Welcome to Litsy!

I think I answered wrong - I've done a lot of the activities, but not necessarily for the New Year. This year's plans include:

1. Dinner at a new restaurant
2. Exchanging Christmas gifts with my parents (we're spending Christmas with my husband's family)
3. Movie night with my hubby

However, plate throwing & throwing a TV out the window both sound incredibly cathartic this year. 🤣🤣🤣

#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe

I'm in for a very long day of family gatherings and remembrances of my aunt who just passed a few weeks ago, so I won't have any time alone this evening to read. I've decided to do a very early morning #jolabokaflodswap instead to start my day.

Thank you so much @merelybookish - you were so generous. I can't wait to curl up now and start reading the book (and short) you selected. I might save the chocolates for tomorrow - 5 am seems too early 🙃

Elín,makes props for theater&films,is “mother to no one”& has no family. She lives in an old house she remodeled,with a tenant,yet I‘m not sure if the tenant is real or imagined. Especially towards the end reality,memory& imagination seem to blur. On her latest job she works on a play written by Ellen, the illegitimate daughter of a famous Finnish author. The girl is as lonely as Elín& she starts stalking her. There‘s something that

This book was absolutely hilarious! I laughed out loud so many times. If you like film references, simultaneously embracing and bashing Hallmark Christmas movies, and a irritation-to-easy friends-to-star crossed lovers facing an seemingly impossible situation (not world-ending stakes) that makes use of many a Rom-Com trope, then you will enjoy this book!

I like the two sisters — Addie and Tessa Jane — but many of the secondary characters are indistinguishable from each other. The resolution of the problem the sisters have seems a little rushed, but I liked that the romances were not the center of the story. I saw two alligators and a lot of turtles on my #audiowalk; I‘ve worked at this university for over 20 years and never saw a single alligator even though I‘ve known they were there.

I like Webber‘s books for listening to after heavy reading; her stories are sweet with low stakes conflict with a little magic mixed in. This is her new one, and it‘s my new #audiowalk book. It wasn‘t too hot to walk outside this evening, so I took advantage of that. Turtles were out again.

Such an adorable story. I loved a lot of the characters throughout the story. It was a great workplace romance.

Happy A Certain Kind of Starlight publication day, Heather Webber! I have supplemented my review of the e-book [June 11] to reflect my second reading via audio ARC. Don‘t miss my updates! https://debbybrauer.org/#a-certain-kind-of-starlight

Today—July 23—is publication day.

#NetGalley #TorPublishingGroup #ForgeBooks #MacmillanAudio #ACertainKindofStarlight

“The Sunshine Girls“ by Molly Fader is a captivating tale that weaves together the bonds of friendship, the allure of secrets, and the magic of 1967 Iowa into a sparkling story that left me utterly enchanted. The link to the audiobook can be found here The Sunshine Girls: A Novel . This book holds a special place in my heart, as it transported m....
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5639756645

This could be your next beach read. Don‘t dawdle in getting on your library holds or bookstore preorder lists. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#a-certain-kind-of-starlight

Publication is expected July 23.

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