Welcome to Litsy!

My October hopefuls. Mix of reads leftover from last month, buddy reads, library book, my kindle & my TBR shelves. Poe is snuggling me.😻
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My one concession to Halloween is the tagged book, “ a modern ghost story,” which I took from our 9th grade English class bookshelves. I am too much of a scaredy- cat to read Halloweeny books.

An 18-year-old tries to overcome a traumatic adolescence at an isolated farm in Northern California. This is a lyrical, quiet novel that was somehow a page-turner, too.

Weird little book so far. Memories haunt all our characters. Truly haunt them, there‘s ghosts too.

Tera! Thank you so much for this sweet surprise! I love the bookmark and book! Can‘t wait to read it!! I love the beautiful cover! ❤️🤗❤️🤗

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This wasn't bad but not something I would read again. I liked the writing, just not a fan of the plot.

"I wanted a kind of logic. A reason. An assurance that things worked the way they were supposed to. Creatures lived and they died and sometimes they returned in a different form. Sometimes they haunted the living, and sometimes they let us be."

I had to take advantage of a gorgeous, sunny afternoon to take a late lunch break and get some reading in after picking up this new beautiful paperback edition of Watch Over Me. I love Nina LaCour's writing, and Adams Carvalho's artwork complements beautifully. Perfect afternoon. (Also, couldn't resist these adorable page flags.)

“Still, once again, the tea made me feel like I was starting over. Made me feel like maybe starting over once again was still possible. “

@sharread this is inside the cover…she‘s looking at you!

It‘s not a ghost haunting really. More of a haunting of memory and mind. A very sad, bittersweet but beautiful book.

I don't think this book was for me. I saw it had a lot of good reviews, but I didn't think it was atmospheric, I just thought it was plain weird. And honestly some of the relationships made me feel gross. I hope you like it, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. I did give it 2 stars because I thought the ending was a bit poetic. 2/5

A odd but intriguing read, I loved it and a quick read 😊 Read for Dewey‘s 24 hour readathon and as a prompt for the #PopSugarReadingChallenge2021 5/5

Every written word had something to add to this quiet meditation on trauma and self-worth. I can't help but draw the comparisons to We Are Okay--similar in tone, unique in story, but exactly what I would expect from Nina LaCour, who is slowly becoming near and dear to my heart with her beautiful books.

Nearly flawless, 5 easy stars for me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Maybe the fear doesn't ever actually go away. Maybe we have to keep on working. We thought it would be simple, but it isn't. We thought we could be finished, but maybe...maybe we'll never be entirely finished." ??

Haunting. Heart-aching. Beautiful.

Gorgeous spring weather calls for some reading in the park with coffee, croissants, and ducks!

So beautiful. So heart-achingly beautiful. Nina LaCour has done it again!

4 stars

A beautiful story about heartbreak, grief, letting go and moving forward. Very well written. I enjoyed it so much.

Read: 1/11/2021-1/12/2021

A beautiful, haunting representation of trauma and healing. We could all use a place like The Farm in our lives. #yalit #ghoststories

“I‘ve never done acid, but I imagine it feels similar to reading this book.” - my text to a friend just now

But all jokes aside, what a fascinating book. I read it in less than 24 hours. It‘s a deeply sad, almost trippy perspective on trauma crossed with a ghost story. Anyone who loved We Were Liars would love this one, too.

This book was excellent. Haunting,sad,lots of feelings to it. I highly recommend it.

When Mila ages out of the foster care system, she decides to take an internship at a remote farm that serves as a refuge for other foster children. But the farm isn‘t as idyllic as it seems, and Mila quickly finds herself haunted by ghosts and by her past. Watch Over Me is a well-written and quiet novel about loneliness, grief, and trauma, and about finding a family and learning to heal. 3.5⭐ My Kobo doesn't do this cover justice #CoverCrush

About to tune into a panel with Nina LaCour, Aiden Thomas, and Rory Power! I‘m so excited!

First of all, this cover!!!! More importantly, Nina Lacour has forever haunted me with this novel.

Just couldn‘t get into my #bookspin pick for this month!

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Feature Friday talking about Watch Over Me https://youtu.be/xLarqQGK0qE

The minute I saw “modern ghost story” in the blurb I was in.

This is not your typical ghost story. It is a traumatic story of lonliness and healing and longing to find a place you belong.

While I did find this book slow to begin with it took only one paragraph to break my heart and I soon lost myself in the pages. Nina LaCour's writting style is flawless. There is something just so peaceful and serene about the way the words flowed.

Watch Over Me was earie and hearbreaking and deserves so much love.

Haunting, atmospheric and beautiful. Mila is eighteen and has aged out of the foster care system. She is traumatized, lonely, broken and ravaged by grief and guilt. She takes a job teaching at an isolated self-sustaining farm on the Northern California coast. The story is a slow build, quiet, well written and alternates between Mila's past and present. The setting is eerie and atmospheric. This book is haunting and healing. It will stay with you.

End of another month. Did better this time. Even got some rereads in. #readingstats #grchallenge #julyreading #reading2020

A quiet, haunting, beautiful sunrise of a book.