Welcome to Litsy!

Slow moving but compelling story which toggles between the events which take place at Applecote Manor present day and in 1959. The four Wilde sisters return to Applecote to spend the summer, but life there is different since their cousin went missing five years before. In the present, Jessie and her husband buy a crumbling Applecote in an effort to remake their busy lives. Secrets galore.

I was good for so long...until I wasn't. Some books for next year; fingers crossed that we are in our classrooms in September. #covid19buyathon

#NoFemmeber #wildcreatures
I loved Black Rabbit Hall, so I‘m looking forward to this one that looks like it will be totally my jam..... English countryside, hot summers, family secrets and betrayals....
And both the US and UK titles work for today‘s prompt.... I wonder why there are two different titles? 🤔🤷‍♀️

“I don‘t know who we sisters will be without one another to differentiate us. Take one of us away and we‘d all lose our balance, like removing a leg from a kitchen table.”
The Wildling Sisters

These are what I'm #currentlyreading and the only books that I know for sure for my #marchlineup and #marchtbr. This month I plan on picking books that I feel like reading at the time, instead of a fixed list.
#marchinbooks #magicalmarch #readingresolutions
@maich @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88 @Jess7

This was great. I love a good historical mystery. Excuse the screenshot. I had an ARC with no cover.

#MountTBR #NetGalley

What an interesting idea. Not very practical. But interesting. 💖📚

Wonderful story about sisters and their bonds.

Happy Halloween!
And
Blessed Samhain!

#NaNoWriMo starts tonight at midnight! Who‘s participating? I‘m gonna win it this year, and I could really use some writing friends to do it with! Let me know your NaNoWriMo screen name below, and I‘ll add you as a friend there. #LitsyWrites

I‘m not really sure what to say about this. For me to give a book 4-5 Stars, it has to make me want to keep picking it up and keep reading. This didn‘t. The story itself was good but maybe a little all over the place. I‘m not sorry I read it but it def won‘t rate high up on my list of reads this year. Solid 3 Stars I guess.

I banished myself to the bedroom since hubby has basketball on. I need to watch my Dodgers Win game 3. Hopefully in between I can get this book finished.

Still plugging along with this one. It‘s going pretty slow. Not sure if it‘s the book or just me 😕

So I have a question, maybe someone here knows. I won an ARC of this book and am just now getting to it. I read it maybe 6 months ago. It appears it was published here in August 2017 but look at the copyright date. Could this just be a typo?

Won this from Goodreads awhile back so figure I ought to give it a whirl 😉

While I enjoyed Clare Corbett and Emilia Fox's performances (especially teenage Bella), this book was just okay for me. Jessie was annoying for the most part. The would have enjoyed this more if it simply told the story of the Wilde sisters alone.

The weather is gorgeous today, so I started this audiobook and took a 4 mile hike. So far it's interesting, but not necessarily great. Early days yet, though. I do enjoy both Clare Corbett and Emilia Fox's narration.

Still slow going in general (my reading, not the story), but marching on! These mornings on our new back deck are seriously helping. The dog that wants to cuddle is not.

Or maybe it's the coffee. Either way👍

Coffee and reading on the deck every morning is absolutely helping me get back to normal. Not quite reading at the speed I'd like to be yet, but definitely back on track. Yay!
The peach cake is from @jpease89 - I took the dogs for their usual morning stroll, randomly bumped into her while she was working and she whipped this out of her bag for me. 😍

I'm exhausted. It's been such an emotional few months, and I can't quite get back into my normal reading routine. When does it go back to normal?
Thankfully (I think), September is jam packed with weddings, so I'm hoping that will either distract me or kick my ass back into normalcy ... fingers crossed. Until then, even if I'm quiet on here, I'm still thinking of my Litten friends ❤️

#TBRtemptation post 10! Just released. 4 sisters, the Summer of 1959. They visit their aunt & uncle at Applecote Manor, who are still reeling from their daughter's disappearance 5 years ago. 2 handsome neighbors drop by, dividing the sisters further. Then the summer takes a deadly turn--will they unite or be torn asunder? 50 years on, Jessie moves her family there, at odds with her stepdaughter & hearing strange rumors. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

Only able to get Theo paused for #internationalcatday. #catsoflitsy [absent: Dexter Harper] Have to say I really, really like Eve Chase. The first two pages drew me right in and just when I thought the story was moving in a predictable manner it took a turn. It wasn't like The Big Twist a lot of authors keep trying to pull off. It was smooth and quiet and just well done. Nice follow up to Black Rabbit Hall, look forward to her next one. 🤞👍😊

#day1 #augustgrrrl #wildestdreams A recent addition to my TBR... it sounds so good! Requested a copy from the library so hope to get my hands on it soon...🤞

THE WILDLING SISTERS has a hint of Gothic and an undertone of foreboding. Have you read it yet?

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-wildling-sisters-by-eve-chase.html

This book has a gothic feel and follows two different families at two different time periods at the same rural estate. An enjoyable read, with good characters and enough mystery to spur the plot along.

Cannot wait to read this one.

Catching up on some ARC's this week.

My Goodreads win finally arrived. Hope it's good!!

This book had a Rebecca-esque mystery. You can tell there is something more under the surface. Every character has a secret. It is those secrets that keep the story going and it is the unraveling of those secrets that ties up the ending. The book was a bit of a slow burn but totally worth the build up. #2017christyread #firsttoread #sisterdrama

About halfway thru #audiobook and my thoughts at this point are this: if you liked Black Rabbit Hall—like I did—then you'll really like this.

"We'd all be destroyed if we could remember everything." The Wilding Sisters is a powerful novel examining the powerful impact of love and loss. Told through the eyes of Margot and Jessie, two women separated by decades but united by more than they realize. This is a beautiful novel about sisters and mothers, and how secrets can both destroy us and unite us. Full review on my blog, link in my bio ??‍????‍? #firsttoread #bookstagram

Started this #audiobook this evening. I'm already taken in.

Lots of new things on the blog! Including some new reviews!! litgoals.blogspot.com

Here are the books coming out this month that I have not yet placed on order. Anyone have an opinion on a must-read? #jubilantjuly #julymostanticipated

I loved her debut and can't wait to read this. Cotswolds, secrets, two time periods, Gothic feel.

#JuneTunz #ManDown What a great second novel!! Similar to her first, with a blend of past and present and a central crumbling manor, this makes for a riveting read! With a missing girl, plenty of family drama and likable characters, I had a hard time putting this one down!!

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What an opening sentence!