Welcome to Litsy!

What do a 30 year old jewelry heist, a murder in a columbarium (crypt) and a toucan have in common? More than you would think, as it turns out!

Also, I learned that toucans cannot not talk (I never thought about this before), and they are incredibly messy eaters that adore fruit.

Kill-Pleted!! 🔪🔪

#Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter #Readathons #Screamathon #Spookoween #Wickedathon #Necronothon #ReadwithUs #20in4

I‘ll be honest the main character in this one drove me completely nuts. She was just really judgmental and picky. It took away from the mystery. #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter #20in4 book 3/6 #BookSpinBingo

Up next …. Not my usual choice however the sacrifices I make for my team….. beaked buddy book 📕

#Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter Readathons #Screamathon #Spookoween #Necronomathon #Wickedathon #ReadwithUa #20in4

#teamslaughter Book, listened on my commute for work. Didn‘t matter that I haven‘t read the previous 22 books in the series. I found most of the book interesting, but sometimes it was a little tedious. #scarathlon 51 pts @Clwojick

Was thinking of my #TeamSlaughter teammates last night when I was watching Castle 😅 #Scarathlon2021

This is the team read for #Scarathon2021 @Clwojick #TeamSlaughter

I was expecting the bird to have more of a presence in the story. The title is just alluding to the fact that, unlike Parrots,Toucans can't talk. The story was cute but I am not a fan of the MC who just seemed to a busy body. 3.5 ⭐
#SpookOween #Necronomathon @Patchshank #Wickedathon @StayCurious #LittenListen @aperfectmjk #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #SeriesRead2021

I was torn about getting a kindle, but now that I have one I really appreciate being able to read in a dark car when waiting for my kids.

A cute, typical cozy but for some reason this started to feel long.

I've only had one book I really liked this month, most were soso, a couple of pans, and one bail, so I'm picking up a new load of books tomorrow 🤗

#Scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter

I liked this audiobook a lot once I got into the groove.

#OutstandingOctober #BookspinBingo

Watched a few scary movies and shows this week. Today is a reading day📚 #Scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter #OutstandingOctober #Screamathon #Spookoween #Wickedathon

Make a great day🎃

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

📍 Toucan Keep A Secret and Thicker Than Water
📍 Hands down favorite is Empire of the Vampire
📍 Neverwhere and The Graveyard Book both by Neil Gaiman. Also A Discovery of Witches is really good.

#ThinkPositiveBePositive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView
@BkClubCare

Joining #OutstandingOctober readathon @Andrew65
Hope to finish tagged book and Meddling Kids, then hitting the library Monday for a new stack.
#Scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter
Make a great day everyone🎃

Finished the #TeamBook for #TeamSlaughter. The fact that she was a blacksmith AND a church key holder just made her more awesome, in my opinion. Although I thought the toucan would have a bigger part, it was a good story. Being a church employee myself made it very relevant for me. #126 #BookSpinBingo #8 #BFC21 #Scarathon2021 #Screamathon #Frightfall #SpookOween #LittenListen #TeaLeavesReadathon #Wickedathon

This was a fun light read for #Scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter buddy read. (50 pts +1) @Clwojick

Picture for attention. Have posted 26 times so far on the Week 2 #scarathlon #TeamSlaughter game (+260), read the tagged book for an hour last night (+50, 15, 10), and a point for posting. +336 total thus far.

Total for week 1- 1367

#Scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick
5 books/a few shows/several posts/one game and....

25 hours for these 3 readathons - #Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft #SpookOween @TheSpineView #Wickedathon @StayCurious

10 hours for this readathon - #AnyWayYouReadathon @kimmypete1 @Eggbeater @MidnightBookGirl

Thanks to all of the hosts and make a great day everyone -

I watched The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (animated) with the littles for 5 points! Then tallied my points for the weeks #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter Week 1 points recap:

4,763 points total!

The cover art and title had me totally underestimate this, but I really enjoyed reading this. It had the warmth of a cozy without any formulaic writing. I‘m really glad it was one of the #TeamSlaughter team reads to put it on my radar, and my #bookspin book to encourage me to choose it first. Can‘t wait to see if the next mystery from this series feels as fresh.

#scarathlon2021 +51 pts

I really didn‘t enjoy this book. It wasn‘t very deep. But that made it easy to read quickly especially my large print edition :) It just didn‘t draw me into the story. But good news is I got my first book done for #TeamSlaughter and it‘s the #BuddyRead & a place on my bingo card so there‘s that.

I‘m not the only one enjoying the #TeamSlaughter #BuddyRead for the #Scarathalon and #bookspinbingo

I put it down to work on another project for a minute and Big Cuddles was not ready to stop reading! 😂

Looks like this months #bookspin number landed on one of the #teamslaughter team reads, so I‘ll be diving into that one first.

#scarathlon2021

This one seems a bit loonier than the others.

This series never fails to make me happy, and was much needed today. #quarantinereads

This story didn't do anything for me. The cover is what I liked the most about it. 🌴 I kept thinking I would get into the story at some point but I did not. Better luck next time !

Okay. I love cozy mysteries. That‘s my genre. I even love things like Murder, She Wrote, so don‘t get me wrong. I can get down with middle-aged, well-mannered sleuths with no real reason to be trusted by the police.

As such, I kept thinking I would get into this book. But, no. This book is as stimulating as a jar of mayonnaise, as entertaining as a single elderly fish in an otherwise empty tank.
Sorry to be such a downer, but I do not recommend.

Just a quick fun audiobook to enjoy on my short commute 😁

#CurrentView of the elusive #YetiCat —and bookshelves! #CatsofLitsy

I want to get my book, but how can I disturb this kitty on my lap? #CatsofLitsy #MiaCat

Update: half an hour later, I was still here bookless, so @WanderingBookaneer came out of the bedroom and handed me my book (which was in my purse next to my reading chair 🤷🏻‍♀️). That‘s true love! 😘🥰😍

This is what my Sundays look like.

The “Muttering Misogynists”! (I think I‘m going to like this book!)

#bookmail !

There were many characters involved in this story, they were quite quirky & entertaining. The mystery itself was interesting but for me it was not very exciting. It didn‘t have that draw that would keep me on the edge of my seat. I think it was because there was a lot of interaction going on with the residents of the town & the parishioners and that took away from the focus of sleuthing. Full review at www.thegenreminx.com #TheGenreMinxBookReviews