Welcome to Litsy!

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It‘s almost time to celebrate your reading year, with your 12 books of 2025, starting on 25th December.

To join in, simply post your favourite book of each month on each of the twelve days of Christmas, starting on Dec 25th with January, finishing on Jan 5th with December.

I can‘t wait to see what your favourite books have been this year!

Please use the hashtag #12BooksOf2025 and tag me into your posts

Can't remember when I picked this one up, but it's starting off well. Has anyone read the Bibliophile Mystery series? Is it good? I'm always up for a cozy bookish mystery-bonus if it's Christmas related.

repost for @TheEllieMo

Hello all. Slightly nervous about posting this, as I don‘t want to be treading on anyone‘s toes. But…

I‘ve really enjoyed taking part in the “12 Books of… “ event hosted by @Andrew65 in the last few years, bit O notice that Andrew hasn‘t posted for a while, so I wondered if anyone minded if I picked up the mantle for this year?

If there are no objections, I‘ll do a more official post…

Hello all. Slightly nervous about posting this, as I don‘t want to be treading on anyone‘s toes. But…

I‘ve really enjoyed taking part in the “12 Books of… “ event hosted by @Andrew65 in the last few years, bit O notice that Andrew hasn‘t posted for a while, so I wondered if anyone minded if I picked up the mantle for this year?

If there are no objections, I‘ll do a more official post…

@LitsyEvents

I used to love this series, but it has gone downhill in the last few years — since Brooklyn and Derek got married. This one was just boring. The stolen books get little mention, and the wrap up to that mystery is ridiculous. The motives for the murders are weak, and Brooklyn and her friends and family just come off as mean. Claire, who has been a bad-ass in previous books, is afraid of a staff member? I won‘t continue with this series.

This was a pretty good mystery, right up until the end. I just didn‘t buy the way it wrapped up, with the guilty seeming to have little motive and some things never really explained. The “Scottish-isms” felt forced and awkward rather than charming. But the characters were somewhat engaging and the setting was beautiful. Probably won‘t read another in the series tho.

The husband picked this out for me by his own self, so I shall love it no matter what it‘s like. But it looks cute and cozy and just the thing for a chilly winter holiday🙂

1 year ago I made a book Christmas tree 🎄📚💚

#BookLove #LibraryLove ❤️💚

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Day 4 Prompt - Decorations

#ChristmasCheer @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @eggs
#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers @staycurious

Finishing up my Christmas Stack.

I love books and Scotland, you would think I would love this book. But it was incredibly inane. Plus I know about First Footing, the way it's used here is silly. You're going to let someone disrupt your wedding because you like to keep the old traditions? And the caviler attitude of 'we'll just move the wedding'.

But hey, managed to get pretty much every Scottish stereotype in.

Cute and festive mystery. My only real complaint is that the narrator is different from the last one of these I read, and while she does a fine job, it was a little jarring, the difference in the secondary characters particularly.
(7hours×10×12thons)+26+(386words×10)=4,726
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Fun, but also disappointing in that the Twelve Books conceit doesn‘t actually tie in very well with the rest of the mystery.
Drink a lot of scotch while you‘re reading it, I guess. Plenty of opportunities if you drink along with the MC!

I did enjoy the descriptions of how the MC repaired the books, so that‘s a plus.

Another great read in the series! Brooklyn and Derek are #couplegoals. Actually, every couple in this series is #couplegoals! The mystery is fun and the journey to the ending is always a delight.

Brooklyn and her husband Derek head to Loch Ness Scotland to attend the wedding of their friends. Such a great location. This book is a mystery within a mystery. Who is stealing books from the castle library, and a murder or two also. I loved the setting and learning about the castle and the local village. I also learned a few new Scottish customs. This book made me happy. The main characters are wonderful and make you want to spend time.