Welcome to Litsy!

So excited to be paired up with @Laughterhp for the first time since my first #AuldLangSpine back when it was still called #NewYearWhoDis ! There are a lot of interesting books on the list, including several that were on my TBR. I decided these four will be my top priorities for January. Can't wait to start!

Thanks so much for all your hard work to put this event together @monalyisha ! You're a Litsy rockstar.

I was trying to control my desire to buy this book with money I don‘t have when I discovered joyfully I could get the ebook through the library. I devoured it do desperately and every single page was incredible. I‘m going to read every single thing of hers I can get my hand on forever.

#wintergames #holidaybookdragons

It has definitely been the autumn of the audio YA. I promise I‘ve read some books written for grown-ups, too. 😆 I LOVED this one. Emoni is a strong, well-written character - a single teen mom trying to figure out her future. I loved her voice and her journey of following her dreams, however difficult, and learning how to balance them with her reality. Highly recommended!

Why do I look at NYT 100 notable books every year as if I don‘t know my tastes in books…. 😂📚(I really liked both of these though)

I‘ll never forget this day.

Went to the Miami Book Fair yesterday and got to meet and greet the lovely Leigh Bardugo.

Here she is signing my copy of her new novel The Familiar.
I‘m completely obsessed with the book cover.

#miamibookfair #leighbardugo #thefamiliar #booksandbooks #bookfair #meetandgreet #fantasy #bookish

I‘m not sure why I requested this book from the library or who might have recommended it. It‘s a wild story - a bit like an old episode of a Rod Serling tv show. The story involves an underground internet program in which philanderers (in this particular case) are punished and a nun is part of the morality squad. I have no idea how to describe the book and I wouldn‘t necessarily recommend it but it was interesting while I was in the midst of it.

If you‘re expecting Midnight Library level writing, you‘re going to be disappointed. The writing is similar to his style in The Humans, which makes for odd transitions, a choppy story about all the mundane details and a backstory about everything. I pulled a few great quotes, but other than that it was just a weird book. Book #104 in 2024

I can think of a few folks who fit this definition. 😤

Also, I splurged and bought this hardcover special edition because LOOK at the gorgeous endpaper art!! 😍🌊😍