Welcome to Litsy!

I am ending the year right with this thoroughly
enjoyable series. I like reading about Veronica and Stoker‘s relationship, their amusing banter and sleuthing adventures. In this instalment, there‘s an Egyptian curse, a missing diadem, and a missing man that put Stoker in a difficult position. Full of fun and intrigue!

And with this, I‘ve completed my #mandmchallenge #memoirsandmysteries
Thanks for the challenge @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Most of my December reads will be trying to finish up 3 challenges: #ReadingEurope, #USstates, and #CenturyReads. I have completed #Booked2020, #PopSugar2020, #ReadHarder2020, #mandmchallenge, #ReadwithMrBook, and #jennyis30. I've done well and I am alright with moving the rest to 21. So with that being explained, here's my tbr list for December. #BookSpinBingo #ReadNosedReindeer #WinterGames @TheAromaofBooks @StayCurious

Yay! It‘s challenge finishing season! This was a little adventure called #memoirsandmysteries or #mandmchallenge. I created it to nudge myself into these genres. I buy a lot of them and then kept reading other things. As of last week I‘ve officially finished!!

What 2020 reading challenges are you almost or completely finished with??

I wanted to step away from “white people” memoirs for the #mandmchallenge #classic prompt. And this one‘s been #ontbrforever so it fit a #readwithmrbook prompt. But, ugh, it wasn‘t an easy book to read. Antiquated language and a LOT of spiritual oddities just didn‘t work for me. But I enjoyed the travel and stories about India in early 20th century.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2020 #setinindia #booked2020

Finished three this week. Two felt like slogs (for different reasons), so I‘m pleased with myself. (Reviews to come soon!) Three more in progress. Is it wrong to be most interested in the kids‘ book I‘m reading b/c my granddaughter is reading it? Nah ... I‘m good with that.

#bookreport #weeklyforecast

Yogi: #setinindia #booked2020 #onTBRforever #readwithmrbook #classic #mandmchallenge
Patient: #IRLbookgroup
Quackery: #letterq #litsyatoz

4/5 stars Mary Trump explains the title differently, and I‘ll let you read the book to find that. For me, this is a family with too much privilege, and never enough empathy. Those elements, plus Fred, Sr. and his issues, are at the heart of the “winning” Trump family dysfunction.

In my review: a breakdown of main topic areas, in case some make you worry for your mental health

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#mandmchallenge #mashup

Of all Coates books (not graphic novels), this was my final read. And it‘s his first book. Now I want to go back, especially to his later memoir—Between the World and Me— and connect his childhood to the man (and writer) he‘s become. This is eye opening and heartfelt. It‘s a picture of an urban Black childhood in a nonconformist family.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2020 #readblackauthors #mandmchallenge #homeorhouse

#Two4Tuesday Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView 💕

1. One the heavier side, Jubille was amazing. Staying lighter, I‘d say Other People‘s Pets. (Reviews for both in the next few days.)

2. Buddy read for #CleopatraALife - still working on #booked2020, #nonfictionchallenge2020, and #mandmchallenge. Also reading with #nonfictionnerds over on GR. Phew, that‘s a lot!

I completed #mandmchallenge @BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks for getting me out of my comfort zone.

Twins - The Thirteenth Tale
History - Death in Berlin
POC Author - American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends
Home/House - The Animals at Lockwood Manor
New Series - Department Q Keeper of Lost Things
Supernatural - The Magic of Saida
Chronic Illness - The Hypnotist
Audio - Inside Out
Celebrity - Dreams From My Father

Wharton travels around France in a car in the early 20th Century, probably one of the first people to do so.

This book wasn‘t what I expected - I thought it would be musings on fellow-travellers but instead Wharton covers landscapes, the countryside and the architecture of towns, in particular churches and cathedrals.

I think it would be fun to take this on a future campervan trip to France (when we‘re allowed!) to see what‘s changed. ⬇️