I can see the appeal of this. It reads quick and it has the creep factor. But it really missed the mark for me. This is basically a supernatural retelling of the actual true crime case of Elisa Lam and the similarities between that and this book are too close for comfort for me 👇🏻

New favorite! As someone who got a very America centric education regarding WWII, I enjoyed this immensely. Giving personal stories of those that survived The Blitz, depicting life while at war, providing glimpses into the life and family of Churchill, it made this book difficult to put down. It still includes major events involving Britain and Germany, but it focuses on the human element that is so easily missed when looking back at history.

Alright I‘m calling it. I‘ve made it 60% through this and I have no desire to continue. The beginning had me but now…I‘m bored. It reads quickly but I don‘t feel compelled to pick it up. It‘s unfortunate because I really loved the previous books I‘ve read by this author! But this is really underwhelming and just not working for me. I might try to get it from the library again in the future and finish it…but for right now it‘s a DNF.

I promise I‘m still alive! Just been busy with work and not doing as much reading as I‘d like. In any case, here‘s my #bookspinbingo list for June! @TheAromaofBooks

Life has been busy. Almost forgot to post my #bookspinbingo list. Again, more library books this month. Eventually I will read the books I own…just not this month 😅 @TheAromaofBooks

How is it already almost April? Here‘s my #bookspinbingo list that is once again full of library books 😅 Someday I will go back to reading the books I already own…but not today. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Hoping to get through a handful of titles. We‘re almost halfway through the month and I feel like I haven‘t finished anything 😪 Hoping to finish:
-Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
-Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
-Monstress Vol. 2 by Marjorie Liu
-American Afterlives by Shannon Lee Dawdy
-Activation Degradation by Marina J. Lostetter

I‘ll have some down time at work so hopefully that‘ll help me get through the list.
#marvellousmarch @Andrew65

Here are my #roll100 #tbrdeckofcards and #bookspin picks for the month. A Shadow in Summer and King‘s Dragon are both for #roll100. You Bet Your Life and American Afterlives are my #bookspin and #doublespin and Illuminae is fulfilling the ‘big book‘ prompt I pulled this month for #tbrdeckofcards. I also pulled a card for a Kindle book, but haven‘t decided which one I‘m going to read yet. @TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick @PuddleJumper

Well, I‘m back on my library book bullshit 😅 All these are books I‘ve got out at the moment and I am attempting to get through these and then return to reading books I own…that‘s the hope at least. So far the library books have been wining 🤣 #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Not for me. While I love a locked room mystery, I wasn‘t a big fan of the main character we are supposed to be following. She had none of the charm I‘ve come to expect from cozy mysteries and I don‘t see myself rooting for her which (at least for me) is important. So off the TBR it goes! #bookspinbingo #tbrdeckofcards @TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick

Between #tbrdeckofcards #bookspinbingo and #roll100 I‘ve got quite the stack for the month. The Bone Season and The Goblin Emperor are my #roll100 picks. Among Thieves and Half Lives are my #bookspin and #doublespin for the month and finally for #tbrdeckofcards I have Hyde for ‘Retelling‘ and Proof of Murder for ‘Mystery/Thriller‘. @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

Low pick. I enjoyed my time with this one, but not sure I‘d call it a new favorite. But I‘ll probably continue on with the series just so long as Agent Nichol isn‘t in them because she was awful and I hated reading the scenes she was involved in. Gamache is charming and while I guessed the killer early on, I had the wrong reason. Overall not a bad mystery with engaging characters. #NewYearWhoDis @monalyisha @lou.reads.a.lot

1st book down for #20in4 and it‘s a new favorite! Full of mini essays regarding some of society‘s more gross and taboo topics (like eating bugs, autopsies etc.) if you‘re a fan of micro histories, medical history, or stuff that‘s just plain weird, highly recommend. #bookspinbingo #tbrdeckofcards Mood Read @TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick @Andrew65

I‘m still not sure how I feel about this. I enjoyed the second half more than the first. The characters are engaging and I love the dynamic, but I wish there was a little more explanation for the world because it sounds so cool! This is very much a larger story shoved into a novella (complete with time jumps). I wish this was a full length book! There‘s a lot of really wonderful things in this, just not enough to make it a favorite. Low pick.

I really enjoyed this! I think having seen the film before reading this helped me visualize what was going on. It‘s a little heavier on technical jargon than I can normally comprehend, but it didn‘t detract from my enjoyment of it. So glad I finally got around to reading this one! #NewYearWhoDis Also a #roll100 title for January. @monalyisha @lou.reads.a.lot @PuddleJumper

Finally got my #bookspinbingo list done for February. Originally this was going to be the last few library books I had plus a mix of my own books…but now I‘ve got even more library books 😅 so I may be switching things up on here, we‘ll see. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Getting in on this a little late since work has been a little extra this week. So I‘ll be doing this Saturday once I‘m off through Tuesday as @Andrew65 wonderfully suggested. I‘m hoping, at the very least, to read 20 chapters. Though I‘m going to be aiming for finishing:
Gory Details
Still Life
The Savage Kind
And both starting & finishing:
The Man Who Died Twice.
Ambitious, and way more than 20 chapters, but we‘ll see how I do. #20in4

I work part of this weekend, so most of my reading will be confined to one day. But I‘m hoping to finish the tagged novella for #bookspin and either finish The Martian or start and finish The Man Who Died Twice. Not sure which I‘m going to go for. Funny how even though I work surrounded by books, I have so little time to actually read them now 😅
@Andrew65

What a ride this was! Short chapters, multiple povs, with a plot that moved along at breakneck speed made it hard to put this down! While the ending was a little abrupt,there is room for a sequel, though this books story arc is complete at the end. Though there were a few plot points that were confusing/unnecessary, I enjoyed reading this too much to truly care. The world is fascinating and I enjoyed the characters, particularly Shell and Salvo.

This was a book I didn‘t know I needed to read. Written plainly in an easy to understand style, this book was mind opening, well thought out and humorous at times. I‘ll definitely be looking into more titles regarding mindfulness. I really enjoyed how every point that was brought up in this book was backed up by science and scientific studies. First book finished from my #NewYearWhoDis list and it‘s a hit! #NYWD @monalyisha @lou.reads.a.lot

It‘s finally my weekend! I‘m hoping to finish the tagged book at the very least and make some progress on one of my #bookspin/doublespin options. I‘m not going to be super ambitious because I‘m getting my booster shot tomorrow and I got really ill with the 2nd dose. Fingers crossed I don‘t get nearly as sick this time and can get some reading in. @Andrew65

Reposting for those who may not have already seen it.

If you‘re like me and miss out on half of all readathons, swaps and events that happen on Litsy because you didn‘t know about them, you should give @LitsyEvents a follow!

“LitsyEvents is a sort of Litsy town hall, managed by a group of thoughtful Littens who want to be sure no one misses any of the awesome community activities available.”

I don‘t know how I feel about this. I guess I was expecting something different. The characters were flat and the writing was unclear at times. The plot seemed to be going one way but ultimately doesn‘t make sense. Seemed like it couldn‘t decide what to be, a ghost story or a comment on horror movie tropes. The whole story was just meh.Loved the idea and use of Japanese mythology, but fell flat otherwise. #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

This was quite fun! I really enjoy Val and Grandad as main characters, they feel like real people which can be hard to do at times with cozies. The mystery was intriguing and the ending solution surprised me. Definitely one of the higher quality cozies I‘ve read. Looking forward to the next installment! #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

My first #bookspin and #doublespin of 2022 are The Black Tides of Heaven and Assassin‘s Orbit! I also pulled the first 2 cards from my TBR Deck of Cards and wound up with Mood Read and 1st in a series. Overall, not a bad start. I‘ll probably focus on the card prompts the second half of the month since nothing is immediately jumping out to me for either prompt. @TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick

It was hard to narrow down, but I‘ve managed to pick some reads for #NewYearWhoDis 😁 I already owned Killers of the Flower Moon, Queen of the Tearling and The Martian. So I‘m taking it as a sign that now is the time to read them since they appeared on the list! I‘ve got the tagged book out from the library and have Still Life by Louise Penny on hold! Can‘t wait to get started! @lou.reads.a.lot @monalyisha

Nearly forgot to post my #bookspinbingo list for January. Hoping to kill off the last books I have out from the library and then turning to focus on the books I already own….at last that‘s the plan 😅 @TheAromaofBooks

#12booksof2021 #1stbookof2021 #January

This was hands down my favorite book from January 2021. One of my favorite books for the full year actually. Highly recommend. Especially if you‘re into subjects that are slightly weird/macabre.

The image isn‘t great, but it says: Dark Archives-A Librarian‘s investigation into the science and history of books bound in human skin.

@Andrew65

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A fun, quick read about some of history‘s deadliest/most notorious female killers featuring illustrations of said murderesses. Many of these I knew about, some I didn‘t. Fans of true crime would probably enjoy sitting down with this one. It doesn‘t go super in depth, but it gives you enough to peak your interest. At the very least, it serves as a reminder that you shouldn‘t underestimate women!

Low pick. This was entertaining. Reminds me of a Poirot novel where he has all the answers and reveals them right at the end. If you‘re looking for a classic British mystery vibe I would give this a shot. Snowbound train/quickly abandoned house and our cast of characters have to figure out the mystery whether they want to or not. #wintergames #mistletoemaniacs

This is a little tricky. I‘ve posted this the last couple years and no one has managed to guess it. Perhaps third times the charm? 😁

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