Welcome to Litsy!

How many of us were rewriting ourselves, halfway through our story, when we thought we‘d already had an ending? 👙👩‍💻

This is the summer read for anyone who loves Sex and the City, fashion, body positivity and women empowerment (a main character who owns her own PR firm AND starts her own plus-size swimwear line!), and a hint of romance (#teampostman 📬 over here!). It‘s a super fast read and the audiobook narrator was the perfect voice for Sunny‘s character.

It‘s light, funny, and relatable!

One of the first scenes has the main character getting stuck in a bathing suit in a changing room. Having experienced the same thing with a sports bra, I laughed out loud and was hooked. This is a light slightly autobiographical rom-com and features a successful, newly divorced woman who doesn't fit society's body size standards. I really enjoyed the humour, the romance and the strong female characters. Thanks to Edelweiss+ for the ARC. 4/5 stars

This debut novel was a miss for me, but might be a hit with the author‘s existing fanbase. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#sunny-side-up

Publication is expected June 24.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #SunnySideUp 📚💙

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐔𝐩 is the debut novel from 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐨, an entrepreneur & advocate for body acceptance who tells stories “that empower women to improve the relationship they have with their body.“ Courtesy of 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, there's a copy available in this cute 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 here in Lodi, Calif. I also received a copy to read by the pool this summer.🌞Publication date: 06/24/25.