Welcome to Litsy!

Full disclosure I love all books by this author. This is such a good story. I started it late last night. Finished it this afternoon. No I didn‘t sleep much and no I don‘t care. Haunted dress. Love, greed, suspense it‘s all here, people.

I always adore historical gothic novels. This drew me in right away, although I did falter slightly in the last third as the pacing dipped but otherwise a great read.

This book had so much promise, and yet it really fell flat for me. Granted, I did listen to it, and while I did appreciate multiple narrators telling the story, the narrators made everything sound more theatrical than necessary. Long pauses; long drawn out words. The story itself could have been interesting - a gown that haunts its owners - but the storyline seemed disjointed and stilted at times. Not the book for me!

This library find hooked me right away! On chapter 5 and looking forward to reading all evening. 🍁📖🍃
What are you reading this autumn Sunday?

My October TBR!
🧡 The Girl Who Could See is a novella sent to me by the sweet author.
💛 The Woman in the Lake - my second try at a Nicole Cornick novel. But I've heard great things about this one.
❤️ The Beholder - YA historical fantasy by a debut author.
🤎 Gemini - the one I am least likely to finish. Enjoyed the creative format of the first book, but will the novelty wear off? 🤔

#LetsTravelAugust #Lakeside
Four lakeside books read in recent times.
The author for The Lake House is Kate Morton.

Trying this (another one from the prize pack I won recently) as my next poolside read!

I wanted a light listen with some mystery and came across this gem. It‘s very soap opera-y, perhaps it‘s the audio, but i did sit an extra 3 minutes in my car to finish the juicy chapter 😂. It‘s already better than the one i didn‘t finish, because that was booorreeeeee!! @Econaghan @BookBridget @wanderinglynn @laurar311 @WriterAtHeart @jmtrivera @Honeybeegirl @BookishBelle #book1of4 #bfcround2

Current situation and current read. Ugh! I had to quit, A Well-Behaved Woman, because my time ran out in Overdrive...oh well! (It was a bore)

Okay have to admit feeling a little bit disappointed in this book, after having read her excellent House of Shadows. This one just didn‘t seem to have the same depth and not really sure I can say it really had any redeeming characters. I actually struggle to think it was written by the same author. I will continue with her books but hope the next one gets back to the quality of the previous book.

Started listening to this book today as my commute book. Read her book The House of Shadows last month and it was one of my favourite reads of the month. This is another timeslip book and I hope it is as good. Yet another of those fashionable covers, but love the colours on this one.

I liked the premise of a beautiful yet possibly 'evil' golden dress tying 2 eras (1765 & 2015) & 3 POVs together, but 320 pages wasn't quite enough to develop the characters & dive into the history. Not the best book I've read lately yet still a pick for the idea, creep factor, suspense & historical mystery/Gothic/horror mix. Paired with an Easy Avocado Caprese Salad inspired by one made by a character in the book for my book tour review. Link👇🏻

Too simplistically written to hold my attention. It was a library borrow so I'm not too worried I'm bailing on it.

I have 7 days to read this one before I send due back to the library for the others waiting.

Fast paced and intriguing, but a bit uneven. This is a back-and-forth in time historical fiction / suspense read and I was swept up in the mystery of it all! The two timelines are easy to tell apart, and each have memorable characters - with some you just love to hate! All in all this was a fascinating read that I enjoyed. I voluntarily reviewed an eARC copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.

My finished Cream of Watercress Soup (potatoes, onions, watercress & coconut milk instead or cream) served with Hot Pepper Toasts (Sriracha-Tabasco butter 😋) was lunch & is on the blog for #soupersundays.🍲 Pictured with my current read, an #ARC (historical fiction with some mystery) for a book tour review later in the week.

Link to recipe: http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/2019/02/cream-of-watercress-soup-and-hot-pepp...