Welcome to Litsy!

Lydia has washed up in a forgotten seaside town, reeling from her on-off lover‘s apology for appalling behaviour she‘s not yet recognised as such. Joyce is living a claustrophobic life under the oppressive thumb of her mother. I loved both Joyce and Lydia‘s stories and particularly enjoyed the building tension, the dark humour that almost felt it would merge into horror, and the sense their worlds are about to collide and implode. A great read.

Book 5 of the #wpf25 longlist.

This is one I hadn‘t heard of and I was excited to read it from the blurb, but it didn‘t *quite* live up to my high expectations. The writing was very descriptive and expressive but sometimes a little TOO much. I loved one of the characters and her story arc - the other, not so much.

Another quibble below, that could be slightly spoilerish.

Still a great read, but not likely to make my shortlist. 🤷‍♀️

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https://youtu.be/bmQZYUMLkJk?si=em2Uih4nkUlSLxDR

https://youtu.be/fJmU1cNt3Qc?si=Szxm5zbQSX8SUr-t


Introduction

Mystery guest

Weekly highlights

Birding by Rose Ruane

Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard