Welcome to Litsy!

As most of you know, I have a serious 1-click addiction. I have hundreds upon hundreds of unread e-books. Books that I was oh so excited to discover on super sale, but have since languished on my Kindle(s). 😬 I‘m going to make an effort to intentionally reach back into the proverbial stacks a few times a month. This was first up. I loved Pochoda‘s Visitation Street and while I didn‘t love this one, it was solid. 👇🏼

Love the promise of a new story!

I loved this book - definitely the right book at the right time for me!

I really wanted to love this book. But. Visit my blog for a longer review.
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@Booksnchill My package arrived today and I am blown away! You really outdid yourself! Thank you again for this wonderful giveaway. #whiskeyrocks

I really enjoyed this book. I thought from all the reviews that I might not like it, but I really liked it! It is the story of 4 main characters in California and how their lives, which seem so different intertwine. Like the reviews say there are a lot of characters, but I did not have a issue keeping them separate.

3 Stars (maybe 2.5) on goodreads. I don‘t think I‘ll bother with another from this author. There was one character that didn‘t get the full resolution the other characters got. I also felt there were too many to keep track of and so it felt chaotic and scattered & you could only be so emotionally invested. The book was on the long side too.

This book had a Michael Connelly blurb so I had to check it out. I listened to it and I have to admit it had a few to many similar characters for me to keep them all straight, I do better reading when there are a lot of characters so I think I missed a bit of the story. But it was done well and the story was pretty different from what I usually like. It is not at all similar to Michael Connelly's type of writing.

Stories like this involving characters whose lives intersect can be so hit or miss, and Wonder Valley falls into the latter category. It tries so hard to be smart and layered and profound, but it never transcends its own shallow banality.

Pochoda's prose is fine, yet it often feels manufactured. The connections between the characters are forced and lack the nuance that would make a story like this successful.

Congratulations to @Cinfhen on her milestone! You are an #awesomeLitten! #pickpanbailsosogiveaway #pickpanbailsoso#giveaway #donthatemeBrenefans

Looking forward to starting this one!

When you discover... After 6 months... That the battery in your booklight is replaceable 😊😮📚

My #bookhaul in November. #quarterlybox #pagehabit #bookboxes. It wasn't a great reading month for me. I need to devote more time to #myowndamnbooks. If you are interested in my reading life, the link to my blog is in my bio.

My #bookhaul in November. If you want to see more about my reading life, please visit my blog. The link is in my profile. #shamelessselfpromotion #myreadinglifeinnov

Best of November #audiobook

This might just be the best #audiobook I listened to in 2017. I walked up to 22,000 steps a day so I could have more time to listen. It's like if Michael Cunningham's The Hours was LA noir.

A sliver of ocean for Ren & Leila on this afternoon's #audiowalk

Another amazing morning #audiowalk. A bald eagle just flew directly overhead.

I find this book so entertaining I can't stop listening 🙉

Lions Gate is especially beautiful this morning #audiowalk #weekendlibrarian

Early morning #audiowalk with a neopolitan ice cream sky #weekendlibrarian

And a fiery good morning to you too, world #weekendlibrarian

Utterly sucked in on this morning's #audiowalk in #Raincouver

To describe this book in one word: gritty. Six characters' lives converge after a young man runs naked, yes, naked, through rush hour LA traffic as he escapes his past in which he lived in a cult of sorts, run by his father. The setting, the underbelly of LA, is described so vividly, and the characters, flawed yet likable.🌟🌟🌟🌟

A very Canadian rainy #audiowalk

Today's #audiowalk was cut short by #KAL. A certain indoor cat thought it would be fun to get out in the rain and evade capture... #May

Anyone else give this audiobook a go?

This was a crazy story with unique and extremely dysfunctional characters. 🌵🌴☀️🌊I LOVED it!

#quarterly #bookriot #pagehabit #earlychristmas 🙌❤️📚

“Incandescent… Pochoda keeps you guessing while bringing these lost souls wonderfully, intensely alive.”—People, Book of the Week

Acclaimed author Ivy Pochoda returns with Wonder Valley, an unforgettable new novel set in contemporary Los Angeles.
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#wondervalley #ivypochoda #amreading

Made a pit stop on my way home.. and it is always worth it #newreleases #indiebookstore

A fraction of the amazing books out today. 😍

1. Wonder Valley by Ivy Pochoda 2. They Can‘t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Willis Abdurraqib 3. Not That Bad by Roxane Gay 4. The Destiny Thief by Richard Russo. 5. The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison #mostwantedtopfive

GIVEAWAY TIME #2! Next up: a holiday spin on a classic and a stunning new novel from the author of VISITATION STREET! To win, make a new post about a holiday-themed book you love, use the hashtag #GIVEAWAYHOLIDAYS, and tag me in the photo. Do this by 3pm EST today (October 28), and I'll randomly select one winner. (US only, sorry.) Good luck! ❤️🤘🏻📚

I've hit the halfway mark 🙌🏽
#24in48

This one's next! Looks interesting

#TBRtemptation post 2! #BEA17 edition! Slated for a November, 2017, release. A portrait of contemporary Los Angeles. A typical morning commute traffic jam, except for the guy who is swiftly running between the cars naked. And that's the beginning of a story filled with all sorts of characters in disarray--like juvie Ren who's looking for his Skid Row mom, and 14-year-olds Owen & James living in a desert commune. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

Dropping everything to read this RIGHTNOW. 🖤📚🤘🏻