Hated it. Knew I'd hate it. At least we can tick this one off the list.

If you like the idea of a nightmarish, Bat-adjacent dream sequence with some violence thrown in, this could be the high concept horror novella for you.

If, however, you prefer substance and plot to vibes, and don't like migraine-inducing visuals, give this one a miss.

Need some Adam West Batman to recover now.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was exceptionally mad and I was down for it.

If you like your genre-blending mysteries, here we have a locked mansion mystery with a sci fi twist.

It doesn't quite reach the meta-heights of Evelyn Hardcastle, but still I had a blast.

Could have done with less cannibalism 🤣

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

November #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

I'm hoping I can up my game this month, reading-wise. I've been so unfocused in recent times.

Need to do a full inventory of my shelves as well. Fingers crossed I'll be getting my own place so will need to sort out all of my books! It will be a huge job! 😅

It's my second lake-based mystery of the month, and this one is giving me major Stuart Turton vibes.

(In case you haven't been paying attention, I have unilaterally decided that he is my author bestie, haha.)

Also, today is Day 1 of me turning over a new leaf and trying to get my life on track. I've even started selling a few items on Vinted.

https://youtu.be/rR24EHcbQrk?feature=shared

October 2024 unboxing!

With BONUS Evernight unboxing.

Seriously loving the cover of this months Evernight pick 🥰🥰

Bye bye Fang! I miss you already! Such a sweet boy.

UPDATE: SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION. FANG IS VERY MUCH ALIVE!!!!! He is not my cat. He was an adorable feline buddy I made this weekend. Sorry 💕💕💕

#catsoflitsy

Rae meets Susanna Clarke.

Photos weren't allowed, but the talk was fascinating. She was in convo with Rev. Richard Coles.

Found out that she once lived in Southwell. REPRESENT!!!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

I'm still only halfway through this wonderful and expansive book, but it's spellbinding and I love it.

Rae meets Fang.

This floofy customer is the adorable Fang 🥰🥰 He even allowed me to scritch his belly so I would say we are now besties.

#catsoflitsy

Rae meets John Gwynne.

And apologises profusely for missing the talk 😢😢 He was absolutely lovely.

I'm about to start book 2 of the bloodsworn and now I have a copy of the final instalment 🥰🥰

Rae meets James Logan.

See previous post. I love love LOVED The Silverblood Promise. If you liked The Lies of Locke Lamora, give this one a go!

He's also a Midsomer Murders fan so I have decided we are friends now.

Rae meets Tasha Suri.

Sadly it took me 6 hours to get down to London, so I didn't make it on time for the event 😭😭😭 It was John Gwynne, Tasha Suri and James Logan.

I've heard these are amazing 🥰🥰

My Autumn aesthetic ☕️🫖🍁🍂

Am I trying to distract you all from my lack of reading progress this month? Perhaps.

I have the attention span of a gnat at the moment, and some chonkers on the go.

What's that? I'm getting worse at these thumbnails you say?

https://youtu.be/B5pBzaHISd4?feature=shared

Video about my recent *ahem* activity on Vinted. Got some lovely books 😁💕

S.O.S.

Have discovered Vinted.

The books are cheap. The edges are sprayed. The bargains are endless.

Send help! I need an intervention!

And Pickles isn't exactly a brilliant life coach 😅

Allow me to sneak in a quick #flatlayfriday before the day is over.

My book trolley collapsed :/

Guys... Guys... Guys... this was... brutal.

If you enjoyed Skyrim and want to be immersed in a Norse-inspired world of Vikings and gore, Gwynne has you covered!

We have three POV narratives, their various quests intertwining to form the first part of what looks to be a bloody, action-packed trilogy.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Co-ordinating with my bag.
Procrastinating on doing my paperwork by posting pics of myself co-ordinating with my bag ✨️💕

They see me haulin'

They hatin'

Didn't miss me at all 🤣🤣

#picklescat #catsoflitsy

This is where I am in my head 📚

@squirrelbrain @Oryx @jenniferw88 @julesG @Leniverse @scripturient @TrishB @BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry @MicheleinPhilly @rockpools @jhod @Susanita

Missing my happy place already! Roll on 2025!

Hopefully by this time next year I will have my life together too.

@squirrelbrain @Oryx @jenniferw88 @julesG @Leniverse @scripturient @TrishB @BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry @MicheleinPhilly @rockpools @jhod @Susanita

For me, Ali Smith's books try too hard to be too many things, making each aspect feel dilute.

There are moments of genius throughout Autumn, but the structure is so ad hoc, that we lose impact.

We have a neighbourly love story, some unsubtle thoughts about Brexit and bureaucracy that resonate (albeit in a heavy-handed way), and some info about Pauline Boty.

All very interesting, but the lack of cohesiveness in the narrative frustrated me.

This was... readable, but a bit bananas.

It will divide opinion, of that I am certain.

By 200 pages in, I was telling everyone I thought I could see where it was going... BOY WAS I WRONG.

And yet, by the end I could feel myself rolling my eyes.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars

View from my bedroom

#gladstonerds

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Blind Date with a Book!

#gladstonerds #BDWAB

@squirrelbrain @Oryx @jenniferw88 @julesG @Leniverse @scripturient @TrishB @BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry @MicheleinPhilly @rockpools @jhod @Susanita

Cosy reading room 📚💕
#gladstonerds

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I should be packing for Gladstones but instead I'm gazing out a window eating cake.

@squirrelbrain @Oryx @jenniferw88 @julesG @Leniverse @scripturient @TrishB @BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry @MicheleinPhilly @rockpools @jhod @Susanita

#gladstonerds

I'm getting Skyrim vibes!

A very small section of my TBR 😊
Trying to do some tidying before Gladstones. Gotta be honest... the room isn't looking much better 😭😭

https://youtu.be/JbcYko1IqEk?feature=shared

Made another vid. This one is the Book Design Tag where I show off some of my special editions.

It's #flatlayfriday folks 💛

Today I'm displaying yellow books 😊

https://youtu.be/gMgj_CRR5J8?feature=shared

Attempt at upload number 2... some technical difficulties 😅😅

If you're on a computer this might be better.

On phone it doesn't make a lot of difference 😊

I want to read the new ML Rio novella, but I absolutely HATE the cover.

Almost as much as I hate this edition of Monika Kim's "The Eyeballs are the Best Part":

https://youtu.be/sbCtljoGqb0?feature=shared

Not as much as I hate the US cover of Brainwyrms ??

It's a GOOEY MELTING RAT with FUNGUS. I hate it so much that instead of posting it, I have substituted a pic of Alan Cumming in a ridiculous jewelled poncho.

I'm getting a bit better at thumbnails 😄

Happy October, everyone!

https://youtu.be/4vOgu8imdLU?feature=shared

When you're checking out Kindle deals for the month and it requires at least 2x notebook pages 😄

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OK guys.... you may begin!!!!!!!!

But if you've got a lot on, don't worry. We are going at a leisurely pace.

After all, when we've finished #CAPbuddyread it's on to Ulysses.

Use the hashtag to update us on how you're doing.

THERE IS NO RUSH. And feel free to start at a later date.

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Hello fellow glutens for punishment!

The plan was to start C&P at a leisurely pace starting 1st October. How does everyone feel about this?

1) Yes, let's start tomorrow!
2) Delay start 1 month to November
3) Let's start January instead

The translation I have is the Oliver Ready version (cover above).

The writing here was so gorgeous. Our Wives felt, to me, like a horror story. It was creepy, claustrophobic, and surreal.

I did want a little more from the ending, either in terms of clarity or impact, but this was still a haunting, beautifully-written little book.

It's not uplifting though. Be warned!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Do not read this book if you are afraid of the sea. Or claustrophobic. Or claustrophobic and afraid of the sea.

It's... damp!

(I was going to say moist, but that might give off the wrong vibe 🤣)

Check out my edges, though.

#flatlayfriday

Another shameless attempt to import this Instagram trend to Litsy 🤣🤣

I just love making aesthetically pleasing pictures with my books!

These are all books about books 😊😇

Bookhaul 💃💃💃💃

PACKAGE!!!! 🥰🥰

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs 💕
Thanks for the tag @dabbe 😊😇

🍁 Stressed. Anxious. Chunky. 🤣🤣

🍁🍁 Honest. Kind hearted. Intelligent. Friendly. Warm. Funny.

🍁🍁🍁 I was gonna say Mrs Danvers as a joke, but I'm gonna go with Eleanor Oliphant. Because I spent a lot of time as a teenager and beyond not knowing how to connect with people and not understanding how to be social. I don't think I'm like her now, but I empathised hard.

Miri's wife Leah has returned from a submarine expedition after months lost under the sea. But Leah has changed and Miri is left wondering if she has really returned after all.

I'm halfway through this beautifully written, but not-at-all uplifting read, and appreciating its waterlogged prose and sense of loss.

October TBR... why do you mock me so?????
Need to do more reading and less staring into space 🤣🤣
Plus I'll soon need to choose which books to take to Gladstone's on the annual #gladstonerds reading retreat 💕💕💕💕

Here's the TBR vid in case you missed it:

https://youtu.be/hKP-aIA_BVk?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/hKP-aIA_BVk?feature=shared

New video now live! 🥰🥰 Thank you to everyone who supports my channel / enjoys my vids.

Today's vid is 30 mins of me discussing what books are on my Autumn TBR. There's no way I'm going to get round to all these, so let me know in the comments if there are any that I need to prioritise 😁

I'll post Illumicrate unboxing for the month next. Pickles heavily featured (but not helpful!) 🤣🤣

A few new arrivals 💃💃💃💃

I was supposed to have a week off getting on top of my life this week, but I got the lurgy. So I got next to nothing done and I'm back to work on Monday feeling worse than when I started.

Also, I borked the diet and book ban 😵

Please send reprimands and sympathy in equal doses!!! 🤣🤣

Today's #flatlayfriday is focused on my Art section TBR.

Not pictured are the seminal text "The Story of Art" by Gombrich, and the hugely necessary "The Story of Art without Men" by Hessel, both of which changed the way I see and think about art, earlier this year.

I've been rifling through the Art section ever since, and can't wait to explore this expansive and fascinating topic further.

My first cameo 😄 (Sorry about the face / general exhausted ambience, haha)

My BookTube Buds Laura and Ross are celebrating their first anniversary on BookTube and they invited me to share a rec or two! 🥰🥰

They are well worth following if you like SFF.

https://youtu.be/ef4Nn9b5Jnw?feature=shared

"The deep sea is a haunted house: a place in which things that ought not to exist move about in the darkness."

#firstlinefriday

This first line is *chefs kiss*