Welcome to Litsy!

This is a sweet f/f romance with a bit of mystery, a vulnerable and lovable MC, and a great behind the scenes look at set design for movies. My one quibble is how much older than her age Emi seems, living nearly independently and fully employed in the movies despite just graduating high school. I‘ve discovered that I love Jorjeana Marie narrating first person YA narrators. She lends the MC the little extra innocence she needs to add realism.

19/52: Everything Leads to You

I saw this on an “underrated books that should be on BookTok,” so I gave it a shot. I really loved this story. It was very well written and the characters were super loveable. Definitely associate this book with the song Looking out for You by the Joy Again.

#yafiction #fiction #litsy #booktok #ya #romance #movies

Today's reading buddy

#ThoughtfulThursday
1. Despite wanting to read only horror titles this month, I‘ve been reading the tagged book on and off for a while because I own it and it keeps getting put aside for borrowed items. I‘m really liking it so far, though!
2. Slither
3. I never know until I‘m standing in front of the fridge!

Joining the party late, but I‘ve loved reading everyone‘s posts, so I thought I‘d jump in. Here are #3books that I love. I picked some recent-ish reads, because my two all-time favorite reads fit multiple categories and I wanted to show some other books some love too.

I‘m not sure why I have such fondness for this now-defunct attraction that used to reside in Disney‘s Hollywood Studios but I thought it might be fun to build a reading challenge around it.
The titles listed above are the movies in the order in which they appeared in the ride; I‘m choosing books that are either reminiscent of the plot or share settings, themes, etc. No time limit or rules, just have fun. #thegreatmovieridereadingchallenge

𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑦 𝑁𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝐿𝑎𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟 💖!
𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 #9 𝑜𝑓 2020 🗓

#ninalacour #everythingleadatoyou #9 #2020

This was a fast cute read. Characters were kind of 2 dimensional but it felt ok for what the story was about. Wish it could have been a little bit more realistic, however nice getaway from the thrillers I‘ve been reading, lighthearted and nothing too deep. For an easy read I would pick this.
16pta
#wintergames #tbrread #tmskellington @Clwojick @StayCurious @Crimson613

Currently reading on this Xmas night!! So excited... ❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗

#tmskellington @Crimson613

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This book gave me all the feels. I wasn‘t really expecting anything when I started it but by the end of it I was hit upside the head with the story and how great all the characters were. This author is great at pleasantly surprising me and I end up loving her books.

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Ugh this scene hit home for me. I‘ve made my own family that love ME but sometimes no matter how old you get you still wish for your parents to be by your side.

Booknerd2222 is my Booklr! #Tumblr #books #booklr

I‘ve had this one on my tbr for like years.

BOOK: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour (queer girl YA romance 🥰)
MOVIE: French Kiss (Jeez, I gotta rewatch that one soon)
SONG: She Keeps Me Warm by Mary Lambert
#manicmonday

This was super cute. When I finally focused on it I flew through it. What‘s love without a little heartbreak and mystery? The behind the scenes look into movies was great too! It made a job I had never even thought about sound really interesting!!

Staying up late due to a late work day energy drink... starting this one cuz I need something lighter after American Gods

Ahhh an author I adore just followerd me back on twitter I'm not freaking out you're freaking out

BOOK: Everything Leads to You (queer girl YA, yay!)
AUTHOR: Engel, Patricia
MOVIE: Elizabeth
FOOD: Edamame
#manicmonday

Starting off Pride Month with a fun read. I couldn‘t put this down, actually read the whole book in one day. Some of the writing frustrated me, but I love the “behind the scenes” look into making movies and the story was engaging enough to keep me going.

I have earned my afternoon #beerandabook today! I went grocery shopping and finished up the trim work on the doghouse I built for Arthur, but has been taken over by the cats. 😺 🤷🏼‍♀️

This book was my least favorite of LaCour‘s books so far. I couldn‘t get past how unrealistic and easy things were. We‘re supposed to believe that these 18 year olds already have major responsibilities in the movie industry? And everything they try works out and every lead they follow is successful and they‘re independent? It just felt too easy. My favorite parts were describing the creativity that goes into movie making, especially set design.

A lovely contemporary read 💖

#riotgrams Day 13. A selection of red, white, and pink books! @bookriot

Enjoying brunch at Changing Hands, an indie bookstore here in Phoenix, with my roommate. It's a good Sunday. #indiebookstores

Because I need to recover from the previous book, I'm going for some lighter fare next. Lesbian young adult romance with a pretty cover? Yes, please.

My first time reading Nina Lacour, and I see the appeal! The romance had a nice balance between fluff and reality that I don‘t often find in YA. I had to suspend my disbelief about Emi becoming a set designer at 18, but I was fascinated by the passages about her work. I‘d like to find some more books about artistic direction in films, and I‘ll definitely be picking up more books by Nina Lacour! #queerbooks

We Are Okay was one of my favorite books of the year, so I'm excited to read my second book by Nina LaCour

Got this in a book swap & finally got a chance to read. Not so much read as flew through. A sweet story & a fun one as we learn more about these characters. There were times in the beginning were I felt like rolling my eyes & the main character seemed too perfect, but once I let go & just went with it, it turned into a really fun book. Fun romantic romp and a perfect escape read. Very happy I read this. Fun fact: the author lives in my hometown!

But y'all they have so many #queerbooks on sale right now! Even hardbacks for under $10!! And the shipping is FREEEEE how could I resist?!

Super sweet with a great lesbian romance. The set design parts were fun and so interesting. I also loved how passionate all the characters were. I did think this book dragged a bit at times though.

Day 23: Best Type of #Cliche - So #yalit always has these young people doing things that regular young people just don't do, i.e. 4,000 mile road trip with strangers (Let's Get Lost), anyone? Or how about big screen set design before you're even out of high school (Everything Leads to You)? Even though these teens are living "unrealistic" lives, it's still a lot of fun to read ... because really, #reallife is boring. #septinbooks17 #bookishtropes

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September 17: Happy #socksunday - My geek/dork/nerd Scrabble socks and I'm still working on #everythingleadstoyou! It's really good! #septinbooks17

Heading to the #Hollywood Hills with @BookNerd784 for my next read! #bookclub #yalit #ninalacour #summertimereads #booksandpalms #bookstagram #bookphotography

September 6: Favorite Reading Beverage - I don't really drink while reading but I sometimes do at lunch. My bottle has Kool-aid pink lemonade. #septinbooks17

September 1: Anticipated September Read - I can't wait to read this book and talk about it with my #grouptextbookclub! #septinbooks17

Read a book with a person on the cover. Currently reading Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour for #booktubeathon2017.

I knew it wasn't my type of novel after the first chapter. Push trough, I see why people could love it but I'll pass..

Starting my 5th book for the #summerflingsread

One of my favorite reads of the year so far! The romance is cute and the plot is interesting. I crushed hardcore on Emi and aspire to be like her and chase my dreams.

QUARTERLY WRAP UP. 2ND QUARTER - April, May, June

Top 5 favorite reads of the quarter

#2: Everything Leads To You by Nina Lacour

I loved everything about this! The romance, the characters, the plot! It was so hard to put down everytime I picked it up!

#everythingleadstoyou #ninalacour #favoritereadsof2017

"People talk about coming out as though it's this big one-time event. But really, most people have to come out over and over to basically every new person they meet."

Well this was absolutely adorable .

This book!!!! I'm still not over it even though I finished it like a week ago 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5

I actually love the cover on this book, it's amazing! Matches my Rose fanart amazingly as well 😄

?A recent read that you loved?
Two books, that I've read this year, that I really enjoyed are Nina LaCour's "Everything Leads to You", which has a f/f romance and "Radio Silence" by Alice Oseman, which has a bisexual and biracial protagonist and demisexual, gay, and lesbian rep. LOVED these books so much. ??
// #EverythingLeadsToYou • #NinaLaCour • #RadioSilence• #AliceOseman

Great contemporary love story. Fabulous characters filled with passion. Yet it felt like 2/3 of a stellar book. Needed more. 8/10. Would still recommend.

#everythingleadstoyou #ninalacour #review #bookreview #bookworm #contemporary #summerread

Yet another lovely book that I haven't read yet. Can't wait to though. #lgbt #diversereads

Currently reading this 💕
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It's about a girl who wants to work in the film industry just like me and although I don't read many mysteries I'm willing to try. This has been on my TBR forever and I wanna get through a lot of my TBR this summer.

This was really good! It was nice to read a W|W love story that wasn't a coming out story. I also loved that the main character was a production designer because that was really interesting to learn about. The narrative was uneven at time and I would have liked more insight into Ava and her motives, but still super good!