Welcome to Litsy!

I enjoyed this YA dystopian novel about a world in which kids either die suddenly or develop psychic powers when they turn ten. Ruby is an Orange, with the ability to control people‘s minds, and everyone wants to use her. She is desperate to both hide her powers and learn how to use them, because terrible things happen when they‘re out of control. I rolled my eyes at the writing a lot, so I don‘t think I‘ll be continuing the series.

“Some children are just born bad, plain and simple.”

#FirstLineFridays
(A day late)

Another sweet story about a Christmas mishap that comes right! (One year I really do need to figure out a bingo game for these recurring cozy Christmas tropes.)

Today‘s #KindredSpiritsChristmas story is “The End of the Young Family Feud,” from the “Christmas with Anne” collection. It‘s also on Hoopla, or online in these collections:
https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20150145
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/24877/24877-h/24877-h.htm

When the Harry Potter books first came out, I was in my 30s, child-free, and saw no point in reading a children‘s book, so apart from marvelling at the phenomenal success of the books, I mostly ignored them.

Now, I‘m in my 50s, still child free, and, having enjoyed the Cormorant Strike series, decided to read the first HP book, just to see what it was like…. And now I‘ve just finished book 7.

My friend knows me well
A sweatshirt with a quote from
Anne of Green Gables 💚

#haikuaday #haikuhive #morelikehaikuwheneverifeellikeit

Significantly better and a little less pretentious than the first. Another Christmas read. Communication would have solved everyone‘s problem. Also, Lily is a bit too much at times, she doesn‘t want to be treated like a child but acts like a child through most of the book.

This is as good as I hoped it would be! ???? Ϟ ❾¾ ⚯͛ △⃒⃘ #audiobook #notaphase #harrypotter #ravenclaw

I tagged one of my favorite books set during Winter. I can‘t wait to hear about yours! Feel free to share here or create your own post.
#midwintersolace #fridayshare #winterbooks

repost for @Jadams89

Hey #WithTheBanned Readers! I‘m switching things up for 2026. Unfortunately I haven‘t had the motivation to keep up with discussions. So in 2026, I‘d like to focus on the most banned authors of 2025 each month. I took 20 names from Pen America‘s list and randomly drew one for each month. I hope this format works for everyone!