Welcome to Litsy!

I like this cover much better than the standard YA one. Though it's maybe a little middle-grade in feel?

Such a gut punch of a book. I both desperately want to read the next one, and am kind of afraid to. Especially since there are two more before--I can only hope--evil is vanquished and romances have happy endings.

This was my #backlistreadathon author, but I only got to the one. Still have 3 short prequels though.

#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

I am posting a book every day from my TBR collection. 📚

Day 80

#tbrmountain #tbrpile #bookstoread

New book! The blurb sounds so good!

I looked through my entire YA shelf on Goodreads and didn‘t see a single book I would consider a comedy. But Kami Glass is hilarious! #YAWednesday

This was pretty delightful! A sassy teen girl sleuth and amateur journalist solving paranormal mysteries in a sleepy English town. I love Brennan's snarky sense of humour, especially as it appears in the BFF character Angela who loves to nap and hates everyone. Angela stole the show. My only caveat is there was a bit more that I wanted in terms of world building and character. Just more depth, I think? Also: minor gay stuff! #YA

I got off my bus early to go to this great Chinese bakery called NewTown that I hardly get to now that I live farther away. So I guess BBQ and steamed pork buns are what I'm having for dinner! Salad added for health!
I'm almost done Unspoken and am very eager to find out how it ends!! Also, something I predicted is happening and I am very proud of myself.

Some thoughts:
If Angela and Holly never make out at least once over the course of this series, I will be most seriously displeased. The girls known in their school as "the prettiest girl" and "the second prettiest girl", it would be so awesome!
Also, Angela continues to kill me. When Kami tells her they should go to a pub, Angela says "Somewhere with other people? But other people bother me."
#BrewsAndBooks

I think Angela, the main character's BFF, is my favourite. She's super lazy and loves naps. Great quote from her:
"'Why are you doing this to me?' Angela moaned. 'I knew getting out of bed today was even more of a mistake than it usually is.'"

Kami Glass is considered a weirdo in her town because she had an imaginary friend who she's always heard in her mind. Her best friend, Angela Montgomery doesn't care what others think. Their humor & relationship reminded me of my relationship with my best friend. So of course I had to give her these books. #uncannyoctober #yourfictionalbestfriend

Kami Glass loves someone she‘s never met... a boy she‘s talked to in her head ever since she was born. Despite being treated like an outsider in the small English town she lives in, she runs the school newspaper and has an awesome best friend named Angela. The two of them together made me laugh so much and reminded me of my best friend. Even my husband said it felt like he was reading about the two of us as teens. #bestbuds #jubilantjuly

Supernatural mysteries for #maybookflowers! I really like the Lynburn Legacy books & Sarah Rees Brennan's books in general.

This one really sucked me in! It hit all my buttons: weird town with secrets, creepy family who everyone is scared of, Nancy Drew-type protagonist.

So this book is signed mysteriously. I don't remember buying a signed copy but I am not complaining. So pleased.

#sarahreesbrennan #signedcopy

"I said hold the lift, asshole!" -- the first discussion post for our #TheLynburnLegacy readalong is up and we def. talk about this meet-cute(ish): http://bit.ly/2dSo4jE #SarahReesBrennan #Unspoken #Readalong #Fantasy #YALit

My first attempt at a #socksunday post 🎉 I had no idea they were so difficult to take and I probably took 20 blind photos before I go one semi usable 😂

#booknerdigan #booknerd #bookstagram #fantasy #youngadult #witches

We have two Readalongs happening on the site this month! The first one is for Clariel by Garth Nix with Janet and @Nafiza . The second, run by myself (Yash), is for the first book in Sarah Rees Brennan's The Lynburn Legacy! Intro post goes up tomorrow!

Yay for red books! Here is "Unspoken" by Sarah Rees Brennan. (Thank you to @darkfaerietales_ for sending this to me!) I haven't read it yet, but it sounds like fun.

A quick library read in between weightier fare - I enjoyed this updated YA take on classic Gothic novels, with a couple of small caveats. The dialogue was fun & sassy but in no way like any British teenager I've ever heard - it jarred me a little to see Americanisms like 'Jell-O' in there too.

Amazing! This gothic YA thriller is everything I ever hoped it could have been and more. 5⭐️