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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers | Jesse Q. Sutanto

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Loved this so much! Vera is a wonderful character, and the cast of suspects, though they were all hiding something, were just as great. This was very entertaining! I‘m so glad there‘s another Vera book coming out this year!

#bookspinbingo
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterV
#pop25 - the MC is an immigrant or refugee
#readordonate
#read2025
#jumpstart2025

DieAReader, Lizpixie, Texreader, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

DGRachel One of my favorites! 5d

DieAReader 🎉Awesome! 5d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5d

julieclair So glad you enjoyed it! 5d

Lizpixie Well done👏👏👏 3d

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PuddleJumper

The Lost Hero: Heroes of Olympus Book 1 | Rick Riordan

so-so

I am divided by this book. All the way through I had to keep reminding myself this was a children's book because it is badly researched, weirdly paced, and very repetitive.

Things happen to the characters, they don't make things happen. The characters themselves were rather bland and there was no connection between them.

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PuddleJumper 1. It was difficult to get into because the characters either don't know who they are or are keeping secrets even during their POV chapters.

It really did not need to be as long as it was! So much could have been cut out and it wouldn't have impacted the plot.

I'm coming late to this series so hopefully things improve in later books/series but the writing of women was questionable
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PuddleJumper 2. Now, onto the fun stuff. I'm going to preface this by saying, classicists by nature are pedantic assholes.

First thing, Riordan's representation of the Greek gods is Romanised. He bases many aspects of their personality and history on Latin sources rather than available Greek sources.

This makes things very messy when introducing the Roman facet of the Greek gods. He should have just made them a separate pantheon.
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PuddleJumper 3. He says the Roman gods are harsher because of the Roman empire. The Athenians would like to fight you about their lack of empire in this universe.

The Greek city states were constantly warring with each other during the Archaic and Classical period. They weren't less ‘warlike‘.
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PuddleJumper 4. Arguably, Rome sustained such a large empire for so long because they were amazing administrators. No one cares about that aspect of their godhood. Let me see Mars, arbiter of the war fund. 5d

PuddleJumper 5. Another gripe of mine is the representation of Aphrodite and her children. There's a denigration of femininity and this weird idea that beauty and femininity are the same thing. Aphrodite‘s children are portrayed as weak because they are vain and interested in stereotypically feminine things.

Thanks, I hate it.
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PuddleJumper 6. When Piper is claimed by Aphrodite, she is transformed so that she is wearing a dress that makes her uncomfortable, make-up and better hair. What a shallow idea of beauty.

Piper's strengths are always framed as ‘for a kid of Aphrodite.‘ If you want your interpretation of Aphrodite to be vain and jealous then she should be terrorising these kids for their disrespect. Piper is amazing because she is her kid and not in spite of it.
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PuddleJumper 7. Overall, it wasn't terrible but it's not something I particularly enjoyed reading.

#RiordanReadalong #AllergicToChunksters #ReadorDonate @julieclair #LitsyAtoZ @Texreader #BookChain 2025 @TheAromaofBooks #ChunksterChallenge2025 @Amiable #OffTheShelf2025 @Librariana
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Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I‘ve read these and I liked his Trials of Apollo series more. The books were shorter, for one, and a funny haiku started each chapter. (edited) 5d

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage My hands down favorite by him in the percy jackson world is

The Sun and the Star (From the World of Percy Jackson)

TheAromaofBooks I had mixed feelings about this series as well. 5d

PuddleJumper @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I'm excited by the other series. They look more interesting 5d

PuddleJumper @TheAromaofBooks It definitely wasn't his best 5d

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 5d

julieclair Really well done review. 👍 I have been curious about the Percy Jackson series. I‘m guessing this is one you will definitely donate! 😂 (edited) 5d

PuddleJumper @julieclair The first series is better. Still aimed at children but I don't remember it being this boring. Oh yes, definitely donate! I'm hoping to get through 3 of his series and donate them all 5d

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The Ultimate Reading Challenge: Complete a Goal, Open an Envelope, and Reveal Your Bookish Prize! | Weldon Owen

Help a Litten out! I'm wanting to get back into reading challenges this year but I'm having a hard time figuring out what Litsy is hosting these days. It looks like a few I used to do aren't active anymore. Are there any I should know about? (I'm planning to do #bookspin with @TheAromaofBooks and #agathachristieclubR3 with @Librarybelle, of course!)

Picture of my dog's dumb teeth for tax!

TheAromaofBooks I'm participating in - #Pantone2025 and #FourFoursin25 with @lauredhel
- #WickedWords with @AsYouWish
- #Roll100 and #GottaCatchEmAll with @PuddleJumper
- #FictionalTraveler and #ReadorDonate with @julieclair
and my own other challenges, #ISpyBingo and #BookChain

Have you checked @LitsyEvents ? That account does a great job reposting all kinds of shenanigans!! 1w

Ruthiella You can follow @LitsyEvents for reposts of all the challenges, etc. Good luck! 😃 1w

AmyG There is #authoramonth @soubhiville where one reads 1+ books from that specific author for the month. #TBRTarot is where a card is chosen and you pick a corresponding book. #readyourkindle is like Bookspin but just for ereaders. Last two are with @Cbee (edited) 1w

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Jess861 Some of the ones I'm participating in and aren't listed above:

#BookedInTime @Cuilin
#FoodAndLit @Catsandbooks @Texreader
#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#OhCanada @jess861 (me) 1w

Cuilin #HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead #NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Dabbe & @Cuilin #NaturalLitsy @alldebooks #WhatTheDickens @Texreader & @Cuilin #literarycrew @Librarybelle 1w

dabbe Some others: #WithTheBanned2025 (host: @Jadams89); #NancyDrewBR (host: @Librarybelle); #ChristiesCapers (host: @Librarybelle); #teamlesmis (host: @TheBookHippie); #ShardlakeSeriesBR (host: @dabbe) 1w

TheBookHippie I do #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2025 #CHLOEGONGREADALONG #READLESMIS #JOURNALINGPROMPTS #KARENINAWINTER and #LITSOLACE with @AllDebooks & @Chrissyreadit 1w

Librarybelle @Cuilin @dabbe —thanks for mentioning the buddy reads I host! This is the last year for #192025 , which is reading a book originally published in each year from 1920-2025 (I‘ll post details later in the year for the next challenge, #192030 ). 1w

Texreader And #litsyatoz that I‘m hosting. 1w

AllDebooks #SeriesLove2025 challenge is a good one, hosted by @Andrew65 1w

AllDebooks Sorry, not finished. And @thelibraryview. I'm doing the Wild Moor reading challenge. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDKncU5i_Y7/?igsh=MXQ0a3U2cWZ1OHlieQ== 1w

AllDebooks Series love is also hosted by @TheSpineView having a brain malfunction 😅 1w

AllDebooks Thanks for the tags @TheBookHippie and @Cuilin 1w

julieclair In addition to those already mentioned (thanks, @TheAromaofBooks 💙), I also host #ThematicCozies , #AllergicToChunksters , and #MonthlyNonfiction2025 . Others I participate in that haven‘t been mentioned yet are #KindredSpirits with @BarbaraJean , #LittensLoveRomance with @StayCurious , #JaneAustenThenAndNownwith @Crinoline_Laphroaig , #HitchToScreen with @JenlovesJT47 , #FurrowedMiddleBrow and #PersephoneClub with @LeahBergen . 1w

julieclair Also #ClassicsChallenge with @Lunakay and #2025FairyTaleChallenge with @Charityann . Also Acquired Via Litsy #AVL25 with @MatchlessMarie . 1w

Andrew65 This just shows how much is going on, an impressive list. 1w

PuddleJumper Teeth! ❤️ I think my general ones have been mentioned. I also have #RiordanverseReadalong which is reading Rick Riordan books and #ReadYourDamnDanmei which is reading Chinese light novels. I also run seasonal challenges in October/December 1w

PuddleJumper Also #QueerBC Monthly LGBTQIA+ authors and you can read anything they've written 1w

LeahBergen @julieclair Wow, this is a big list! Thanks for tagging our little reading groups. 😘 1w

MatchlessMarie When I have been away from Litsyland for a while I like to check out the @LitsyEvents page for most current things. But this is a great time of year to get back into them. It‘s hard to miss challenges since we are all abuzz with New Year wishful thinking 😂 1w

TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - I will be so excited to tackle another long-term project!! I actually think I'm going to complete #192025 which is pretty thrilling! 1w

Librarybelle That‘s so cool, @TheAromaofBooks ! I still have a bit to go but need to tally up my readings from the last half of 2024. I love the long term challenges! 1w

julieclair @LeahBergen I think it‘s more of a “wishful thinking” list! 😂 1w

LeahBergen @julieclair I think you‘re right. 😆 1w

Lauredhel I'm doing #Pantone2025 (two grids) #Fourfoursin25 #WickedWords #MonthlyNonfiction2025 #Bookchain2025 #LGBTQIA2025 #urc2025 #FictionalTraveler #readharder2025 #LitsyAtoZ2025 #booklistqueenchallenge25 #ISpyBingo 1w

Amiable Wanted to add #ChunksterChallenge2025, #DiseaseoftheMonthBookClub and #Nonfiction2025 (edited) 6d

staci.reads Also #SheSaid hosted by @Riveted_Reader_Melissa highlighting books by female authors and women's topics! 6d

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MatchlessMarie

There Must Be Some Mistake | Frederick Barthelme

January #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin are challenge tags. I chose The Final Girl Support Group for #AVL25 because I saw a friend that I share my Libby account with has it on loan and was like heyy I have this book too wanna buddy read 😄

The tagged book is my #ReadOrDonate 📖 and is also a March 2023 #TBRTarot prompt - the 4th book in from the left side of your shelf. I got this one from a library sale around 2018 so it‘s time to read or let it go.

CBee, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1w

julieclair Perfect choice for #ReadOrDonate ! 1w

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Julsmarshall

Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon

January Bookspinbingo board is complete! Bookspin is also my #readordonate and my Doublespin will be a new book, likely The Will of the Many, my #jolabokaflod gift from @Gissy So many litsy connections this month! @TheAromaofBooks @julieclair

julieclair I will be reading The Frozen River with my IRL book club in April. Looking forward to your review! 1w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 1w

Gissy I will also wait for your review. That book is in my wish list. I was tempted to buy a copy for me but I behaved😌I should understand that I cannot buy double books for each swap I participate🤣 1w

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BookBelle84

The Games Gods Play | Abigail Owen

My reading goals for January.
For the most part, this year, I want to focus on reading my shelves, especially my Fairyloot and Illumicrate books and completing series that I have.
#serieslove2025 #mounttbr #readordonate #chunksterchallenge

Fantasyfan I loved Dungeon Crawler Carl!! 1w

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BarkingMadRead

The Bodyguard: A Novel | Katherine Center

My #bookspin and #doublebookspin for #bookspinbingo my DBS is also my #readordonate book for January! @TheAromaofBooks @julieclair

julieclair And I think your BookSpin is your #FictionalTraveler pick, right? 👍😃 1w

BarkingMadRead @julieclair Omg yes 🤣 amazing! 1w

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1w

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Read4life

Portrait in Death. Nora Roberts Writing as J.D. Robb | Nora Roberts

My January #ReadOrDonate book has been on my shelves for YEARS.
It‘s also a book I packed before we left for the V.I in October so it made my decision very easy for me. 😉

julieclair

julieclair Perfect! Enjoy! 1w

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CoffeeNBooks

Untitled | Unknown

January #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin, and #ReadOrDonate books
@TheAromaofBooks
@julieclair

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1w

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