Welcome to Litsy!

Wending my way through lots of Christmas reads this month. Really enjoying this one. Sir Murray says hope your day has been a great one too! He got a GIANT bone!

Not a lucky pick for #foodandlit
What a drag...nothing happens, there is no coherent story or theme, the number of names and characters is completely insane and all of this is normal for someone's diary, but why would anyone publish this and expect anyone else to be able to follow.
Not everything a poet writes is poetry. It really feels like a grab for money and saving on editing if any was done at all.
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Last month, I conquered a #deathtower in this very spot. I don't know what happened. 🤣
I actually blame my mother. When I was little, she had to run some errands. She bribed my sister and I and told us if we didn't fight, we could have a treat at the end of the trip. We were very good, and then we stopped at the bookstore. I couldn't decide, so my mom let us each get 3 books. When we got in the car, she thanked us for behaving, ⬇️

As I had already read up to page 128 a year ago,I picked up from there this month. My favorite stories,each one unique, are: The suspenseful My Object All Sublime (Anne Perry); the twisted The 74th Tale (Jonathan Santlofer; the reflective The Lesson of the Season (Thomas H.Cook; the romantic Cold Reading( Charles Ardai).
#ChristmasCrimeChallenge #prompt5 #adventcalendar #shortstories #bibliomysteries

I really liked this one! My #bookspin for December @TheAromaofBooks

I finished my aunt‘s mittens at more or less the same time as I finished V.M. Burns‘s third Mystery Bookshop novel. This series is fun so far. I enjoy both the main storylines, which feature multigenerational investigatory shenanigans, and the excerpts from the historical mysteries the main character writes to help herself unwind. #audioknitting

Booked for Murder (Juniper Book Store Mysteries 1), by P.J. Nelson (2024)
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Premise: An actress returns to her Georgia hometown to run her late aunt‘s bookshop, only to be beset by arson and murder. And, alongside a professor and a priest, she takes it upon herself to solve the case.

Review: This is VERY much a cozy mystery, with all the joys and the ridiculousness of the genre. But it‘s a very good one.

Loved the idea, but not the execution. Barely any of the book club, barely any actual love for books. The love triangle didn‘t work for me, and the story never lived up to the potential of its premise. Wish I‘d DNF‘d. ⭐️

Mr. Friss has written a love story to the radical and revolutionary ties bookshops have to the communities which host them. He imparts American history as much as he details the trajectory of bookselling. This is a definite recommendation.

A cold rain, a new puppy, and a book on the couch. What could be better? Meet Harper, my new reading buddy/early Christmas present.