Welcome to Litsy!

I love it when Romance Book Club assigns a book that I would never pick up on my own, and I end up loving it 😁

Turns out I don't mind a space opera with a hot bad boy love interest.

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begins '9 years to the day' after the start of the 1st book. read in order - starts with spoilers for the first book

Random book from our personal library.

#robinhood #fiction

Mr. Lemoncello‘s Great Library Race by Chris Grabenstein (narrated by Jesse Bernstein) is clever, fun, and heartwarming. Each kid‘s individuality is celebrated—like Sierra, who‘d rather read than race. The story also tackles “fake news” in a kid-friendly way and highlights teamwork, humility, and learning from mistakes. A joyful, meaningful middle-grade read!

I was thinking about this book again because I was listing my favorite movies of the century (#8). So many passages resonated. The simple pleasures. The shock of the third world. The desperation. The awe. The disconnection from modern society. The discoveries of unknown ways of life. I too will die happy. I too, wanted freedom and got it. Was it worth it? It can't be answered. You can only live one life.

“I would rather be punished for making the right decision than live with the guilt of making the wrong one for the rest of my life.”
-Shannon Messenger (Keeper of the Lost Cities)

Much less than I had hoped, but maybe next month will be better! I think my issue is that my reading schedule fluctuates with my mental health, so that's probably why I'm not finishing a lot of books lol.

This book frankly surprised the hell out of me.

The story is populated by fun, unique characters on an insane journey, topped off with irreverence, witty banter, dark humor, and lots of fun, random pop culture references.

It is also one of the most truly laugh out loud funny things I have ever read in my life, but in just about the darkest way possible.

Don't say I didn't warn you.