Welcome to Litsy!

A sweet little book for people who love books & magical realism & quirky towns on California‘s Lost Coast. Emily is just starting her dream career on her way to being a book editor in NYC when her estranged grandmother dies, leaving her a large Victorian in quirky Cascata. A stipulation of the will is that she must edit a trunk of “forsaken” manuscripts & she is shocked when the changes she makes in the books, play out in the lives of real⬇️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you liked her first book, you‘ll love this just as much, maybe more. Philpott is a local-to-me author, and though I don‘t know her personally, her writing makes me feel like a friend. When she said she‘s always “waiting for worry to materialize,” that hit hard. These stories carry the common thread of parenthood, anxiety, and inevitable change. Heavy, but Philpott is a funny storyteller, so it‘s a good vibe. Very relatable collection!

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Finished four books this week!
📚 The Inugami Curse #JanuaryinJapan
📚 The Beadworkers
📚 Ida B. the Queen
📚 Avidly Reads Poetry #NetGalley #arc

I like short story collections lately—I‘ve already read two this year: Terminal Boredom and The Beadworkers. Every story in The Beadworkers was great, and I especially liked Beading Lesson.

#WeekendReading #JoyousJanuary #readathon #ARC Edition

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Second Marion Lane historical UF mystery - the one with the pub that's open past 1am.

Seven Mercies - second in Seven Devils duology - not as gripping as I had hoped

A Coin for the Ferryman - 🎧 Time-Travel - Caesar has been transported from the Ides of March to a remote site, there's an attempt to kidnap him, but he must be returned to keep History/the timeline intact.

I devoured this one. It's like a cross between 50 First Dates and Gaslighting. Without the dates. This is a thriller and a mystery. A woman wakes up in a cab and doesn't remember how she got there. The last thing she remembers is answering the phone at her desk at work. This book is awesome and certainly my new fav from this author.

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Pub date is 8/9/2022
#ARC #Netgalley

Crashed when I got home from a long week at work & woke at up 2 AM so I figured it was a good time to set my #JoyousJanuary #readathon goals. I‘m going to read my sections for #SundayBuddyRead & #Pemberlittens & finish up The House in the Cerulean Sea for #NewYearWhoDis & my #ARC of Lost CoastLiterary. I‘m hoping to get a chunk of the tagged book read for a book tour review & finish & decide on a recipe from Midnight Chicken for virtual foodie ⬇️

I was able to sneak in a quick 20 minutes reading time early this morning over my desk breakfast of fried rice with over-easy egg & an Iced Caramel Macchiato.

Started the tagged book, an #ARC from one of my favorite cozy mystery authors (Bakeshop Mysteries, Sloan Krause Mysteries) who is branching out into this book/literary inspired, magical realism stand-alone novel & her own publishing imprint. It‘s fun so far—I 💛 books about books.🤗📚

Still stunned by how good this one was! It actually made me cry several times - a true sign of a good writer in my opinion. Such an interesting commentary on the pressure to be a perfect mother. Can‘t wait for people to read this one! #arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Full review at ErinKonrad.com

I meant to post my #January TBR last week & life was completely out of control. I feel a bit silly posting it now as it‘s the 9th & I have made only small inroads on some of these. The tagged book is part of my #NewYearWhoDis list from @Chrissyreadit & I just started it & plan to finish. 🤗There are some buddy reads in here that may or may not happen although the #sundaybuddyread Simone St. James pick I‘m tracking on, i‘m already behind on my ⬇️

I didn't love this. There are too many names / characters and the plot is overly complicated for something that's actually trying to be a fairly basic detective novel. Because this is supposed to be the first in a series. And a series should be entertaining so you feel compelled to read the next.

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Pub date is 1/25/2022
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