Welcome to Litsy!

After a quiet holiday, it was quite the week back at work. But I did manage to finish this beautiful novel. I love the way Sarah Moss‘ stories have so many subtle layers. So many pieces come together to make the characters and their experiences much more complex and human. My daughter is an aspiring professional dancer and so the descriptions of Lydia and her dancer friends touched my heart. We are so lucky to have Sarah Moss. 💕

Normal People Ep. 1-3 watchalong w/ @tbrgirlies_bookclub 📺🍿I was still on the road and was spectating on the after discussion! I have so much sentiment and frustration with Marianne and Connell‘s messy and complicated story!

In a moment of poor planning, I've finished my book and am stuck under a cat, so can't get my next book 😑
#CatsOfLitsy #Caturday

If you need a book about quiet, gentle souls navigating their lives through the turmoil that can be modern times, then Leonard and Hungry Paul will be a balm.
The chapters alternate POVs of the two friends, with dips into Hungry Paul's mum's, dad's and sister's perspectives, all given space to be themselves.
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl #2026Reads

This week my first line comes from 'Antarctica', a collection of short stories by Claire Keegan that was first published in 1999. The first line is from the first story also titled 'Antarctica'.

Every time the happily married woman went away she wondered how it would feel to sleep with another man.“

I'm also reading for challenges: #26Shorts2026 #3BookChallenge2026 #192030

"Leonard was getting overstimulated. Having gone through long barren stretches, his romantic feelings were now starting to awaken, with all their crazy body chemistry. It was exhausting. It was actually physically uncomfortable: all this genetic programming kicking in at once, while his poor fragile personality got run over."

Recent acquisition for our personal library.

#stickeroncover
#celebrate
@eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Listening to the tagged 🎧 #Canada and honestly not enjoying it much, but I am trying to knock someone off my most read chart so on we go!
My ARC right now is Martha Wells Platform Decay out in the states in May
NF = In Exile #Pakistan biography of the author's grandmother
Sunburn #Ireland in the 90s
And then hopefully to #ToB and #Lebanon

#Weeklyforecast

Giving this a go for my first 2026 read

A beautiful snapshot of a 1980s Christmas in a depressed Ireland village, with no punches pulled. I would imagine this would be a great audiobook (although I don‘t do audio).