Welcome to Litsy!

Loving the oh so human, flawed DC Cat Kinsella.

First book in a series based around the detective constable Cat Kinsella, it's a solid debut, with entertaining dialogues, and an intelligently constructed plot which allows readers to discover Cat's story, her difficult relationship with her father, and the secret she's been keeping for years.

Major down: the playing down of a key element. When it happens, it is a blatant clue that this element is the KEY. It's definitely a pet peeve of mine.

#lockedbox #prosaicdetails

“I have to keep them locked in a box at the center of my frontal lobe. In my mind this box has always been purple.”
How police woman Cat manages the turmoil of her mind‘s volcanic prosaic details.

#coffeeandbooks #saturdaymorningquiet #homemadeblueberryjam

No one is up but me. Love a quiet start to my day. Starting this book. It‘s a mood thing.

Homemade blueberry jam on an English muffin. Heavenly.

Another one from my #botm backlog & my #doublebookspin @TheAromaofBooks! This was a really good thriller from BOTM. Cat is a detective for the Metropolitan Police Force where she buries herself in her work to avoid dealing with her strained family relationships. When a dead girl turns up within walking distance of the bar her father owns, Cat is seized by memories from the summer that changed her relationship with her father forever. ⭐⭐⭐💫

My first audio book completed, may have taken a few weeks as I only listened while doing the school run, or when I was painting our new bedroom. In fairness, this book was ok, nothing spectacular but it did have a few twists and turns I wasn't expecting. Perhaps I would have rated it more if I had actually read it? Murder, trafficking and family secrets, ok for a cold December day!

My first audio book. Looking forward to trying something new, but can't guarantee my concentration will see me follow the plot due to interrupted sleep with a 6 week old baby.

Accepting the challenge

I enjoyed this one quite a bit, but there wasn‘t much #sweet about it!
#boundtogetherjune

Another weekend means another book. This book of the month book has been on my tbr for over a year. Today is your day, don‘t disappoint me.

A body is found in central London and DC Cat Kinsella is torn between investigating and fearing her family may somehow be involved. The beginning of this book is a mess and the ending is too drawn-out, but once the police procedural component settles in, it‘s quite good.

**Apologies for the photo. The models just were NOT cooperating. 😬

Rating: ⭐️
I just keep dnfing books left and right. 😭😭😭

DNF at 68 pages. It was really slow and boring. Couldn‘t capture my attention. It felt dreary as well.
#botm

A well paced, well written who done it. While I did figure it out before the twist was revealed that didn't put a damper on the quality or enjoyment in getting there.

This was a good book. I enjoyed it as an audiobook especially. 🌟🌟🌟

⭐️⭐️⭐️
This one had a slow start. Definitely a few twists and turns that saved it from being completely mediocre.

I finished listening to this on my way to work. It was okay. Definitely could have been shorter. I didn‘t see the ending coming, but it still fell flat. It‘s my third mystery genre audiobook in a row; I think I need to switch genres for my next listen.

Read this using the Nook app “Read Out” option in June. I liked more than disliked this (rated 3/5 on Goodreads). The murder mystery was pretty good, but wrapped up too neatly. The main character was interesting, but her main traits are that she is traumatized by a previous case and doesn‘t get along with her family. Would have liked more development of her as a person but I don‘t think that is generally a strong point in this genre.

Unfortunately this one didn't keep my attention. Had to put it down after 30+ pages.

Next read

One of those true 3-star books—not “almost 4 but rounding down b/c X” or “closer to 2 but I‘m being generous b/c Y.” It was fine—decent police procedural with no absurd L&O SVU-style overly obvious statements from one cop to another, okay pacing, a main female character who is not a Bad Ass nor a silly mess. But no sense of urgency, one reveal was just “Oh, huh, okay” & another was super predictable. Will read more from this author, though.3/5 ⭐️

The martyrdom of the dead is the bane of a Murder detective‘s life. It‘s hard to pinpoint the truth when people are too busy polishing the halo.

[LOL—Cops: the only people who *want* you to speak ill of the dead.]

This has the kind of synopsis where it could easily end up being cliché and derivative, but it‘s intriguing enough that I‘m still gonna give it a chance ?

On the last thirty pages. I‘m not gonna hit 24 hrs by midnight, but I‘m so close so I‘m not going to bed until I do. #24B4Monday

I‘m about to pass the fifteen hour mark for #24B4Monday! I may not finish until two or three am Monday morning, but I don‘t count it as Monday until after I sleep!

Drew this one as my next read for #24B4Monday from my #popjargame Gonna shower first though. It‘s helping me keep sane. Otis the #gingerbrat is missing, and I‘m having a rough time. Please pray for his safe return. Or cast a spell for me, whatever it is that you do. 💜

Sweet Little Lies I presumed was a thriller, yet I was left reading more police procedures than anything. Although the story was well written with great character developments, it was very very slow...which made it difficult to hold my attention. It was........ OK.

Reminds me of the small town that I live in now ☺

Beautiful Day out here in North Dakota, yes!!! Getting out to enjoy it.

Monday *exhales* bedtimmmmme. ahh the sweet smell of eucalyptus and a good book.

This week's read.

There have been mixed reviews about this one but I enjoyed it! A quick read and definitely some twists that I didn‘t see coming. And some pretty dark sh!t too! #popsugarreadingchallenge

Started this one this morning for the #popsugarreadingchallenge. Cozy blanket required!

Just starting this one on my way to work this morning! #currentlyreading #popsugarreadingchallenge

Ahh idk why it‘s taking me a long time to get into this book! I started it 2 days ago and I‘m still on page 86! Then again, my gf came over (she‘s not into books at all :( ) and we‘ve been spending time together, and since i‘m done with finals, I‘m getting myself back into my old habits and pastimes (other than reading). I‘m also really bad at managing my time lol. I‘ll try to read as much as I can when I go to bed.

Good morning!

Book 7 of the popsugar challenge (a book with a title that contains “salty”, “sweet”, “bitter” or “spicy”)
Browsed through a few books that fit the criteria, this one seemed promising. We shall see 😁

This book started out strong, but it lost steam in the middle. Which is part of the reason it took me almost a month to finish it. I really wanted to like it, but I thought it was very mediocre.

Also, this is the first full book I've used Bookly for since it came out for Android. Not really sure how i feel about it yet. Anyone else have problems with the time not logging?

#booked2019 #FemaleDetective
#LitsyAtoZ #letterS

After 2 weeks, my company is gone. My cat and I were both ready to resume our normal daily positions. Man, I missed reading.
#catsoflitsy

Would normally be a good start to this #readathon, but today was the day I had the most time to spend reading. Oh well, at least I finished A Simple Favor and got a good start on Sweet Little Lies.

#25infive #25andcapsule

This was a pretty good murder mystery, but I am a bit tired of the alcoholic unreliable narrator. I actually would really love to have read this with another character - the murder unit lead as the main narrator-she seems much more interesting! There were a few twists that kept my interest so, overall a pic!

"Problem is, while the lie may be sweet as it falls from your lips, the feeling in your gut is always putridly sour. And almost always bang-on"

Quite enjoying this one so far, haven‘t got very far in to it yet, but it seems hopeful.

An OK read! It took awhile for me to get into the story, but it picked up in the latter half. The audio helped too, but this is one of those books that a year from now I will have a hard time recalling.

Well, September wasn‘t my best reading month, but I still read 31 books (30 audio, 1 print). My favorites were Hunting Prince Dracula, My Plain Jane & Olivia Twist.

Really good book! Kept me guessing the whole book, although I did guess one of the plot twists at the end. Lots of twists and turns! Loved the entertwining of characters

And finally. Thank you, lovely reader, for buying my book.

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Acknowledgment: To Neil, for absolutely everything. For tea, plot suggestions, keeping me sand and making me feel like the only girl in the world. You're a prince among men, baby. This book wouldnt be what it is, and I wouldnt be where I am without you. I love you, always.

Acknowlegment: and to Dad, a first-class storyteller and presumably where I got the gene.

Acknowledgment: To Mum, whose love and faith in my ability is as constant as the sun.

Last Line: Im not just the keeper of his secrets anymore. He's the keeper of mine.

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