Both of my #BOTM boxes arrived! Are there any I should consider putting at the top of my tbr pile?

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Annie seeks a fresh start after a breakup with her boyfriend. She takes a teaching position in a small town where everyone seems to be friendly and rents a cute place (minus all the spiders). Soon she befriends Sophie, who seems so refreshing and cool, but soon Annie begins to notice that something is off.

If you are looking for an actual horror/scary read, choose another book. The Return by the same author was spookier to me.

I loved this one and it actually ended up surprising me at the end (didn‘t see that twist coming). At first I was nervous going into this book since I wasn‘t the biggest fan of “Sometimes I Lie.” 4.5/5 stars for me!

No. 2 for #NewYearWhoDis

Thanks for the fun reads @Bookish_AF and I will continue reading ones off your list through out the rest of the year.

Ryland Grace wakes up in a spaceship all alone. He doesn‘t remember who he is or even what he‘s supposed to be doing in space. Grace starts to piece together some memories & realizes he‘s out to try & save Earth but his 2 other crewmates are dead. Will Grace save humanity & what will he find along the way?

I really enjoyed this book even with all of science talk. A great start to #NewYearWhoDis

Thanks for the tag @TheRiehlDeal

🖤 American Gods or anything by Neil Gaiman
🖤 All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
🖤 The Hike
🖤 Sweet Tooth
🖤 Ready Player One
🖤 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
🖤Only Killers and Thieves
🖤The Discovery of Witches
🖤Clown in a Cornfield

I tag @perfectsinner

#Sundaysoapbox

It‘s a rare occasion when both cats are on the same bed snuggling me. Alice is snuggled in the crook of my arm (don‘t mind her bald spots) and Sally is between my legs on top of my wedge pillow 😂

Over half way done with this monster of a book. It‘s been a while since I‘ve read anything over 400 pages!

#Caturday #catsofLitsy

My January #BOTM picks. I tend not to read non-fiction but have heard great things about Crying in H Mart.

Romance isn‘t my most favorite genre but this sounded like fun and good break between all the horror books for the month of October.

It was cute but the pacing seemed a little off to me and there wasn‘t much substance. The ending felt super rushed compared to the rest of the book too. Overall just a so-so.

Starting a few days later than planned but finally sitting down to my first book from my #NewYearWhoDis list. Of course I got one of my cats to join in on the fun.

Sorry it‘s so tiny but here‘s my list for the #roll100 challenge! Time to get some of my backlist tbr cleared.

1st roll was 24 so I‘ll be reading the tagged book this month. In the future I hope to squeeze in the double roll but have another reading event that‘s only in January.

My #NewYearWhoDis stack for January (and the rest of the year). Starting with the tagged book first.

My husband went to B&N for me (with a list) to take advantage of the 50% hardcover sale since I‘m currently not near a store. I‘d say he‘s a keeper ❤️

Little to his knowledge, I ordered some online too 🤣

I‘ve been reading this book the past couple days. Hoping to finish it today!

Cat update: Don‘t believe when a shelter says a pair is bonded. They may have been dropped off together but they don‘t get along. I have to split my time between them and it‘s nerve wracking, causing stress and anxiety, plus guilt.

Picture: top is Alice and bottom is Sally

🖤 Hardcover (easier to prop open)
🖤 Fiction to escape from the real world
🖤 Meet favorite author (Neil Gaiman I‘m looking at you - May 2022)
🖤 Not allowed to re-read? I buy books way too much and only keep my favorites in case I ever want to re-read them
🖤 Stand-alone unless it‘s a series that‘s finished and shorter
🖤 Fantasy
🖤 Enemies to lovers
🖤 Bookstore

Want to play a game? Come join the fun if you haven‘t.

#thisorthat

My list of books from my #NewYearWhoDis match, @Bookish_AF . I‘m really excited since it looks like we have similar tastes. All the ones pictured I already own (plus some), a few I‘ve loved, and one that hasn‘t even been on my radar.

The books slightly intimidate me since they are longer than I have been reading (hooray for depressive reading slumps but also trying to meet your yearly goal). I may be bad and start during my Christmas break.

Some new reads I scored over the past 2 weeks! Any I should push to the top of my list?

So this “article/movie synopsis” was in The Final Girl Support Group and I‘m very sad that it isn‘t a real movie. Am I the only one that thinks this would make a terrible yet awesome movie? 😂

I love all spooky and horror related things so Halloween is the best time to buy permanent decor for my home library. When I showed my sister-in-law my new sign for the library‘s door, the text below the image was her response. Obviously we are no longer friends and she‘s not allowed at the house anymore… 😂

There is just something about how Ed Tarkington writes that I love. His earlier book I also enjoyed.

Charlie Boykin comes from a poor, single parent family. He ends getting a scholarship into an elite private school. A bit of a coming of age story but also a story about wealth, class, friendships, loyalties, and family. At times this book made me frustrated with some of the characters but in a good way because that‘s how life works.

My #BOTM boxes came! Normally I don‘t go for romance but thought The Ex Hex would be something fun for October.

#OctoberIsMyFavorite #Halloween

Somehow I convinced my husband to leave me unattended in B&N and I came out with these! They were low on regular bags so I figured it was the perfect time to buy this tote. #bookhaul

After a few months of having lost the love of my life (Princess), I decided to start looking at bringing another animal into my life.

Meet Alice (black & white) and Sally (tabby)! They were a bonded pair so we adopted them together but they are more like frenemies 😂 It‘s been interesting learning their personalities this past week and thankfully I was able to be home their 1st week (sadly I‘ve been sick though).

This was an fun YA horror book that is about a secret group of high school students who play scary pranks on their peers. Lots of horror references which I loved and like most YA, there were some cheesy moments.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and it‘s perfect for the spooky season!

Although I have been in a huge reading slump, it hasn‘t stopped my book buying. Here is my B&N 50% off haul.

On a side note - I‘ve been very disappointed with B&N packaging the past few times. It was a huge box with little to no padding ☹️

The past few weeks I‘ve been super MIA from Litsy and life in general. Unexpectedly I had to say goodbye to the love of my life (sorry husband). Princess was a special kitty, so special in fact that she wormed her way into my husband‘s heart. Her sassy attitude, fluffiness, and snuggles will be greatly missed.

It was also the weekend my husband wrecked his car (he‘s fine) and my boss got admitted to the hospital (she‘s ok) 🤦🏼‍♀️

My July #BOTM picks. I had pre-ordered signed copies of Survive the Night and The Personal Librarian already. Starting the tagged, 56 Days, this evening.

I LOVED No Exit but this was just too far-fetched and repetitive (causing it to be a tad boring). 😭

Darn you Target and your B2G1!! Missing from picture is Star Eater.

#bookhaul #bookmail

When you sit down to read your book but your cat has other plans. Happy Caturday 😹

#catsoflitsy

Hooray - I made it through this book!! 🤣

This book was a drag. It‘s been compared to the The Virgin Suicides (yay!) and The Girls (meh) but for a lot of reasons, it doesn‘t even compare. Most “cult” fiction books I‘ve read are meh, so if you have any recommendations, please tag them for me!

TW: animal cruelty

BOTM arrived! I can‘t decide what one to start first. Leaning towards The Maidens, The Damage, or The Other Black Girl. Any thoughts?

#bookmail #BOTM

Another TJR book that I loved! She just has a way of getting the reader immersed both in the story and the characters.

My workplace announced Friday work days end at noon during the summer. Ran some errands and on a whim I stopped at a random beer store. They ended up having one of my favorites (Golden Road Mango Cart) which is unheard of in PA. Starting the tagged book while enjoying the nice weather and beer. And yes, that‘s a straw for my beer 😂

Last week I picked up a large portion of my Independent Bookstore Day order! Still waiting on a few more titles but “In the Tall Grass” was sold out in person but the lovely owners still managed to snag me a copy. #SupportLocal

Are there any titles that I should move to the top of my tbr pile?

I devoured this book in one day! Rose and Fern are twin sisters. Rose is the responsible one and Fern is the quirky one. Both are keeping secrets.

The ending/twist wasn‘t that shocking to me and was pretty predictable but I still really enjoyed the book! I also loved that Fern worked in a library and the reader got a peak into the public library world.

I thoroughly enjoyed this gem of a novel. Not only was this part mystery, the story is also about friendship, hope, goodness, and is somehow also hilarious. The author wrote such a beautiful and memorable main character, Daniel, who is confined to a wheelchair due to a disease. I was actually curious why Will Leitch choose to wrote about the particular disease and if you are curious, make sure to read the acknowledgment at the end.

My #BOTM picks! Starting with the tagged first. I‘m also sad that my 2nd box was missing the bookmark but it‘s hilarious.

#BOTM #BOTMspoilers

I believe the top 5 are the main picks and then the first 4 in the bottom section are the add-ons for May. It also looks like they will go live today.

A Stephen King book that doesn‘t make me feel intimated due to the length! This was a horror-crime type book that kept me entertained. I enjoyed the Easter eggs he placed throughout the book.

Last night I was so determined to finish this book, that I was reading it at the beginning of my D&D game.

Book haul from the other week from the tagged Indie! Currently reading Later by Stephen King.

Life‘s been crazy lately with house projects, work, and we finally decided to get new furniture! It‘s the first time in 12 years that me or my husband has actually purchased sitting furniture. We went all out and I can‘t wait for my super fancy reading chair for the library (my back can‘t either 😂). Hope everyone has been well! ❤️

Although beautiful written, this book didn‘t captivate me like Ghost Wall did.

Each chapter is from the point of view of one of the vacationers at a rural area of Scotland that contains a handful of cabins. Each group of people staying in the cabins don‘t know or really talk to one another but they do take notice of each other.

Lila moves back home after a bad breakup and begins working at her aunt‘s restaurant. After a confrontation with an ex-boyfriend, who wrote bad reviews of Lila‘s aunt‘s restaurant, the guy ends up dead. Soon Lila is a suspect and she begins her own investigation to clear her name.

Apparently I‘m in the minority on Litsy about my rating. Personally I thought this was a cute cozy mystery and I read it in one sitting (my husband made fun of me).

This came the other week but more book mail from a local indie! The Library of the Unwritten and Bridge of Souls are great books. Can‘t wait to see what the others will hold.

The 3rd (and last?) book in this middle grade series did not disappoint. I highly recommend The City of Ghosts series for anyone looking for a light, fun, easy read.

I love how the author takes the reader to a different country every book! This one was set in New Orleans.

I‘m taking full advantage of working from home today. It‘s gorgeous out and of course the days I take off are always rainy (like tomorrow). So I opted to take my lunch break outside, read, and enjoy a beer.

My #BOTM picks for April! I‘ve been good about not using both of my accounts but I couldn‘t help myself this month.

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates (if not Happy Sunday)!

Pictured is my Easter card from a close friend‘s baby. 🥰

$3.99 ebook deal!! Get all 4 of these eBooks from Joe Hill: NOS4A2, Horns, Heart-Shaped Box, and 20th Century Ghost stories.

I know it‘s available for the Kindle but unsure about other stores.

Ugh. I forced myself to finish this book and it was a let down. It was an interesting premise, 7 mystery stories within a ‘present‘ day event, but it wasn‘t well executed. I found myself bored and tired of this book. But go me for finishing it 😂

A superhero story about 2 people who have special abilities but don‘t remember their past. Jamie can erase people‘s memories, which he uses to rob banks to buy books & cat food. The other, Zoe, is fast & strong which she uses to be a food delivery person & occasionally fight crime. Soon they meet & try to find out about their past.

The first half I was all in but then my interest started to dwindle. The end also felt rushed to me & was just eh.