Hello, Litsy members
Forgive me if I'm not utilizing the platform correctly; I recently discovered it. There is a debut Romantsy releasing July 25th, 2025 and I'm seeking arc readers. The novel is a spice-free, new adult romantsy and explores the following tropes: found family, revenge, and subtle faith. The blurb can be found in the image. If interested, please comment below! (: #arcreader #bookspinbingo #bookspin #fantasy #bibliophile #romance
pickThis was an adorable middle grade romance!
I loved the premise. It‘s the classic “popular guy helping the nerdy girl with a makeover and they up falling for each other” trope. Not a novel premise, but one that I do adore. I thought the execution of it was well done, especially for a middle grade audience.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/review-what-if-you-fall-for-me-fi...
so-so2.5⭐️
Oh, my, this book started off way slow for me. I thought about DNFing it, but I plowed along. The last 15% to 20% picked up, thank goodness. It takes place in Ireland and England.
Clara goes off to school in Belfast. Jenny, her mom, surprises her with a visit. Jenny decides to bring her home, but Clara disappears at the train station.
I figured out quite a lot of this book before it actually happened.
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so-soI'm not sure now that I've finished it that it was worth it.
Things I liked: lots of queerness, Mallory's fibro, the closeness of the main characters, the platonic love between Mallory and Theodore. Forensic science on magic.
Things I didn't like: it felt kinda of... young? The concerns of the trio of girls were very teenage. The real clues started to become so obvious. Obnoxious monologuing to explain a load of tortured clues.
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My May stats
7 books read
one #BookSpin: Plain and Simple by Sue Bender (Apr)
two #DoubleSpins: Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Apr) and House of Night Legacy by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, and others (May)
no #BookSpinBingo
2 #Roll100
May: Letter Slot by Owen King
May: Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples
My #bookspinbingo card for May.
No Bingo this time, but I didn't get much chance to read this month as I'd like.
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We have a couple trips planned for June, so I likely won't read everything I'd like to, but I am excited for V.E. Schwab's new book, as well as S.A. Cosby's.
pickThis sucked me right in. Like Fourth Wing level of not being able to stop. I have no idea why it took so long for this to catch on but it seems like people are starting to figure it out.
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I finished one of my June 2025 #Roll100 picks (The Horror of Glam Rock, which was also a February pick) early, so I gave myself an extra « owned book » space on the #BookSpinBingo list this month. Also, The Way of Kings is a carryover from May. Still working hard on it!
