Welcome to Litsy!

I really liked this book about friendship.

I had no idea that Dumbo in NYC was an abbreviation of this

I just love the name Dumbo since I love the Disney movie with the same name

“Oh, I can miss someone after a day. Let‘s meet somewhere -“
“Where?”
“Anywhere - let me think. Portofino!” He was delighted by his proposal. “Where the film stars go. Everyone must go to Italy - (…)”

(This dialogue reminds me of Taylor Swift‘s song Elizabeth Taylor. Picture of Portofino found online)

First of all, this cover! The Wilderness is certainly making the rounds on the bookish Internet. I loved The Turner House, her first, so I knew I would give this a go. I love a novel about a group of friends. These 4 women (and a 5th In periphery) show up for one another, except when they don‘t and we get to see it all. They are different and lead various lives, but felt like accurate portrayals of people navigating our current time.

I enjoyed Helm a lot. I liked the structure of interwoven of separate stories. They gave a fuller description of the wind Helm than if it would have been a single narrative. I found some of the stories to be pretty funny. There was also the climate angle. How our refusal to counter climate change is not sustainable for winds like Helm, or living things.
4 stars.

Helm had all five of November's #WickedWords.
@AsYouWish

This had an intriguing start, then the writing became less interesting and it had a teen romance, which I just done like. Just not for me, but I know others like this one. #hailthebail
A #roll100 off the TBR

Rosé and reading time ( @BarbaraBB I think you've really started something 🤣 )

We do not care that there are still a million things on our to-do list. The last week and a half has been stressful and has taken its toll on my mind and body. So right now, all I want to do is read a good book, drink Diet Coke, and eat snacks. So, guess what I'm doing until it's time to pick up the kids?

#WDNCW #WeDoNotCareWednesday @dabbe

P.S: 25 pages in, and this book has me HOOKED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDWZEzT1CTs

Intro

Mystery guest

Weekly highlights

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Resonances

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Birdeye by Judith Heneghan

The Ecliptic by Benjamin Wood

...etc