#NaturalLitsySummerSwap I‘m finally getting around to adding my own aesthetic images grid. To be honest, I could make dozens of these with very different themes. But since summer‘s almost here and I head to the Canadian Maritimes for my break, I wanted to focus on this special place!
I‘m nearly finished with Dracul! I hope to have it mailed out by the 25th! #LMPBC
Just letting my team know that I received my next #LMPBC novel day this week. I‘ll be starting it asap!
pickI found this to be an intriguing, deeply contemplative literary work. What struck me most about it was its ability to encapsulate the multifaceted nature of relationships. Through the narrator's encounters with friends, lovers, & acquaintances, the book offers profound insights into the intricacies of human connections. It reminded me of the various people who have passed through my own life, leaving indelible marks & shaping my journey. 4.5/5⭐
so-soThis was a great roadtrip read & palate cleanser after a heavy novel. I enjoyed KBB, but don‘t know that I‘ll read the next in the series. I enjoyed the world building & the morally grey love interest, but the heroine was frustratingly pigheaded. The🌶️🌶️🌶️was fine with me 😉, but Isolde kept making such dumb choices that I questioned why Adrian would want her as partner & co-regent. Not bad, just needed more character development. Overall 3/5⭐️
pickThis fast read kept me on my toes and turning pages! Tieg and Prentiss are filming a documentary about Siberia‘s Road of Bones but are thrown off course by a parnee, supernatural wolves, and antlered beings. Add a strange little girl who may not be what she appears and it wasn‘t just the arctic setting with subzero temps that kept my hair standing on end! Interesting folklore and I learned a bit about the gulags and local people of Siberia. 4/5⭐️
Today‘s view: thriller, Bloody Caesar, relaxed dog and husband. Spring break is a wonderful thing.
pick5/5⭐️ What a beautiful historical fiction novel! An indigenous mother & daughter are caught in the turmoil of the 1600s French/English colonization of Algonquin territory. Told from 2 POVs, each woman expresses their hopes and dreams while struggling to navigate the demands of the Catholic Church and their own desire for autonomy. Beautiful and haunting, I will not forget Marie and Jeanne‘s love for each other and their hopes for the future.
pick4.5/5⭐️ Quiet & introspective with enough suspense to keep me hooked! But it was the beautiful writing that kept the pages turning. Reminiscent of Atkinson‘s Life After Life, Anya is an immortal blood drinker compelled to protect those she loves, haunted by tragedy, and hunted by a dark entity across time and continents. Artist and teacher, Anya will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommend for those looking for something a little deeper.
pickReread this novel in order to start Hell Bent. I loved it just as much as the first time. If you‘re interested in an alternative New Haven CT history and all things Yale, then this might be the novel for you. Exciting and suspenseful with elements of reality and magic juxtaposed with delightful world-building and a slow, slow burn romance (maybe, hopefully?). 5/5⭐️
Okay, Team V, here are my options. At first I was really into The Radleys (I‘ve heard great things over the years and it‘s been on my TBR forever), but then I saw this brand new novel, The God of Endings. Definitely seems like something I‘d love, so I preordered it (will arrive at my house on 3/6). I can‘t decide!!! Haaaaallllpppppp!!!!!
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#Round17
Bookmarks in comments.
@ncsufoxes I absolutely LOVE my #Blitsy box! Thank you so much! The Changeling is one of my FAVORITE books (yes, I‘ve read it before), but I suggest it to my 12th graders so much that my copies keep walking away! This is perfect timing because I have a student right now who wants to read it but I had no copies to share! I haven‘t read Peaces yet, so I‘m starting that tonight. Everything is perfect: the sleeve, the puzzle, the book marks. I ❤️ it!!
I‘m resharing @Meshell1313 ‘s post to help us find a 4th member of our group! Come join us with @persephone1408 for some blood-sucking fun! 🧛🏼♀️🧛🏼♂️🧛🏻
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Hello #LMPBC #Round17 #GroupA Excited for a new round! Here are some of my possible TBR selections. I have many, many more if nothing here looks interesting! I‘ll add bookmarks in the comments below.
pickA classic SAA novel! Like Garden Spells & The Sugar Queen, I left Other Birds feeling like I‘d just visited a beautiful location. Set on a southern coastal island, its multi-character perspective of mysterious events and watchful ghosts was just suspenseful enough, just cozy enough to keep me reading all day! I finished reading in a single day at home. Thanks for sharing with our #LMPBC group, @Johanna414 I‘ll be mailing this out asap. 3.5/5⭐️
@Karisa I finally received my last item for you. It‘s in the oddly shaped box in the photo. I had to mail it separately from the main box because it would have been damaged otherwise. I hope it‘s the right one! I was so eager to mail it that I just kept it in its original box and changed the label! I hope you enjoy everything! Everything should arrive for you on about 4 days. Happy Black History Month! #BLITSY
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I had so much fun reading this magical-just-cozy-enough-mystery! The dialogue between spinster-like Hulda and eternal-bachelor Merritt was smart, witty, and not saccharine at all! I thought Holmberg did a nice job with her world-building and plot development. While there were no major surprises for me, I still enjoyed the storyline and give this a solid 3.5/5⭐️ I‘m a full 2 weeks late mailing this out so I‘ve added some treats for @Johanna414
pickExcellent read! A biologist and her twin arrive in Scotland to reintroduce wolves to the remote Cairngorms. While Inti encounters fear, anger, and even love and murder, she also struggles to save her damaged sister, Aggie. Such an engaging plot that I found myself eager to finish my days‘ tasks in order to get back to reading. I learned quite a bit about the wolf conservation movement but was also struck with the beauty of the story itself! 4/5⭐️
pickThis cover had me from the beginning! 🔥🔥🔥 The story was like a 1940s Noir/BladeRunner/Sin City mashup that I‘ve come to love from Moreno-Garcia. I liked the spin on vampire/human drug lords and gang wars set in Mexico City combined with with star-crossed teen lovers. Entertaining!! I highly recommend listening on Audible. The narrator (Aida Reluzco) was splendid, capturing the nuances of Atl and Domingo‘s characters. Worth it!! 4/5⭐️
Starting this tonight! It sure is a chunkster!!
pickA perfect cozy read for a busy Yule Season! I liked the character-building and plot for its ability to ease my mind after long days of shopping and preparing for the holidays and teaching before school ended for the long break. Cozy Romances aren‘t my usual pick, but one of my #LMPBC partners selected this one and I‘m so glad I read it. I might not have picked it up on my own, but it was the perfect match for me this past week! Thank you!! 3.5/5⭐️
What an exceptional day! Merry Christmas to all!!
@Avanders Thank you so much for my #JolabokaflodSwap gift! I love it! I opened it up this morning because I just couldn‘t wait, but I‘ll be reading it in bed tonight! I didn‘t wait to dig into the chocolate though 😋 Thank you, thank you!!
It‘s been a busy week, but I wanted to post this picture of the package I received and the package I sent! So excited for #JolabokaflodSwap
Wow!! What a crazy fall I‘ve had! Super busy with family events, finally completing a graphite drawing I‘ve been working on for months, new school year with great students, weekends away, fantastic birthday celebrations, and now preparing for the holiday season! This image represents how happy I am to finally send my #LMPBC books winging away to their next readers. SO sorry I‘m late! Reviews to follow!!
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suvata, Johanna414, BookishBelle, Kimzey, kellyann28, EclecticBookLover, Endowarrior21, vonnie862, KateReadsYA, persephone1408
This past weekend, I attended a Sculpy modeling workshop. I have always been a fan of Star Wars (and The Mandalorian) so I was excited to create a little Grogu. He will sit on my desk and help me use The Force every day! #LitsyCrafters
Okay, #GroupJ I‘ve finally made my decision. I‘m going with Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. I really wanted to read the others too, but this one has some really cool features like an encyclopedia, author interview, and a cocktail recipe in the back that I want to try. Also, that cover!! 🔥🔥🔥 Wake, Siren would have been my pick, but I‘ve read that it is definitely not a romance.
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#LMPBC #Round16 #GroupJ
I received both of these books for my #AllHallowsReadSwap and I‘d like to add them to the mix. I think Certain Dark Things would fit best to our theme of Fantasy/SciFi/Romance. What are your thoughts?
Hi #GroupJ Here are some ideas I have for #Round16 of #LMPBC I have more options too, but I wanted to put these out there to get the ball rolling. I think I have some options in my classroom library that might be interesting too. I‘ll add another group tomorrow unless there‘s one here that really fires everyone up.
Thank you so much @catiewithac for the wonderful #AllHallowsReadSwap package! I‘m so eager to dive into both books and I can already tell that they will be frequently borrowed once they make their way to my classroom library! Thank you so much for everything!! 👻🎃🧟♂️💀
And just like that, my #AllHallowsReadSwap package is on its way! It should be delivered by Thursday!!
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Cool it with a baboon's blood,
Then the charm is firm and good.
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Wow! @Catsandbooks What a fantastic sleuth you are! I adore the Creature and, in fact, I‘m teaching Frankenstein right now! I will be bringing everything you sent me right to my classroom to share. Of course, I‘ll be painting my Franky light box first! What fun!! I love the bookmark and the framed quote you made for me. Perfect! Thank you!!
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#NightmareMakersSwap
@Avanders Hi! I know our Maker‘s Swap is supposed to be a surprise, but I‘m just a Nervous Nellie when it comes to these exchanges! Your package is due to arrive by Friday at the very latest. I accidentally tossed out the PO with the tracking number, so I‘m doubly anxious as I usually like to track my packages. Please let me know as soon as you get it. My fingernails are a mess! Haha!!!
so-soI was very eager to read this novel: a 🚺author who writes about a 🚺 MC with a Middle Eastern/North African tone to the fantasy world…but I kept translating this into a fantasy Taliban world. I was too distracted drawing parallels between the novel and what I‘ve learned about life under Taliban rule. Still there were beautiful scenes and I should reserve judgement until I read the next in the series. 2.5/5⭐️ I‘ll be mailing this out today!
pickI enjoyed this YA novel that follows a group of teens on their quest for answers about ley lines, Glendower, and even themselves. I liked Stiefvater‘s writing, but I can see that her writing has matured over the years: some confusing subplots and I really wanted to hear more about the villain, Barrington Whelk. Potentially such a great creepy character. Maybe next book in the series? Overall, I can see why this has been such a popular read!3.5/5⭐️
pickWhat a delightful story! I enjoyed exploring the sea realm with Mina as she navigated its depths and discovered its truth as the rescuer, not just the rescued. She was a wonderful character who embodied the best characteristics of a coming-of-age novel. The writing was lyrical and sweet while still carrying a strong message of faith-in-self, honor, and family. I highly recommend for young adults middle-grade and up. 4/5⭐️ #LMPBC #GroupX #Round15
Just letting @vonnie862 know that I received her book in the mail today! Thank you!! #LMPBC #GroupT
pickNow I know why this has been recommended to me over and over by friends and strangers alike. I think this engaging and introspective novel is an allusion to the story of Jesus in the Bible and Ed Kennedy (the MC) to be a conflicted and reluctant Christ-figure (much like Harold Fry in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of HF-though he was more Pilgrim‘s Progress). I read it during an 8 hour road trip which made time fly! Book hangover!! 5/5⭐️ #LMPBC #GroupT
Just finished these two delightful novels for my#Round15 #GroupT and #GroupX #LMPBC selections. School just started for me, so I hope to have them in the mail by the weekend. Also will post my reviews this weekend. Enjoyed reading these while being off the grid up in Canada this summer. Now I‘m home (came back to CT Sunday night; school started Monday) and will be back to typical Litsy garrulous self!
so-soNot a bad book, just not my favorite. I almost gave it a pick but it took so long for me to get engaged, that I decided so-so was more appropriate. Oddly, I think the next in the series will be much better! I was frustrated with the character development at first, but eventually I clicked with the MC. I‘m glad to learn that Neve‘s story (I liked her dev. better than the MC) continues in the sequel, For the Throne, and I willread that too. 3/5⭐️
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