Welcome to Litsy!

**update**
I actually really, really enjoyed this book! Kind of surprised with all the bad reviews. I‘d definitely read another from this author if there are any.

1am: starts book from TBR shelf. Interestingly this book has a ton of bad reviews. We shall see…..

This book was done a disservice by its marketing company. I'm going to start with that. This is not a thriller. It's a fascinating look at two psychologically flawed individuals, the chaos and harm they inflict on each other and everyone around them through their reckless/passive aggressive decision-making. There was a subplot involving Jodi & her brothers that needed more or to be left out. This was not a bad read, just not what I was expecting.

#silence #bookmoods @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Bailed. This did not hold my attention at all, plus it didn't have great reviews on Litsy. Time to move on.

First read by this author. The plot is interesting but in my opinion there's too much psychology and psychoanalysis going on in there.

Not particularly thrilling. The psychology of the husband was interesting to watch unfold but that‘s about it.

Afternoon reading

Nope! This is a big ‘no‘ from me. I didn‘t like the writing, didn‘t like the characters and the plot was just silly. And parts of it annoyed me. What guy on the planet doesn‘t know what a home pregnancy test is??Everyone else seems to love this book. Just not for me. Only read it because it was my Book Club‘s latest read.

I can't even try

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ wow how crazy was this...didn‘t like the end it didn‘t make sense. Maybe I missed something😒

#HorrorSeason @Klou
Day 13: A Quiet Place

Another Free-bee :)

#BookSpinBingo
@TheAromaOfBooks

I would have to say Thriller/Mystery would be my favorite genre :)

#TBRCrewBingo
@jessinikkip , @jb72 , @AkashaVampie , @AsYouWish , @AnansiGirl , @Catherine_Willoughby , @MissAimz_55 , @cortg

Had a great day yesterday, while at the museum I had stopped at the cafe and sat outside to read my book and look at the ducks. Then finished this up on the way home when I stopped for dinner! I loved it! I loved the twists and turns. I
think I have read too many books recently with cheating husbands! But yeah overall it was a great book!

yes!!!

Also. I have a horrible memory! I think its like the whole abuse history and head trauma (or at least I rather blame it on something than just admit that I have a horrible memory)

But yes! Baths are soothing and I love them!!!

So. I kinda feel this way. I mean somedays I feel like such an old lady. But then sometimes I think I am just super young and have my whole life ahead of me (its particularly hard with a big birthday coming up) also nursing is my second career so I feel like although I have 11 years under my belt I should have closer to 20 ugh! Anyway... Its okay. Life is life!

So I got this book today in the mail (I had purchased a few for the swap and well this one was a purchase for me) Didn't take care of the Self Care thing yesterday but today I did a great job (despite having worked part of the day)
💛 I read outside while having lunch
💛 My Present was the book and getting my hair done
💛 Ate Halloween Candy
💛 Took a walk outside (even though a short work day and headache)

#SelfCareBingo
#SelfCareIsNotSelfish

An interesting read. It was told in the voices of the husband and wife. Did she do it!

If I could use one word to describe this book it would be verbose. Even that I feel is an understatement. It was a real slog to get through and the pay off at the end wasn‘t even worth it. The only thing that really “shocked” me, was the resolution to the sub plot with her brothers. But the build up to that was so boring even that wasn‘t worth it. This was pretty disappointing.

#review #bookworm

Another 12 hour shift so I‘m hoping to get a lot of reading done. However with the bars back open I‘m thinking business might be booming tonight for the cabbies 🚕

Goal: finish silent wife and start burn our bodies down, courtesy of @Moonprismpower

Thank you @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for the #LitsyLove - the card and bookmark are beautiful.

Hope everyone has a good start to their weekend 🌻

Since March I‘ve had 30+ library books laying around and my husband said if I finished them all by the end of May I could finally get a #BOTM subscription. Well this is the final one.

Honestly, I‘m proud of myself this month. Feb and March I was in a bit of a slump and the pandemic didn‘t help that in March. But this month I‘ve been going hard. Plus tonight and tomorrow I have 12 hour shifts so here‘s to more reading!

Happy Friday 🌻

I enjoyed the book I had it in audio form so that may have made it more bearable. I quite liked the references to psychologies forefathers.

Started this today, in audio book, great readers: so far I am enjoying.

Ehh...

But this is what we have done coming up our drive.

Well written, fast read, those that enjoyed Gone Girl would like it.

Fast read. Flew through it in a few days.

This was pretty compelling and I flew through it... But then the ending really let me down. I'm still scratching my head a bit and all I keep thinking is "that's it?" ?

A few years back I picked this up in the Budapest airport and it has been sitting unread on my shelf ever since. Operation Backlist is officially a go this year ?

🤷🏻‍♀️📖🌙

It is not what it appears to be: it is not a standard mystery or juicy suburban thriller. If you are looking for a mainstream Ruth Ware/Liane Moriarty/etc., it will probably frustrate you.
This is a novel about secrets and choices and keeping your mouth shut when you should speak, and being passive aggressive when you should be assertive, and doing these things over and over until it is too late and you can‘t take them back and violence occurs.

This morning: Bach and cozy reading. Fatigue has set in, but I am not fighting it, instead surrendering with words and stories and music. Thankful for books and Bach and comfortable, pain-friendly headphones. #bach #chronicillness #thanksgiving

I really enjoyed this book, until the end. It's well written, about a couple, infidelity and what someone will go to to keep their home or protect their child? The end was so anticlimactic and I was like what?! That's it!? And what did that past relationship have to do with anything? Weird. Maybe I missed something?

This book was alright, personally wasn't my favourite but it might be for someone else. I don't quite remember when exactly I came across this book. Even though I didn't enjoy this book don't let it stop you from reading it; you may have just found your new fav book! 📖📖📖

Grabbed The Silent Wife at a book swap in town last week. I've read both positive & negative reviews, so I'm not sure what to expect 🤔

My first beach read of our vacation earned that categorization. A. S. A. Harrison's The Silent Wife is a page turner that revels in the minds of its two protagonists: Jodi and Todd, a couple for twenty years who may be reaching the end of their relationship. Todd is a serial cheater who relies on Jodi's silent acceptance of his infidelity. Jodi is a psychotherapist who has a less-than-stellar understanding of her own mind and feelings. ⬇️

I give this one 3.5⭐ I loved the story and the narration, but the ending was not what I was hoping it would be.

THIS. BOOK. Has made me so happy last night.

I was struggling with the #abookpublishedposthumously prompt for the #pop19 reading challenge and I discovered that this one works for that prompt. Yay!!!

Also, it's pretty good. I'm enjoying her style of writing.

After a long weekend in Upper Michigan to be with my sister and the rest of my family, it feels good to be back home in Texas.

Side note, my nephew Elliott likes to call me "Cassia". This kid melts my heart. Oh and my Step-mom told me to "start loving on guys" to give her a granddaughter. She's crazy ??

I kept waiting for it to get better....and it never did. I skimmed to the end and decided not to waste any more of my time.

Reading in my PJs, with one of the dogs on my lap. 🐕❤️

Not my favourite book, I read this week 👎🏼

Unexciting, struggled to get though it.

This was a super fast listen and riveting. It felt less like a thriller and more like straight fiction commentating on relationships and marriage. There aren't any too surprising twists, but very easy to become invested in the story. The sessions with Jodi's own therapist earlier in life were a bit boring and pointless, but I enjoyed the rest!

Believe it or not this was my first try at a psychological thriller. It wasn't what I expected. Slow read, forced myself to finish. Hoping I find a psychological thriller that meets the hype.

#currentlyreading #fiction #novel #suspense #mystery

#Saturday #reading #reader #athome #booksaremybestfriends

"Not that he ever believed there was any inherent value in having a string of degrees. Getting an education is all about earning power—the threat is that if you don‘t go to school you‘ll end up working at McDonald‘s. It‘s money not education that‘s the holy grail in America.”

My August reads:
8 Women Authors
2 Diverse Authors
3 Audio Books
1 Nonfiction (Memoir)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Caleb‘s Crossing And Little Fires Everywhere

A not very thrilling psychological thriller about a dysfunctional marriage between a cheating scumbag and his Martha Stewart-like common-law wife. She does everything to make his life run smoothly and he thanks her by impregnating the daughter of his best friend (ewwww) and leaving her for this woman half his age. I really couldn‘t blame her for wanting him dead.

A psychological thriller, this is a book about relationships, and how destructive they can be. Jodi and Todd, a couple who see things differently. They live in Chicago in a gorgeous waterfront high rise. That exquisite space is a character in itself. The novel‘s format of “he said”; “she said” appeals to me. (This seems to be a current popular strategy.) I felt as though there were many unanswered questions, and the ending wrapped up too quickly.