Welcome to Litsy!

To be honest, I ain‘t wild about reading on my iPad. It‘s too awkward to hold with one hand, which is how I almost always read. (I was surprised, years ago, when I learned the term “one-handed reads” usually CONNOTES something.) Still, I‘ll put up with it when it helps me get stuff off my wishlist via Hoopla. Today I‘m glad I get to read the second in this series of fantasy mysteries set in a pseudo-Dutch city.

#March2025 -8 books read
One bingo line very behind in my reading goals/challenges🤷🏽‍♀️

Best book(s) Strange Sally Diamond; Family Roundabout

I will say it was a good reading month. I enjoyed all books I read. Maybe The Safekeep was my least favorite because I expected too much but I really liked this author writing style and I will like to read something else by her.

Another easy pick for the week. What a powerful book - it's in my top two of favorite Pratchetts. The complicated plot is gorgeously arranged and paced, and it had me in tears by the end for several reasons.

*Not* a good entry point to the Watch or Discworld series, because there's so much character growth and unexpected background.

#OokBookClub @JulesG

#OokBOokClub

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the #NightWatch post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

“You're arresting *Unmentionables*?“

“No uniform. No badge. Carrying weapons. Let's have a bit of law around here, shall we?“ said Vimes. “Snouty, where's that cocoa?“

“We'll get into trouble!“ Knock shouted.

Vimes let Knock wait until he'd lit a cigar. “We're in trouble anyway, Winsborough,' he said, shaking out the match. “It's just a case of deciding what kind we want.“

A magical mishap throws Vimes & the serial killer he‘s chasing back in time to the eve of revolution. He‘ll have to protect his younger self, hunt down this killer, & get himself home.

The arc of growth Vimes has is just astounding. Getting thrown back to rampant corruption, police brutality, people getting kidnapped off the streets to be tortured, & yet seeing all this darkness & saying “No, this stops now.” How do we get a Sam please?🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

When you have loads of apples and a handful of frozen berries, you have to make at least a small crumble. Right?

Pairing it with #OokBOokClub read

On this very first day of October the #birthdayfairies are kicking off the celebrations for the month with our wonderful @LoverOfLearning ! We‘re sending along lots of #birthdaylove and best wishes for a simply marvelous day. ☀️

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

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My October #bookspin - trying my hand at actual titles rather than “categories” this go ‘round with some spooky season selections. 👻 🎃 🦇 💀

I got a day with Casey! Hurray!

He‘s currently helping me tackle the last story in this Korean collection about a skyscraper city. Alas, it‘s the sort of ideas-over-people SF I struggle to click with, so I ain‘t as wowed as the folks who recced it to me. There‘s enough meat here that I‘ll finish it, at least, but it won‘t make my list of stellar short fiction recs.