Welcome to Litsy!

I feel like I was reading this book for forever. It did go with me on a girls weekend in KC (where I live), then to Nashville and Memphis. Like the past week and a half, the book is a ride! It‘s a very slow burn, though interesting. Good payoff in the end. Good gothic horror.

I loved how storytelling was an important theme. I also loved how the woods were a character in their own right. This felt very much like a fairytale.

Was definitely a slow build though until the last 100 pages or so.

This is a gothic-lite book in my opinion. Very good read that‘s part spooky but overall a very sweet story. 4⭐️ #botm

Meh.

I am 100%excited about this list! I have not read any of them and 4 of them are on my bookshelf waiting to be read- 3 more on my wishlist/TBR- and the rest sound great as well!! As always this was a spectacular job matching and I am beyond excited! #auldlangspine

I adored the blend of folklore and disquiet. The horror creeping slowly like vines in the dark forest as the story unfolded.

I‘m not sure how I feel about this book. Parts of the story are good, but it just didn‘t grab me. I love a good ghost story, but this one just didn‘t do it for me. I didn‘t find any of the characters likable. I got bored while reading, but I did manage to finish the book.

I don‘t generally enjoy stories where characters embrace their role as victim. However, Owen gives us a fairly well written, spooky tale and the plot kept me reading even when I wanted to throw the book across the room. The
Gonne family made a pact with a ghostly entity to serve him with rituals in exchange for the relative success of their winery. Lucia, fully believing herself evil, becomes his friend. Redemption is too little too late.

Guys, I am seriously loving this one so much! I just hit the halfway point and I'm really in love! I started it thinking it was just going to be a regular run of the mill spooky story, and while it is unsettling, it's so much more than a spooky story. The lore is deep and fascinating, and the writing is absolutely beautiful! 💕📚

#catsoflitsy #littenkitten #rumpel

Chaplin and I are wishing everyone a very happy Sunday filled with lots of great books! 😹 I am surprised by how much I'm loving this book so far! The writing is really beautiful! 💕📚 #catsoflitsy #chaplin

The wedding was in a really cute little town! I did sneak out with my book for a few minutes during the reception to visit an adorable tea store a few buildings down! 📚💕🫖

When you have to go to a wedding and you don't know anyone....a book is a great friend to rely on! 😂💕📚

A BOTM win!

I really enjoyed this slow, atmospheric, beautifully written story—a little bit fantasy, horror, ghost story, and romance, it all comes together beautifully. I loved Lucia and Kate, all of the side characters, and the fact that Mockbeggar Woods is a whole character itself.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Started off loving this slow burn of a novel with secrets of a small town‘s past and its woods, Mockbegger, and the guardians that keep the nearby village safe with their quirky ways, but it became a bit long and repetitive for me in the end. I liked Lucia, she sort of reminded me of a more lucid Merricat, & I like the author‘s nod to Little Women and Wind in the Willows. Atmospheric and some beautiful descriptions, but longer isn‘t always better

October‘s pick for my newly formed ladies‘ work book club! 😃

#SeptemberWrapUp #SeptemberStats

Finished 23 books this month - thanks to audiobooks
If you couldn‘t tell, I‘ve been in the fall/Halloween mood since September 1st!

Now to figure out which was my favorite read!

Small Angels is a novel about the importance of stories. It‘s a ghost story, a tale of a small village and sentient trees, and a story of 3 sisters who grow up isolated from the neighborhood because of the misdeeds of an ancestor. While at times the story is creepy, it‘s beautifully written. Enter the realm of Mockbeggar Woods, if you‘re brave enough, and be sure to come with stories to share.

#grateful for a 5 ⭐️ listen. This is my favorite kind of book, lit tinged in magic. The story was dark at times but well told. The accents were perfection for the story and the verbiage. It was so much, I feel like I may have a book hangover and need to revisit some high points. @Eggs

#grateful for #audioknitting a scrappy hat with the tagged book. #knittersoflitsy @Eggs

I loved this book! It took me a bit to get into it (like 70 pages) but I enjoyed it. It was so atmospheric, had creepy woods, and ghosts. I loved the way the story unfolded, flipping perspectives. It‘s definitely a great autumn read.

The perfect book to be reading around the fire, with the woods right in front of you. 💚🔥📚🍷

Took the day off today, so just relaxing this afternoon.

Happy Friday!

This was one of those books that I hated to put down. When I would pick it back up it would take me a bit to get back into the story, but I think that is the magic of the story. The magic that wraps itself around you just like the forest. #20in4 @Andrew65

I‘m digging gothic fiction this summer, and this was a great #botm choice! High on the creep factor 👻

Only one family has been allowed to know the secrets of Mockbeggar Woods, and only that family can keep the town and Small Angels church safe. When Chloe and Sam decide to reopen Small Angels for their wedding, spirits in the woods become restless and the town and family will have a reckoning.

A small English village, scary woods that no one wants to enter into, a family that keeps to itself, and a church that's been closed up for years. This fantastical tale strikes the right balance of creepy, gothic horror, and suspense. This book also gave me serious Bronte vibes and I loved how the author created the perfect atmosphere for the setting and the story. Are the legends told simply folk tales or are they the truth?

Brief moment of sun during a stormy day.

I got my first Book of the Month book today! My husband signed me up for my birthday. 💜

My BOTM box is here! And they gave me the wrong books! 🤦🏾‍♀️ I will be calling them first thing Monday morning. August has been a horror story with them!

Next #isolationreadathon pick #spookyseason

I did it, I joined #BOTM! I heard that their publishing of it is below what you would get at a normal retailer so I‘m hoping this isn‘t the case! I‘m excited to get my first book!

Well this is a first. I filled my #botm box. Looking forward to these three. Hope everyone else found something this month.

I wasn‘t all that excited about any of the August picks, but this was the one I decided to to with. Came very close to skipping this month, though.

It's the best day of the month! 🎉🎉🎉 The August BOTM picks are live! What are you going to choose? 🤔 Here are my selections! 💕📚💕 #botm

Super excited for this August book! Hadn‘t heard of it prior to today, but it sounds like a book I‘m really in the mood for.

I also added a book from June, because it seems like a fun, haunted beach read!

#BOTM

Idk about everyone else, but I'm absolutely in love with the selections this month 🤩🤩 I enjoyed Lauren Owen's The Quick, which got really dismal reviews--so I think that's a good indication this one will be a winner!

This is the first time in a while I have any desire to fill my box with three books...now I need to pick my other two! #botm

#BOTM AUG PICKS!

I completed the challenge and picked the socks as my gift! 🧦
Now to tackle the Shelf Slayer badge before year's end! ⚔️