Welcome to Litsy!

This book is everything I have ever wanted in a #romance! Ginger is a queer cynical tattoo artist who owns her own shop in Philadelphia. Her whole life she's had to fight for who she is. Christopher is a happy-go-lucky redhead who's just opened a sandwich shop. I loved how it gender flipped the usual dynamics of nurturing woman who brings the man out of his shell. I also loved how integrated Ginger was in the queer community despite dating a guy.

Omg, this #audiobook narrator has such a sexy voice. Also I'm pretty sure I'm gonna love this book. #Romantsy

Friends! I didn‘t buy a single book in August! Go me!

I DID download four freebies, though, which meant I had to start filling in the gaps on the Freebies & ARCs page of my bookish bullet journal. Oh well. I read ‘em all ASAP after I got ‘em, so at least I get the satisfaction of seeing all those little Xs in a column.

The books were mostly great, too. SMALL CHANGE was (probably) my fave, while LEARNING CURVES was a little disappointing.

This book is just so NICE, y‘all! There‘re a few darker threads from the get-go, like Christopher‘s worries over his brother, Ginger‘s insecurities surrounding her non-relationship with her family, and the misogyny she deals with within the tattoo industry, but for the most part it‘s about two people who like each other a LOT and care enough to explore that zing in mostly healthy ways. When they mess up, they check themselves. It WARMED MY HEART.

Breakfast involved a new book and a new-to-me hot sauce. I‘ll go heavier on it tomorrow now I know what it‘s like.

SMALL CHANGE is another currently-free book I couldn‘t resist, and it‘s great so far. One character owns a tattoo shop and the other has just started a sandwich & coffee shop, which makes this one of those glorious small business romances that‘s all about commerce AND art AND food. Sign me up.