Hey all! One of our own members recently released this book and I finished it a few days ago! It‘s great! Has a little bit of everything for everyone! Check it out and leave @CEMolina a review! https://www.amazon.com/Preservation-Mariska-Stevenson-Thriller-Book-ebook/dp/B07...

Hello, Litsy! It‘s been awhile since I‘ve posted here, but I‘ve been non-stop active on Goodreads recently. I‘ve been thinking about it for awhile, and I have decided to retire my Litsy account. I would love to follow along with some of you on goodreads, so if you would like to drop your URL in the comments, go for it! Here is my link: www.goodreads.com/UnravelingReader

Had to bail. 2018 is the year of “Don‘t keep reading shit you don‘t like just to finish”. I loved the first book in the series, but this one I just can‘t do. I‘m listening on audio and I am 6 hours in and so bored. The thought of another 10 hours...nope. I just don‘t care enough about the story. Or the writing in this one. A lot of stereotypes, and the female characters are horribly written. Sorry, JKR, just can‘t do it.

This was a reread for me and holy shit, Batman. I don‘t like flying anyway, and this book does not give you the warm and cozies about flying. A supersonic jet traveling at 63k feet becomes compromised, with over 200 passengers on board. This book is hella nasty, thrilling to the core and is full of a hot mess of officials who only think about themselves. DON‘T READ THIS BEFORE FLYING. If you do not heed my warning, best of luck to your nerves.

Litsy!! Will you please give me a hand in welcoming my friend, @MBlake to Litsy! He is a reader AND an author. He is trying to find his target audience for his writing, and I recommended that Litsy is a great place to start! So, give him a follow and look out for info on his favorites as well as his original work! Thanks guys!!

Sent a kindly worded email (yeah I can be professional, who knew) and received my first ever ARC!!! It seriously couldn‘t be a better one. How am I supposed to wait 5 months for the last book in this trilogy? That, ma‘am, is not right. Thank you so much to Harper Voyager for the review copy! I‘ll be diving in as soon as my 2-year-old runs herself into a wall or her bed, it goes either way at night.

I have a few writer friends on Facebook, and one of them posted that he wrote 2k words for his WIP!!! So I went to comment with a “fuck yeah dude” and some lady, another aspiring writing, actually commented and told him “Talent has nothing to do with it. It‘s all about who you know. I‘m bitter.” BITCH. Just because no one wants to publish your comedic noir poetry doesn‘t mean anything. It pisses me off when unsuccessful people put others down.

I always forget how much I love historical fiction. This one takes place during the yellow fever outbreak in Philly in 1793. The plot was a little slow, but I think I only feel that way because the blurb on the book says “The plot RAGES like the epidemic.” No, sir, it doesn‘t, who pays you? HOWEVER, I still liked the plot. After finishing I think it was paced perfectly. I just hate #bookbait

Book 2 in the Queens of Renthia trilogy. Once again, Durst has salvaged YA and made it immensely enjoyable. No cheese, no unbelievable and irritating romance. A FULLY GROWN WOMAN WITH CHILDREN AS THE MAIN CHARACTER. If you like dark fantasy, I don‘t know why you‘re still reading my review and not picking up this series. Go away.

If I wanted more cheese in my life, I would give my toddler a big bag of Cheetos and just let her loose. That is self torture ALONG WITH me convincing myself that I‘ll enjoy these YA books.

It‘s a good thing ol‘ Charlie isn‘t alive anymore. Otherwise, I would have to get drunk and talk about how it‘s bullshit that he‘s lived so long. People I don‘t even know would hear about it. Relatives I have no business contacting when intoxicated. Thumbs down for Manson, man. Thumbs the fuck up for this book.

Have you ever gotten really drunk, and people tell you to stop drinking, but you don‘t? You just keep going because you think the outcome is going to be great. But then you wake up all hungover and smelling like pot and you don‘t know what happened. That was this book for me. WTF IS GOING ON.

I recommend this book for anyone who likes YA, but doesn‘t want the premise to be “the stunningly gorgeous teenage girl is the only one who can save the world, but she‘s going to waste her time choosing between 2 f*ck bois.”

I liked this one well enough. It‘s one of those books that is not heavy on plot, but heavy on untrustworthy and dislikable characters. Mainly the main character, Mary. She irritated the shit out of me. That tends to happen in books where the main character is SO GORGEOUS ALL MEN DIE. I enjoyed it, though, because it was light and easy.

What is your favorite short series? By short, I mean I don‘t want the series where you follow Detective Joe Schmoe around for 432 years. 3-4 books is what I‘m looking for.

I‘m in a rut. Any recommendation for trashy, you-hate-to-love-it memoirs?

Have you read this book???? I need to know, on a scale of 1 to 5, how gruesome it gets with animals. I don‘t care about people. Just the animals. Help. I don‘t want to keep reading if it gets worse because I just can‘t handle it.

Absolutely, positively, definitely loved the shit out of this one. I listened on audio and the narrator was brilliant. Sure, the book had a ton of characters, but what did you expect when you saw the size of it? You‘ve read a King behemoth before, right? It‘s all in the characters. All 29374829292 of them. I ended up caring about what happened to each one, too. Great stuff, Kings.

Looking for recommendations for stand alone short stories/novels. What‘s your favorite? (Under 200 pages please)

Hey guys!!! Quick survey time. If you‘re a King fan, would you either like or comment on this post! Thanks :)

I only gave this book 3 stars. I really enjoyed the story that Harris was trying to tell. However, his writing was horrible. It took me 2 weeks to read this book, which is a long time for me. I literally had a headache after reading 30 pages. It just felt like he was trying too hard, and I don‘t think he had to. The story itself was enough to make me finish.

I went a wee bit crazy at Half Price Books (upper left) and Barnes and Noble (upper right, Funko Pops). However, I don‘t feel guilty at all!! My baby is out of town and I decided to treat myself because it will probably be another year before I get a whole weekend off. Also, retail therapy is great for my anxiety once I get over all the rude ass people out and about on Saturday‘s.

My tiny human and my big male human are going out of town today 😭😭 it‘s the first time that Lilah is leaving me for 3 days! I‘m a little anxious, but I am also looking forward to some “me” time. I have good books, lots of junk food and a ton of tv to catch up on. Should be a great weekend if I can keep my crazy under control while my baby is gone!!

1. The Secret Life of Bees (Yeah, I didn‘t fall for any classics in HS).
2. A white tank top that says “Girls don‘t like boys. Girls like true crime and murder documentaries.”
3. Stains
4. Billy Bumblers
5. ✋🏽 @Gayan @LauraBeth @jess.how

My October BOTM! I've read Ready Player One, but the boyfriend wants to read it before the movie comes out!

Buying used books comes with perks...like free bookmarks from the 90s

After taking a month off, I am jumping right back in to my chronological Stephen King reread! This is one of the few books I have never read from King. I am so excited for Shawshank and The Body!! #epicstephenkingreread #book15 #1982

I missed out on a ton of questionnaires while on my Litsy hiatus. So, I made one! You can participate if you want, I'd love to hear from you! Also, I know it's pretty much impossible to find my name when trying to tag. Don't sweat it! Just have fun :)
1. 8-10 books a month
2. I love both
3. I binge watch tv or movies. I get bored of that quickly and feel like reading after a few days.
4. I am at 81/100!
5. Romance
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September was a good one for me!

It's probably no surprise that most of you know that my favorite genre is Horror. If you didn't know, HIIIIIIII, I'm Josie and I LOVE horror. With that being said, it may surprise some of you that I have never read the Hannibal Lecter series. I FIX THAT TODAY. Red Dragon finally became available on overdrive! Woot woot!

While I don't put too much emphasis on "stars" on Litsy, I rate the shit out of books on Goodreads. I hardly ever give anything 5 stars, but this book made the cut. Maybe it's because it's getting cooler and that makes me happy. Maybe it's because I am a sucker for survival fiction. Either way, I really enjoyed the story of Wolf. Wolf decides to end his life on the mountain, but he soon finds himself lost on the mountain with three women.

I don't know how the author creates the most perfect characters ever, but he has done it again with Britt-Marie Was Here. I loved/hated every character so fully that I became emotionally invested in this small town. Britt-Marie leaves her cheating husband and ends up in the small town of Borg. She's never worked. Never had any children. But she's about to take over the towns soccer team. She learns so much about herself and life.

It's always a good day when you find out that a favorite author is releasing a new novella on Halloween!

I saw this on Facebook and just knew that you would find it as cute as I did.

Good morning/afternoon/evening Littens! I hope everyone is having a great day, or is at least surviving a horrible one (you can do it!!!). Just wanted to share another #currentlyreading with you all. I'm not very far into this one, but I'm definitely intrigued. The novel is written by a man named Wolf. When he was 18, he became stranded on a mountain with 3 women. He is writing the story down for his son, who is now 18. Good so far :)

Now that I have caught up on my reviews and challenges, I can share with you what I am currently reading. Fredrik Backman could write an entire novel in gibberish and I would read it and it would probably make me cry. That's just what he does best. Britt-Marie is no different, so far. Funny, endearing, and even mysterious!

Alright, my lovely littles of Litsy, I have spammed your feeds over the last 24 hours with all of the books that I read during my Litsy absence (and yes, I am back, it's good to see you all!) Not only did I take a Litsy hiatus, but I also took a break from my #EpicStephenKingReread. Now, im ready to continue it, but I have made the decision to DNF this one. It's actually the reason I took a hiatus in the first place. Continued in comments...

This book turned out to be so much better than I expected. The narrator, R, is a zombie who slowly finds himself changing into...something more human? He isn't sure. His journey begins when, instead of eating a young girl, he saves her and takes her home to protect her. The adventure that follows is heart-warming and exciting! I definitely plan on finishing the series.

I LOVED this book. It spins the tale of Gina Royal, who, after a drunk man plows into her garage, learns that her husband is a serial killer (not a spoiler, in the description, don't come at me, bro). The book follows her struggle to run away from all of the people who believe that she helped her husband murder multiple women. Fast paced, chilling and beautifully written, I definitely recommend this one to all thriller fans.

Ughhhhh. I hated this book so much. I finished it, for some reason, but I did not enjoy it. It was boring and made me feel gross half the time. It tries to come off as this thriller/mystery/love story. All I got out of it was racism and Stockholm syndrome. I figured out one of the big reveals pretty early on, it was pretty obvious. The second "big reveal" comes in the epilogue. It actually made the book make less sense. Continued in comments...

So, this is a so-so for me because there was just a little bit too much teenage romance. I know, I have a cold heart. It's just not my thing. HOWEVER, if it is your thing, I think you will enjoy this. It's the tale of a teenage girl who is in a coma after a car accident. However, her consciousness is awake and walking around, watching herself and her family.

So, a long time ago, I asked for survival story recs and someone recommended this. I can't remember who you are, but I want to thank you. This has EVERYTHING I love: plane crash, survivors, natives, a daring rescue, honorable men and women AND it's all true. I even learned some new facts about WWII, which is one of my favorite time periods to read about. Highly recommend this for readers of nonfiction/history.

My father is obsessed with Scientology. OBSESSED. Not in a "you're in a cult, call your dad" kind of way, but in an interested-about-the-facts kind of way. So, when my bookish soulmate sent me this book for my birthday, I was excited to read it! I found it to be surprising and hilarious. Remini is indeed funny. Scientology is indeed crazy. I recommend this if you like her and if you have an interest in Scientology.

This was my second BOTM read and it did not disappoint. I am a sucker for serial killer stories. This book was interesting because it delves into the lives of not one, not two, but THREE women who survive massacres. TAKE MY MONEY. I did not see the end coming AT ALL. I know a lot of you did, and I'm sure if I thought really hard about it, I might have been able to crack it. But, what fun is that?

I had attempted this book once before, but it wasn't the right time. The second time around, it took me awhile to become invested, but once I was, I never wanted it to end. This novel is a magic show, a challenge, a love story and a story about how far people will go to prove a point.

Finishing the Percy Jackson series was bittersweet. There is no better feeling than the accomplishment of finishing a series of books. However, I was not ready to say goodbye to the characters and their world. All five books were enjoyable because there is great comic relief in all of them. The subject matter is rather dark, if you think about it, so I loved the jokes and found myself smiling often.

Grady Hendrix is a gift to readers who love horror with a little silliness involved. That perfectly describes this book. Don't get me wrong, it's a dark silliness. While reading, I wasn't sure what to make of it. Now, more than a month later, I can see that I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I'm from Phoenix, AZ, so I love books that take place in snowy places. This book is about a teenage girl named Percy who is looking for her meth addicted mother. When she turns up at the dealer's farm house, she finds a baby, alone and neglected. This short novel follows Percy on her journey to get the baby to safety during a horrible blizzard. I laughed, I cried, I shivered.

The best part about having a bookish soulmate is discovering new authors! I had never even heard of Joshilyn Jackson until @Gayan was all "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE READ THEM ALL." So, I started with this one and LOVED IT. Part chick lit, part mystery, lots of funnies. I wanted a little more from the ending, but I still enjoyed the journey.

I enjoyed this book mainly because I learned a lot about the dead people being written to. Like, damn Judy Garland, I had no idea what you went through. Overall, this book made me really sad and didn't answer all of my questions at the end.