival Everett

#ToB25 and #LitsyToB25 have taken very different roads this year (which makes it so fun!) but in the end we all agree (at least a majority does 😉) on James as the winner of both tournaments. Percival Everett finally takes away the 🐓!

Thank you all for participating in this year‘s LitsyToB and I hope to see you next year. But before that, it won‘t be long until we‘ll be back with #CampLitsy25! Meg, Helen and I hope you‘ll join us there!

Megabooks, squirrelbrain

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk @Suet624 @cariashley @Soscha @AmyG @Butterfinger @kspenmoll @Lesliereadsalot 2mo

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_Books @ImperfectCJ @ChaoticMissAdventures @kwmg40 @GatheringBooks @Deblovestoread @Jas16 @BkClubCare @sarahbarnes 2mo

BarbaraBB @CarolynM @Kristy_K @Chelsea.Poole @Well-ReadNeck @fredthemoose @AnneCecilie 2mo

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AmyG Thank you so very much. Camp Litsy will be here before we know it! 2mo

ChaoticMissAdventures Yay!! Thank you! This was fun to see, I know people wanted to root for underdogs but I really feel like this book deserves all of the flowers. And we all got to read some other interesting books along the way! 2mo

Suet624 Thank you so much for doing this. I really appreciate it. 2mo

Megabooks I know ladies!!! We‘ve got to start our longlist planning emails! It‘s about time to get submissions!! @squirrelbrain 2mo

sarahbarnes Crazy! I‘m glad Everett finally won the Rooster, although I would‘ve rather it was for Telephone. Oh well! Thank you for organizing our tournament again this year! ♥️ 2mo

GatheringBooks Looking forward to joining #CampLitsy2025! 2mo

fredthemoose Great tournament! Got me to read several books that would not have been on my radar otherwise. Thanks @BarbaraBB for organizing! 2mo

BkClubCare @sarahbarnes - For me, it is The Trees. Looking forward to reading Glyph soon. 2mo

BkClubCare Yes! Happy Spring Reading 🌷 everyone as we look for jewels 💎 to discuss at Camp 🏕️ BIG THANKS 👏 to everyone organizing and participating. 💖 (edited) 2mo

Deblovestoread Thanks @BarbaraBB Fun as always! Looking forward to camp 🏕️ 2mo

Jas16 Totally agree @ChaoticMissAdventures! And thank you so much Barbara for all the work you put into this. I look forward to our tournament every year. 2mo

Lesliereadsalot Chiming in with my thanks Barbara! Added lots of new books TBR! I did love James, so happy it won out. 2mo

Bookwormjillk Thanks very much! Can‘t wait for Camp Litsy and hope that next year‘s books will be a little less awesome than James so that the winners won‘t be quite so obvious. 2mo

Hooked_on_books It‘s a wonderful, worthy book and deserves accolades, but I would also like to see the love spread around a little bit. Thanks for hosting once again and all that goes along with it! 2mo

Kristy_K @BarbaraBB Thank you for organizing! I‘m glad to see James won. 2mo

squirrelbrain Yes, I was only thinking about that the other day! @Megabooks ☺️ 2mo

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks Looking forward to doing this again with you two ❤️ 2mo

Megabooks @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB already thinking about the 4 I want to nominate!! 2mo

kwmg40 I'm happy with the result and had a great time following both #ToB25 and #LitsyToB25. Thank you so much for hosting! 2mo

cariashley Woop woop, what a great year all around! I‘m happy and unsurprised with the outcome as James was probably favorite read of 2024. I still think he should have won TOB for The Trees. Thank you so much for organizing again, it‘s been so fun! 2mo

sarahbarnes @BkClubCare that‘s another great one! He really is just a phenomenal writer. 2mo

Butterfinger My first year that I read so many from the list. I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you. 2mo

BarbaraBB @fredthemoose @lesliereadalot @GatheringBooks @Butterfinger Thank you so much for joining. I am glad you enjoyed it. I‘ll tag you for #CampLitsy25 this Summer, which is the best! 2mo

BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain I need to dive into the booklist but I can‘t wait to do so. We‘ll email soon - I always forget when we start posting and in what order things go! Xxx 2mo

Gissy I really want to read it but I will read Huckleberry Finn first 🤷🏽‍♀️ 2mo

Megabooks Usually we start talking now and post around late April so people have time to vote and then buy winning books before June. @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I‘ll try to pop an email today or tomorrow. 2mo

squirrelbrain Look forward to hearing from you! @Megabooks 2mo

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