Welcome to Litsy!

@Laughterhp thank you so much for my #HHS package! I love everything. ❤️
@wanderinglynn

I really enjoyed this, and cried more than I expected.

Spooky bookish romance, anyone? I'm not a lover of paranormal romance in general, but this was very different from what I think of when I think of that genre. This was more like a romcom written for spooky season.

My #HauntedShelf rec for #Paranormal 31 pts
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN

“Love is a celebration of life and death. It stays with you. It lingers…”

I. LOVED. THIS!! ✨ Gave me ALL the feels ✨ I don‘t usually read this style, but I‘m so glad I did. #romanceisdead

Last night I also got to chat with Ashley Poston. She signed my copy of the Dead Romantics, which was a past #LMPBC book. She thought it was a very cool concept and flipped through to see some of our comments - and even added her own! (She loved someone's bullshit remark) 😆
Thought my group members would get a kick out of this @Laughterhp @BethM @Chrissyreadit

This was alright. I kept expecting more from it but it never came. Cute but it really was meh.

What‘s not to love about a romantic ghost story ❤️❤️❤️ and 7eleven throwing a party on your birthday every year

Cocktail hour reading has begun.

Florence (the ghostwriter) and Ben (the ghost) see Ann Nichols's books in the bookshop of Florence's hometown.

ISBN 9780008566579

A book about a ghost-writer - who also sees ghosts. 2 chapters in, getting lots of other book titles and authors. 📕 📙

So many puns in this one.

And so many mentions of golden retrievers. I think I like this one ...
ETA: heaven's sakes, the town mayor is a retriever. I *love* this one.

#DogsOfLitsy

Good read 🙌🏽

See some authors get why we buy so many books and why some of them go unread for months 😊🙌🏽📖

I‘m sure everyone reads in the bath 🛁 😆disappointment is my middle name it seems , started well ended well but a real drag in the middle and no spice so 😕oh well an easy romcom but trigger warnings do not read if you‘re grieving glad I didn‘t pick it up last year ! #litsylovereads
#bookspinbingo #februaryromancereads

Monday morning precious day off quick read in bed 🛌 with the pups 🐶 and then off to meet bestie in chipping Norton which will include a little peek 🫣 around the book shop 😆🥰 happy 😃 Monday this is an Uber cute 🥰 read a recco from the podcast #readingthroughlife

Starting my #doublespin, which is one of the books from @julieclair ‘s #auldlangspine list.

My second of @DebinHawaii recs for #auldlangsspine2024 and it‘s another pick from me too! This is a really lovely, and occasionally laugh out loud romantic comedy following an author turned ghost writer who can see ghosts. I always think the best romance stories are really rich in secondary characters & scene setting and have something else to say; this has that in droves. wonderful underlying tale of familial love, great small town and more

My fave read from October!
#12booksof2023

#12DaysofChristmas #April

I loved this one and cried a lot.

Florence Day, a ghostwriter for an extremely popular romance author, will have to go back home for a funeral where she‘ll have to deal with many ghosts. One being the ghost of her last relationship that has her believing that love doesn‘t exist. This was cute and funny, and had me being a blubbery mess near the end. It‘s a pick.

Inspired by #LittensLoveRomance I pulled out my copy of the tagged book. @StayCurious - unfortunately I didn't get tagged for this book.

It was good. I liked the MC and her family. I wouldn't mind diving back into this universe to read the stories of the secondary characters.

Strangely it has the same bare bones as a 120k story I wrote about a decade ago on a dare (see comments if you're interested).

Nicely written and very sweet #Romantsy. The family dynamics were entertaining and I thought the grief issues were well handled, although I was a little surprised that their appetites didn‘t seem to be affected 😆 I particularly liked the romance writers‘ scripting of how things should go when the MCs finally got together. Thanks to @StayCurious and #LittensLoveRomance for the read along.

Not my usual read but I LOVE IT so far!

#two4tuesday

1. Hard to pick just one fave, but the tagged book wins out!
2. Me, my husband, and our oldest are going to walk around the neighborhood to take in all the decorations and costumes. Me and my daughter are dressing up, but not my husband. My youngest has her own Halloween plans!

If you want to play, consider yourself tagged! 🎃

I adore this book. This was a reread for me but I enjoyed it again immensely, especially reading along with the #littensloveromance group. Benji and Florence's journey together is just so wonderful 🧡
#Scarathlon Book 25 #TeamBOOkLovers @Bookwormjillk
@StayCurious

Books 142-147 of the year.

One bingo spot at a time. #OctoberISpyBingo @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks There are crows in this one and and one the cover.

Did this one was a buddy read. Finished it just as #FinalStretchScarathlon was underway. @StayCurious, there were 36 chapters #31by31Readathon @Catsandbooks #20in4Readathon @Andrew65 #RushAthon @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES I didn't like all the family drama and sometimes it was like get on with it. I really was rooting for Ben on this one.

#LittensLoveRomance Well this reunion was everything. A lovely beginning for a wonderful couple. I love that Ben is vulnerable and real just like Florence. He‘s a great character. This entire book was filled to the brim with emotion, humour, and heart and was more than I was expecting. I hope everyone enjoyed reading this! Looking forward to our next pick. Voting form will be out in a day or two so we can pick for mid November.

#LittensLoveRomance Ch.34: Well then - let us congratulate ourselves on being smart cookies. But really, how else could they end such a sweet romance - you need to have an HEA - or at least the potential for one. But I can‘t help thinking that Ben won‘t remember their time together.
Ch.35: Well then. At least Lee got some of what was coming to him. Not nearly enough though. I wish she‘d seen Ben - just a quick peek.⬇️

#LittensLoveRomance Ch.31: my guess? Ben is being pulled back to the land of the living where he‘s been in a coma…Or he‘s overstayed his ghostly welcome with Florence (since she is doing better now) and he‘s being drawn to move on.

Ch.32: it was a lovely funeral and a nice goodbye to her father: and I have a feeling she‘ll be saying goodbye to Ben soon too - at least for now. ⬇️

I have four books to finish for this Readathon. #Scarathlon #TeamCryptKeepers @Andrew65 @StayCurious @Clwojick

OMG…this book! I cannot believe how much I loved it. Billed as a romance, it seems to be so much more. There‘s quite a lot of sorrow in it, and while I did laugh out loud in parts, Poston‘s writing had me choking back tears, but not in a sappy way.

Florence Day is a writer with insecurity issues. A distress call from her hometown has her going back to grief and ghosts, albeit literal ghosts. I think what struck me the most was my personal ⬇️⬇️⬇️

5/5 ⭐️ I loved this ghost story!! It dealt with grief, and family, and love in such a beautiful and cozy way! Just perfect! 🥰

#littensloveromance #scarathlon #BatBrigade
#spookoween @thespineview @GHABI4ROSES @Read4life #AfterDarkBingo @PuddleJumper #Rushathon @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES #Castthedie #31by31 #scarathlonAtoZ @Texreader @clwojick @StayCurious #OutstandingOctober

I enjoyed this book very much… while not your typical romance I loved how much heart it had and the reminder that you may just find your person where you least expect it (even if you think that person is a ghost)!

#littensloveromance

#LittensLoveRomance Ch.28: Happiness. Florence seems to have - for a moment - found it again. With Ben and with her family and with the memory of her father. How will she hold onto this feeling?

Ch.29: a great chapter. Florence opens up a bit around her family. Ben‘s a good influence. But what is happening to him? I almost wish we had some POV from him to gain some insight. But maybe it‘s supposed to be mysterious. ⬇️

#LittensLoveRomance Ch.25: ooh it‘s a brave thing to confront your childhood bully! In front of a group of people too. Go Florence! I doubt I could‘ve done that. I would have sputtered and not been very coherent at all.

Ch.26: it must have been difficult to go back to the ridge. I wonder if that was why her dad asked for wildflowers - to get her to go back and face her fears. either way she did have a beautiful moment with Ben. ⬇️

I loved this one! So good. I read it with the #LittensLoveRomance group and finished it early because I couldn‘t put it down.
#BookSpinBingo #LittensLoveRomance #RushAThon #OutstandingOctober #Scarathlon #TeamCreepinItReal

#LittensLoveRomance Ch.22: I was wondering when Florence would have to see her dad. That must have been difficult. And what are they hiding about the estate and finances? Is the home going out of business? I mean, how many people die per year in a small town?
Ch.23: every new conversation Florence has with Ben is so meaningful. And kind of makes me sad. To know that they are too late…or are they? ⬇️

This was a #blameitonlitsy purchase and enjoyed it even more than expected! #scarathlon @LiseWorks #teamcryptkeepers

#littensloveromance friends, I couldn‘t stop! I just had to finish it! #scarathlon #teamcryptkeepers #scarathlonphotochallengebook #cemetary #ispybingo #crow #falling4booksbingo #5starread

The Dead Romantics was my favorite book read last week. I read it with the #LittensLoveRomance group!

#LittensLoveRomance Ch.19: Ben is not like other ghosts. Maybe that means something significant.
Ch.20: It‘s so sad to hear about Ben‘s life. It seems like it was very lonely. I hate that he blames himself for his fiancée‘s actions. It takes two to make a relationship work. But I love that he wants to help Florence.⬇️

All the stars to this one…loved it so much! Florence is a ghostwriter of romance novels, but after a disastrous relationship, she no longer believes in love. Oh, and she can also see ghosts! #littensloveromance

#TeamCreepinItReal #scarathlon
#trickortreatathon #31by31 #bookspinbingo #falling4books #littenlisten #readysetgoreadathon #RushAThon #spookoween #promptmaze #swiftieerasghostreadingchallenge #popupweekend #deweys24hourreadathon

#LittensLoveRomance Sorry for late post-was in ER all night with my son (double ear infection🙁) - Ch. 16: one impossible request down, a few more to go. That Elvis impersonator was probably exactly what her dad meant, since he saw him every week.
Ch.17: I‘m not a writer so I don‘t know how hard it is to write when you don‘t believe the words. I guess that‘s where Florence is at-She doesn‘t believe in love anymore so she can‘t write it⬇️

#LittensLoveRomance Ch.13: Delivering flowers every year to an elderly widow is a very sweet thing to do. Florence‘s dad was a good man. I think Florence is more like him than she realizes. Her attempts to comfort Ben are sweet.
Ch.14: we learn a bit more about why Florence left 10 years ago and meet Seaburn, another friend from before. We meet the mayor - a dog - which is charming even though I‘m befuddled as to how that works. ⬇️

October 19 #ScarathlonPhotoChalange Cemetary/Grave I have to say this one which I'm reading as a buddy read with #littensromance @StayCurious @Clwojick #TeamCryptKeepers

#LittensLoveRomance Ch.10: Florence goes to the inn and runs into someone she knew before, Dana, and honestly it goes well - perhaps not everyone will be unwelcoming in Mairmont. But it‘s only the first night so we‘ll see. ⬇️

#LittensLoveRomance Ch.7: did Benji follow her to Mairmont? How strange! Maybe he was drawn to her somehow. Interesting how she hasn‘t seen her dad but she sees Benji. I can‘t believe she hasn‘t been home in 10 years. That‘s a long time and makes things more awkward.

Ch. 8: I like the description of ghosts in this book. Florence won‘t be able to ignore this one I think. ⬇️

#Scarathlon #OneMoreChapterReadathon. Here are the books I was working on for this Readathon. I'm still working on them lol I seem to pick chunksters. #TeamCryptKeepers @Clwojick @StayCurious