In the years following the massacre at Pine Cottage, sole survivor, Quincy, has fallen in love and started a successful baking blog. She's moved on. Only she hasn't. Being a Final Girl never goes away...

I enjoyed this read. Hyperbolic, but in a good way, reminiscent of the whodunnit slashers of the 90s & early 2000s. Tropey but not without twists. The middle was a little meh, but by the 75% mark, I couldn't put it down.

Now that's an interesting way to start a story... department of survival final exam, April 2031🤔 intrigued!

Hammock reading 😌

Reading this one with my husband, and trying not to get ahead of him, so it's taking a while to get through. Doing about a chapter or two a week. It's a re-read for me, but I had forgotten how violent Winston's fantasies are!

Just a stack of TBRs from my physical bookshelf... that doesn't even include my kindle library 😨

Summer reading goal = do my best to plough through my libraries before spending more 💸

#summerreading
#killingthetbr

Summer's back 🌞 I can continue working through this exceptionally fun cookbook 🍔

I always sub out the beef since I don't eat red meat. I usually use ground turkey or chicken breast. Some of these recipes are even great with grilled portobello mushroom! 🍄

1. I just scroll through my kindle library and goodreads TBR until something catches my eye 📚
2. Yes, usually an audiobook 🎧
3. Work & Netflix 🙄
4. Tea 🍵
5. @Shands @bbdeese 🙋🏽‍♀️

@Eggs
#wonderouswednesday

Did not expect this book to give me so many cravings for baked goods. Kind of wish this horror thriller included recipes!

We, as a society, have to get a lot better at not demonizing and looking down on people who struggle with suicidal thoughts and feelings. The huge umbrella that encompasses mental health issues should never be scoffed at. Eyes should never be rolled. Someone who doesn't struggle with thoughts of suicide is not inherently better than someone who does.

Just saying.

The rain finally stopped 🤗

Rained in at the cottage. Seems like the perfect time to start a horror from my TBR. Final Girls opens on a girl's escape from Pine Cottage where her friends have just been horrifically murdered. I'd say that checks all my boxes 😏

#killingthetbr

Cottage weekend 😌
Hitting that dock to read as soon as the sun pokes out.

The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford has officially made my literary tourism wishlist 🤓

Anyone been?

Finally getting in a little after work reading. It's a cooler day, so I draped myself in a crochet shawl I made in the fall. On-theme for this Vampire Knitting Club book.

#catsoflitsy

Oh boy... #typos

It's raining and I think I hear thunder. Wanting to take advantage of the gloomy atmosphere, I pull out my horror book, Dead North. My lunch break is over, but I decide to snuggle up in bed and squeeze in just a few more pages. Then, my cat shows up and ruins it all with his cuteness 🤷🏽‍♀️

#catsoflitsy

"Adding books to my to-read list just gives me more reason to live!"

I love it. Agreed. I will die with my ever-growing TBR, but I'll also never run out of things to read while I'm alive.

A little horror on my rainy-day lunch break. The day is just gloomy enough for these Canadian zombie-themed horror stories that deal with so much more. In this one, the ethics of whaling. I've only just started it, but this last line makes me wonder where the author is headed.

Story: The Sea Half-Held by Night (E. Catherine Tobler)

Decided to bail after chapter 6. It had all the right stuff -- bibliophilia, female friendship, murder -- but somehow it didn't come together the way I had been hoping. I called it when I encountered the trope of otherwise smart women playing dumb and using sexuality to get what they want. Not for me.

This book fully understands the passion knitters and crocheters have for yarn 💗

"Maybe when the world opens its eyes to what has been done to us, they will realize how destructive hate can be."

"Maybe. But they'll forget again in time. And when they forget, this will all start once more."

Starting book 3 of The Vampire Knitting Club. It's the first one that is centered around crochet 🤗 I can't wait to see what she does with it!

Another fun cozy paranormal mystery. I predicted the killer pretty early on and ran into that problem where the characters look really silly for missing the obvious for so long. Apart from that, I thought it had a great cast of characters with some unique worldbuilding. Also, it's set in a bookstore, which is always... well, cozy!

I think my cat is feeling neglected, but I'm at 94% and just finding out who the killer is! I'm not getting out of bed until it's over 😂

"Stories are just like people. If you don't approach them with an open mind and a healthy dose of respect, they won't reveal their hidden selves to you."

Chapter 1 and I'm already scrabbling to collect quotes. What a good sign.

Best way to start the morning: kicking off a new audio adventure over tea and crochet. I might start work just a touch late today 🤷🏽‍♀️

#audiocrochet

What a delightful little paragraph. It basically sums up why I love cozy paranormal mysteries 😊

Loving this new after work routine of reading in my backyard while my cat flops around doing his cat-thing... such as attacking the steps lol

#catsoflitsy
#readinglife

Is it rude to read in an uber? 🙁
I'm stuck in traffic and having book withdrawals!

I am on my phone... but is nose-in-a-book more aggressively anti-social??

Today's episode is up 😊 Anne chats to author Karuna Riazi, who wrote The Gauntlet.

😬😬😬...
😭

I ❤ that the x-ray feature on Kindle even brings up info about words specific to Nineteen Eighty-Four.
I also ❤ that after a LONG day in the office, I can read in the ☀️ with my cat 😊

#catsoflitsy
#ereader

https://www.savorpod.com/podcasts/game-of-thrones-a-song-of-food-and-drink.htm

Talking GoT food and drink!

Kicking off my quiet Sunday morning with a cozy paranormal mystery set in a bookstore. It's 9am and the rest of the house is still sleeping off my husband's birthday party last night, but I'm ready for some small town murder investigation and magic.

I actually LOVE both movie adaptations, Swedish and American, but I only own the American one ^

For Week 1 of #maymadness #booktofilm

@RadicalReader @ReadingMermaid

1. I won't listen to audiobooks when other ppl are in the room. If my husband is in and out, I'll pause it every time or put in headphones. 🎧
2. Tea and/or coffee 🍵
3. I've been getting ppl to buddy read with me lately, but I feel like I haven't carved out the perfect methodology for it yet 🤔
4. @SW-T @DannyHattan @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😊

#readinglife

When you find out at 7:30 am you're going to have a big important work call at 8 am, you make black coffee and try to sneak in a chapter. At least, I do.

😴☕📚

1. Any cottage or campsite near a beach ☀️
2. Gelato 🍧
3. A casual hike or canoe ride 🚣🏽‍♀️
4. Mojito 🍹
5. Sunglasses 😎
6. The dock at a nearby bay 🌊

I tag anyone who wants to join in!

I also tagged Geekerella because comic con is a beloved summer event for so many ppl 😊

#summersantasurvey

Any werewolf book recommendations? I love the idea of them but have yet to find one I actually love!

I've read Bitten and felt that Clay was toxic and could NOT stand the way that relationship played out. I've also read one Patricia Briggs book and felt it was overly romantic... all the "mate" language made me roll my eyes a lot.

Anything else out there?! I'm not ready to give up. Ginger Snaps is one of my favourite movies!!

Finished crocheting my bag and decorated it with some bookish pins. Grr Argh is my favourite, but I'm also in love with the Frankenstein quote on the heart: "Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful."

Audio-crochet time 😍

Found this audiobook on Spotify. I don't read a lot of ww2 books, but give me a badass female lead and I'm in everytime.

Also, can't wait to deck out this bag in bookish enamel pins 😏

#audiocrochet

1. Dawn by Octavia Butler (twice)
2. Frankenstein (thrice)
3. Mostly Goodreads but I have a book journal too
4. My cat sleeps with his face buried. It's very strange.
5. @Nute @tournevis join in if you'd like 😊

Thanks to @Addison_Reads for the tag!

#wonderouswednesday
@Eggs

This one was fun, but it probably won't stick with me. I really enjoyed the Scottish setting from an outsider perspective. I visited once 3 years ago, so it was kind of nostalgic. I also really liked that the story was about friendship, rather than romance, especially in a YA novel. Nothing about it really struck me as unique or thought-provoking, but it passed the time nicely while I worked. I liked it, but I didnt fall in 📚❤.
🤷🏽‍♀️

About to start rereading this old favourite 🤓

I loved this book. Lyrical writing, beautifully haunting imagery, STRONG female characters and packed with action. At times, it could be a little confusing to follow. Some characters had multiple names and some of the stuff about the wars and the Wood could have been laid out better. That said, once I understood the Wood's origin tale, I was moved. Bonus, I loved the ending. It felt just right for a standalone novel.

I haven't done a puzzle in about 20 years... but how could I resist this one!

#bookish

Having a bookishly craftsy day!

Making book quote wall art. This one is "Seen with love" from Let The Right One In ?

#bookish

"Stories have power"

Looking for audiobooks on spotify? Browse the section Word 🤗🎧📚❤

You can also search the term Unabridged and See All Albums. It seems like you can find more this way 🤔

@DannyHattan @CatAndKindle 🙂

Listening to this on Spotify. It's fun so far! I love the Scottish setting. Edinburgh is a great place to set a ghost story.
Also, So impressed with Spotify's growing library of audiobooks 🎧📚❤