Welcome to Litsy!

This book is about a group of childhood friends who feel themselves to be misfits and form their own “family” calling themselves the Gunners, so named for the former occupants of an abandoned house they adopt as their home away from home. Told mostly from the perspective of Mikey, we alternate between present and past, gradually unearthing the secrets about each of the Gunners, but known and held secret by one of their own. All the feels. 5⭐️

#BookReport 46/20

It‘s been a good reading week with Americanah being the absolute highlight. Such a fantastic book! But I enjoyed the other three a lot as well so I am one happy lady 😉

This was a unexpected surprise. Like @Cinfhen says, it would well fit the #Underrated prompt for #Booked2021.

Six friends are inseparable while growing up until one of them leaves their group without an explanation. The others are at loss and all falls apart. Years later they are adults and reminisce about that time. Looking for answers only raises more questions.

Loved it! If you like an ensemble cast and a story about friendships evolving over time this one is for you. Shocking, funny, heartbreaking, honest, messy, happy, perfect!

#7days7covers #covercrush Day 3

@TheBookStacker have you been tagged yet? If you want to join in just post a cover you love every day, with no explanation, and tag someone new every day.

I found this story so moving. Six friends finding their way. Desperately sad and hopeful at the same time, this is the kind of book that seems to breathe love, which is just the best kind. Reminded me a little of The Immortalists, which I also loved, but maybe even liked this one more. Rich, round characters and great dialogue.

A group of six friends through childhood and adolescence are suddenly and mysteriously cut off by one of their own. After high school, the remaining five go their separate ways, reuniting years later at a funeral. Secrets are revealed as the story moves back and forth through past and present. Think “The Big Chill” without the cool music. Definitely recommend. 4/5 ⭐️

#audiobook

I loved this book about a group of childhood friends reunited as adults when one of their group commits suicide. It is a quiet story about how the bonds of strong friendships can over come time and differences. I loved Mikey, the friend who never moved away, so much. Great on audio. This is a book that I think I have to own even though I was just saying I need to stop buying books (ignoring the fact I am going to a library sale this weekend).

#octoberxfiles @Robothugs @Cinfhen
#bitinthebullet One from the #TBR today... love the sound of this one..... Anyone read it?

I‘ve seen many describe this as The Big Chill with GenXers. A group of childhood friends reunites following the suicide of one of their members. It is a story about the complexity of life in general - friendship, family, love and loss. 3.5⭐️ Both the ebook and audiobook are available on Hoopla.

We‘ve just left for vacation for the next ten days. I hope I brought enough/appropriate clothing. I was more concerned with the books I‘d be taking along. First up is The Gunners. I‘ve heard good things about this one.

What was life if not a long series of scary and outlandish things you did and said and asked of your heart, so you could carry the wild and unreasonable hope that someday someone would hold your face and say, you are perfect 🐕🐾💛

this book is a celebration of the ups and downs of lifelong friendships.
i appreciate all of my relationships that have endured life's many growing pains and i think this book celebrates of those kinds of friendships.

" Mikey wondered if having a dear friend and being a dear friend, might be almost as good as being a good man."

The Big Chill meets GenX. i liked it! 3.5⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really liked this book which reminded me very much of The Big Chill. A group of people who grew up together meet up decades later when one dies. They reveal secrets and tell truths.

I really loved this. It's about childhood friends who reunite when one dies. But it‘s so much more. Told in alternating times, you see the different perspectives of the friends as they try and figure out what went wrong in the past. They all had secrets but all loved each other. And throughout, there are just beautifully written sentences in passages that just capture both past and present.

Enjoyable story of friendship with strong character development. However, there was just something missing for me at the end. Still a pick.

Talk about getting lost in a book ~ I managed to do NOTHING today other than read this heartbreaking /uplifting story courtesy of #Hoopla. Neighborhood friends who grow up to be inseparable are suddenly untethered when one friend leaves the group with no warning or reason given. Her departure scatters the group until her suicide brings them back together. 😭😭😭OMG, I LOVED this book. Highly recommend

The awesome @GripLitGrl (or #JerseyGirl) is hosting a generous #giveaway for US Littens🎉🎉🎉Repost and let her know the answer to the above questions❣️❣️❣️Since I can‘t name only one favorite, I‘ll share the book I‘m most excited for; The Gunners. Both blurb and cover design have caught my attention 😍🤩😊 Thanks for the chance to win “Sometimes I Lie” #GLGgiveaway

Not my best month but I‘ve been pretty busy.

4* I will fully admit to being attracted to this book because of its gorgeous cover. Then I saw a little blurb here and there about it. So I decided to read it. It‘s a book about friendship, love, belonging, and grief. The Big Chill meets King‘s The Body for Gen Xers. A group of friends grows up together and reunite for a funeral after the suicide of one of them. Secrets and desires are revealed. Very moving and honest. I loved Mikey.

Read #100 for the year. Job situation is still scary as all get out but at least my reading is on track.

🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷/5 Cheers
The Gunners is a story about friendship, family, love, secrets & loss. Mikey, Jimmy, Sam, Alice, Sally, &Lynn are a group of childhood friends who reunite when they are in their 30s after a member of their group commits suicide. The story is set in present day with nuanced moments from the past weaved into the story. I was completely invested in all of the characters throughout their entire journey. #spinesvines

I love this symbolism of the hibernation of the wood frog. Nature‘s way of saying it‘s okay to have a frozen season below ground with a stopped heart. You‘ll thaw in the spring (or whenever you want to come back into the world...) and your heart will beat again. ❤️

When the author slips in a love note to cats everywhere. ❤️😻

When you complain on Litsy about your library hold number for the following book and @MicheleinPhilly gifts it to you. It came with some side eye shade from Bitsy because she thought I was going to nurse a book hangover all day and pay her extra attention. 😽

1. Read about a book 3 months before it‘s released and think, “I‘d like to read that!” ✅
2. Wait 2 months and check library website to see if they‘ve pre-ordered it (they haven‘t) ✅
3. Check their website every day to see if they‘ve ordered it so you can get on the holds list (they haven‘t) ✅
4. Check their website the next day and see that they‘ve finally ordered it and 98 people have noticed before you and are all on the hold list for it ✅

A slow burn of a book, this one had a familiar ache infused throughout its pages. That ache we feel to be accepted; better yet, to be seen fully and accepted regardless. To be seen in the light and thought of as lovely.

So often, friendships are depicted as full of envy, contempt, or loneliness. Rebecca Kauffman reminds us that friendships are there to lift us up, to be a refuge, to follow through on our promises, and are revealed through time.

Hummus + avocado toast and finishing up this book today.

Oh, my heart. This book really snuck up on me. It reminded me of a 80s movie, like The Big Chill or The Breakfast Club or IT without the horror. Kauffman‘s writing is simple, yet exquisitely observant and detailed in a way that sort of stuns you with humor and poignancy. The characters are rich and vibrant, their inner lives and internal struggles relatable and meaningful. I loved this novel, and feel genuinely touched by its beauty and sincerity.

Dinner + Book. This one is great - I couldn‘t stop reading last night!

So far, it‘s following a group of friends from childhood through adulthood. Fans of The Interestings: I think you‘ll like it!

Wow...this book packs a punch in about 250 pages. It‘s about five friends and how they deal with a loss of a friend and all the secrets they had. It goes between the present and stories of their youth. Very well done.

Next read this Easter Sunday. This sounds absolutely wonderful.

Kale/white bean/andouille sausage soup! And new bookmail!!! I think I‘m gonna love this book 🤞🏻.

Best of #bookmail and just in time for me to enjoy for #FridayReads! THE GUNNERS is one of my most anticipated titles for the first half of 2018. So. Excited. 🤩

Many thanks to Counterpoint Press for sending me a copy. If you haven‘t checked out this amazing publisher, head over to their Instagram page to see their amazing titles. (They might be my favorite. 🙊)

https://www.instagram.com/counterpointpress

Loving this book so far!!

Spring releases that I am the most excited about, the tagged book is I think will be the best title. #marchinbooks #springbooks #booksandshelfiesm18 #newreleases #neverendingtbr

My spring recommendation ~ a debut about adolescent friendship👭👫👬Congrats on your marvelous Litsy milestone @Booksnchill and thanks for the #giveaway #WhiskeyRocks {{another gorgeous cover @JoScho }}