Welcome to Litsy!

What a thrilling fantasy adventure!

From the very first chapter, I was hooked into the story. The story centers on two young women, Menilmonea and Aureal, who go on an adventure to find out why their village‘s Titan won‘t wake up. Right away, you can tell something is amiss in their world and the story slowly reveals itself.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/review-menilmonea-the-cycle-of-th...

If you‘ve seen reviews for this book, you‘ll know a lot of people hated it, but I didn‘t. I liked it for what it was. A cute and fluffy young adult holiday romance. I wasn‘t expecting anything revolutionary or for it to be the greatest romance I‘ve ever read.

This book had a very fun concept. It‘s an advent book, so you open and read one chapter every day.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/review-a-heart-for-christmas/

I am familiar with the Wicked musical and movies as well as the first Wizard of Oz book. I knew going into the book that it was going to be different from all of those.

I have to say I was surprised by how much I ended up liking this one!

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/review-wicked-wicked-years-1/

What a fun and exciting graphic novel!

The book is set in 1992 and is about 5 high schoolers who play a role-playing game that comes alive. It reminded me of Jumanji and the Gryphons and Gargoyles season of Riverdale.

The story was easy to follow along. I liked how the characters were introduced with a short bio stating their name, age, and clique.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/review-creatures-corridors/

This was a cute Christmas romance!

The story was hilarious. The fake dating at Christmas was an entertaining premise. This truly was a romantic comedy. There were so many laugh out loud and crazy moments.

There were also a lot of pop culture references throughout which I enjoyed. They added to the humor of the story.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/review-christmas-fling/

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl
“It started with a whisper you heard while in line at a coffee shop, a story you probably should‘ve ignored.”

I‘m so hooked, but I wish I would‘ve gotten a hold of this sooner! It‘s definitely got some heavy #fall vibes & they have to figure everything out by #Halloween.

Dying for a holiday read! What might be at my #library?!
(Not in the mood for cheesy, sappy, predictable stuff)

This was a very unique read! I hadn‘t read anything like it before.

It blends fact and fiction to create a “history” of animals starting from the Paleozoic Era all the way to present day and beyond. Basically it personifies animals and tells their story in relation to humans. The animals are presented in a very human way.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/review-animal-intelligence/

Came across this while browsing at my new hometown library. This was a fun, cozy read especially while settling into a small animal vet job again. I think the author‘s portrayal of a dog‘s thought process was very close to accurate. Overall, this was a fun mystery with a satisfying ending and a few high-intensity moments. #dogonit #spencerquinn #chetandbernie #hardcover #library #cozy #mystery #dogs #dogsoflitsy

What an exciting political thriller!

The best part of the book were the characters. I loved the two main characters, Kostas and Jessica. Sometimes in thrillers characters can take a backseat to the action of the story, but not here. They were well developed and I loved their bond.

The story was well crafted. It was fast paced and had short chapters.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/review-running-with-the-gods/

I read the fiction part first, and now there is no way to redo and try it anew beginning with NF. I do NOT have advice (other than to say that the print does have note on copyright page in front of NF side…) I honestly had to go review my notes on Biography of X to recall if I liked it or not, maybe ‘respect and being intrigued by‘ is positive enough. As to 💭 on this one, I found it fascinating. #Nov2025 Book 108 #ToBLL26 #ToB #Library