Welcome to Litsy!

Getting back into the swing of reading lately! I‘ve been busy setting up shop + filling orders… but I was able to listen to my audiobooks while making my nail sets. The bottom three books are still in progress but I finished the other 7! Howls Moving Castle was my favourite, but Defending Jacob and Well Met were also fantastic ❤️ Thanks for the little push @Andrew65 I‘m so happy I was able to get through some books!

Lucy wants a baby so badly that when she sees the little Natalie sitting alone in the blue shopping cart of a popular store, she picks her up and leaves the store as if the baby were hers. #kidnapping #multipleperspectives #motherhood #helenkleinross

A new day, a new book! #currentlyreading #kidnapping #helenkleinross

I really enjoyed this book but I must say, the ending was so abrupt that I kept flipping through the acknowledgments wondering where the rest was. How did it end like that?! Like there were at least 20 pages left?! I feel like I have emotional whiplash that will never be resolved. I really enjoyed the book and want to give it a pick very badly but because of this ending I will give it a So-so

Loving this so far!

What to do when I wake up at 3:30 and can't get back to sleep? Move to the couch so I don't wake the hubby, and finish my book. Lucy steals a baby left unattended and gets away with it for 21 years. What's a girl to do when she's raised by a mother that loves her while another mother desperately wishes for her return. Which one is "home" to her?

It‘s feeling like spring! Today anyway.... gonna start this audiobook and go for a walk/run! Happy Sunday Littens!

This was not a thriller but this boom totally shook me. So many emotions. A must-read

I‘m stacking this-looks compelling!

#booksetduringautumn
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Very good.

A quick moving story of a baby kidnapped at 4 months of age. The story is told thru cleverly written vignettes by characters essential to the plot. I couldn‘t put this down. P. 329 “When you forgive, the prisoner you set free is yourself.”

This book was really great. I felt nervous listening when the truth comes out of what Lucy had done but then I had conflicting feelings about how Lucy was treated. Yes she kidnapped a baby which makes her absolutely the worst but then it‘s like well she raised that baby and provided her with everything possible in life. So it then became difficult to hate her. The audio was great, the story was great. I definitely recommend it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I thought the storyline of this book had a lot of potential, but it just didn't have enough momentum for me. I almost bailed halfway through, but decided to stick it out.

Enjoying my new pick #currentread #winenot #wineandabook

Book has a interesting plot but close to the end it took a major nosedive and it didnt have a good ending in my opinion which made the whole book suck.

Day 9: Cover with Autumn Vibes - This book has been on my #TBR list for awhile. It's about a woman who kidnaps a baby from a shopping cart. What, say what?! #septinbooks17 #bookstagram #readingchallenge #fallforbooks #autumnvibes 🍂🍄🍁🍃🌾

I love the way that this book had alternating perspectives. This story details that kidnapping of a baby from an IKEA store. I enjoyed the way that it was told in past tense and gave everyone's perspective. Interesting.

The characters in this book are both literally and figuratively a #LongLongWayFromHome. #RockInMay

???? Cheers! A definite page turner! In efforts not to spoil the book for other readers, What Was Mine gave me just the amount of crazy and WTH's that I enjoy when reading a book of this nature. Although the subject matter is any parents worst nightmare, I thoroughly enjoyed how the author somehow made me as a reader feel empathy for Lucy.  My emotions were all over the place which is the recipe for a good read for me. #spinesvines

My husband is out delivering packages for UPS and I'm in bed with a book. 😊

This month's selection for my #bookclub but I bailed in frustration. Since I'm a completist, I might come back and pick it up later, but right now I just can't even. The meeting is tonight, but I'll probably stay home and watch Rocky Horror. #timewarp

I'd give What Was Mine ⭐️⭐️⭐️ & 1/2 ⭐️'s. It wrapped up too neatly, left me wanting more rage and raw emotions. It was a quick read, I liked it, but I felt I wanted more...more intensity. If my baby was taken from a shopping cart, I'd be a raving lunatic....I don't know that yoga & throwing rocks in the ocean would help me....too neatly tied up for me.

A point of view smorgasbord! Ross impressively leads the reader to feel empathy for the villain. A page-turner that leaves you wanting more! The kind of novel that never lets you forget it's story or characters long after you turn the last page.

This publishing degree is not doing so good for my wallet. It gives me an excuse to buy new books.

Book 2 of my very first #24in48 #readathon

Quick break from #24in48 #readathon to walk to the farmers market for snacks...mango, apples, pears. Oh my!

I enjoyed the novel but I wanted more exploration of how Mia and Lucy managed their relationship after the fact.

Enjoying this novel so far

If a genre of books existed for PERFECT FOR LIFETIME MOVIE CHANNEL this book would be an ideal fit! I was fully immersed in the story but found the writing simple and generic. This is definitely a beach read~ If you are looking for fine literature, skip it!

Mindless reading seems to be my best option. Started this book on the commute to NY this morning and I was able to get to page 97! About to board train back to Philly, maybe I'll finish it before the day is over

Totally diggin this book. Quite intriguing, sad and relatable. Don't we all lose our children somehow?

Two professional woman, one a mother and one desperate to be a mother lives converge in the worst possible way. When one woman is distracted by a work call on her cell, the other takes her infant daughter and for 21 years raises it as her own. Addictive read with sympathetic charcters.

Excellent read, a thrilling page turner! Not wanting to spoil the book for others but the story gave me just the amount of crazy, suspense and WTHs that I enjoy! Although the subject matter is any parents worst nightmare, I thoroughly enjoyed how the author somehow made feel empathy for culprit. 4🌟

"I especially hated lying to Mia, as I tucked her into bed, nodding along with the Berenstain Bears, who informed us never, ever to lie because 'trust is one thing you can't put back together again.' I stroked Mia's arm as I read her the story, feeling sorry that she was being raised by a liar."

Taking a break from WWII reading..

"Kidnap. Parse the word. It ought to mean lying down with baby goats. Words can be misleading."

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It was good. The ending could have been better.

Ross managed to make me empathize with a character who stole a child. This book kept me on the edge of my seat.

Not only did I love this book but everyone I've recommended it to likes it also. Thank you, Target.

IS ANYONE GOING TO BEA/BOOKCON?! I'll be there! 🙋🏻 Because I have to take time off work/school, I've been so busy and haven't had time to read but last night read a little of this! A good look at humanity and family dynamics.

Too many narrators make the short chapters choppy and confusing, but a valiant attempt to make the abductor into the anti-hero.

"Sometimes you have to choose from two wrong choices. Sometimes, the right choice is which choice feels the least wrong."

Haven't been able to stop reading it this morning-and I have to leave soon for an appointment! I thought I would just read a chapter or two with my coffee. Going on my list of possibilities for my next book group.