Welcome to Litsy!

If you read my last review, you saw the book candy I needed to read when I needed a break from this book. It‘s good, lots of action, corporate espionage, personal grudges... but it‘s also set at the inception of a plague and that wasn‘t the worst part. It‘s a prequel from The Hollows, so you know through the whole book that the heroine is going to end up having to marry the scummiest, most self-centered, egotistical jerk I think I‘ve ever read.⤵️

I have a little time before I have to pick my son up so I‘m reading a few more pages. This return to the Hallows has been the only book to get me out of a mini reading slump I felt coming on after finishing When Dimple Met Rishi last week.

I was a huge Hollows fan, then sort of drifted off to other authors (blame Kelley Armstrong). I recently decided to get back to them, so I‘m thrilled to have this prequel.
#dystopianblues

Wow!!!! I can‘t say enough about the creativity and thoughtfulness of my #dystopianblues gifts from @MeganAnn ! Everything is amazing and very loved. I will have to do individual posts for each item so you all can see the detail and effort put in. She went with a heroine/survivor/rebel theme. It is all so wonderful and the photo does not do it justice.
Thank you! Thank you!
And @Mommamanzi thank you for organizing this fun themed swap.

There were parts of this book that infuriated me. Certain characters I hated from the start. The prideful ignorance and general contempt for the MC - Dark elf and female genetist - Trisk was true for the period but hard to read at times. The ending was not a disappointment per se, but not what I was hoping for. It was definitely settling.

That been said the story was excellent. Continued below 👇🏻

“I‘m sick of uppity women where they shouldn‘t be,” the man said suddenly, and Trisk‘s jaw dropped for an instant before she caught her mental balance. “Trying to do a man‘s job when they should be at home.”
“To greet you at the door with a martini and bear your young,” Trisk said dryly, her anger carefully hidden. “Such an outdated philosophy makes you charmingly quaint, Mr. Saladan.”

Next on the list, The Turn.
A hollows prequel.

Super excited for this one. I was waiting in the hopes that I could get the American cover (all my hollows books are American mass market paperbacks except the final one which I splashed out to get in hardback with blue butterflies 🦋) but alas this is the only paperback cover I could get in the UK!

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T4 Angel Tomatoes are literally #KillerTomatoes

The tomatoes were genetically modified, and accidentally resulted in the deaths of thousands of humans, and inadvertently forced the inderland community (supernaturals of the world) to come out of hiding (they were immune).

Now no self respecting human in the Hollows even looks at a tomato! Personally I don‘t know what they eat if they can‘t eat pizza and most pasta sauces! 🍅

#MonsterMadness2017

MOTHER PUSS BUCKET!!! This book! I finished it in a few days and I'm semi wishing that I had held out longer. However Kim Harrison did it again! She sucked me in with characters (some dead ha ha) that I loved and others that I loved to hate. What I thought was going to be a Prequel turned into so much more. A dazzling deeper look at characters and a story I only understood at its base levels before. I just...how does the real world compare???

I'm only 60 pages in but I couldn't help but squeal in excitement when I saw this name. I am so happy!!!

#bookhaul Yes, I'm diving into the Kim Harrison right now!

I wish there was more! I may have to reread the entire Hollows series now. I love Trisk's strength and conviction, despite everything she's been through. I think someone could easily read and follow it without being familiar with the Hollows series. #prequel #itcantbeover

My #bestofmarch. I had a bit of a reading slump earlier in the month; however, since then I've read these 4, and loved them all. Finishing up The Turn today, so I'm counting it. #marchintoreading @RealLifeReading

Finished this audiobook this week. It was a perfect prequel to The Hallows. I couldn't be happier with it. 🍅 I sent Kim Harrison a SASE and she mailed me back Angel tomato seeds!!! Be jealous!

This is a must buy author for me. Harrison is a skilled storyteller. She has returned to the world of The Hollows. But the heroine, Trisk, is no Rachel Morgan. Brilliant, ambitious Trisk is female and a dark elf. Both traits hinder her ability to find a top research job. But her bitter rivalry with the spoiled Kalamack heir may destroy her research and humanity. Loved it.

Phases that make me batty: Hey! Let go!
Other than that distraction, I am fully back in the Hallows world and I LOVE IT! 🍅

Up on the mountain this morning and I was set with all the bookish things!
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Headphones 🎧 for audiobook ✅
Coloring books (HP and Mexican Designs) ✅
Coffee ☕️ in HP cup ✅
Out of Print bag to hold chargers ✅
#Litmail tote to hold all my goodies and books ✅


P.S. I am LOVING being back in the land of The Hallows. So far The Turn is spot on! 🍅

I adore The Hollows series so picking this up was a no brainer. It was interesting to see how it all began and I eventually took to the story, but man did it feel like there were no winners at the end of this thing. Also, Kal? Every time he popped up I wanted to reach in and punch his face.

Good way to round out the world but if happy endings or at least people getting what they deserve is your thing, then this may not be the book for you.

Great prequel of the Hollows series by Kim Harrison!!

First book down of my #LitsyPartyOfOne stack.
I loved revisiting the Hollows, and there are some very familiar characters in it.
Also, one character deserves the #mosthatedcharacter2017 award. Damn, I got so angry reading this book, as it is also about a woman fighting to get recognized as tthe scientist she is and get credit for her work.
That issue made me so angry (it is still sometimes an issue today😠)

"I'll have the roast duck", he said absently

#duckquotes ?

Ooohhhh I've had this on my stack for a while, but it pubb'd today. A prequel to the Hollows series. Love Harrison. From @GalleryBooks

It was so enlightening to learn about the Hollows before the Turn, and I loved getting back into the universe I enjoy spending time in, and see what happened - and why the humans were so afraid of tomatoes ;)

🌟Thanks to @gallerybooks for a free copy of #theturn by #kimharrison in exchange for an honest review. I can't wait to start reading it after I finish The Red Pyramid. Also, this is a typical #keto breakfast for me. Heavy on the protein! I've lost 51 lbs in 5 months so I'm pretty happy on this diet. And I still get to have my coffee! Yum!🌟

I am really excited to back into the world of The Hallows! The backstory on the tomato virus. 🍅 😷 Kim Harrison has released the first chapter on her website http://www.kimharrison.net/BookPages/TT/TT.html

I am so excited about this galley! The Turn is one of my most anticipated 2017 releases.
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