Welcome to Litsy!

Honestly, this was so boring. It‘s not my typical genre and I feel like it was really hyped up, so maybe my expectations were too high, but this one just wasn‘t for me. I do really like the cover though. #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 I always enjoy a good sports story, and this chess-centric romance definitely scratches that itch! There were some things I didn‘t love, mostly to do with the character of Mallory and her family, but overall this is a fun, quick, heartfelt read.
Probably the most confusing thing about this book is that it‘s being called a young adult novel, and it absolutely is not.
So it‘s a good book, one I would recommend, but not to younger readers.

A gripping short story that was hard to put down. Zweig uses a story within a story to frantically capture Dr.B‘s experience of a certain horror, using the chessboard to ramp up tension without distracting or slowing the pace. Well worth reading and interesting to continue the theme of obsession from the last book I read. 9/10

"Chess-players sketch their portraits in the motion of their pieces".

Beautifully put.

#chess

No one is more surprised than I am to learn that I hated this book. I liked the concept of a romance within competitive chess, but the MC Mallory is so idiotic that it pained me to listen. My eyeballs were going to roll back in my head for all the times I scoffed at her cluelessness. Every chapter she was newly confused as to why Nolan (who fell in love with her the first time they met for no apparent reason) was spending time with her/saving 👇

After Mallory has a traumatic family event, she stops playing chess. That‘s until she beats world chess champion, Nolan. He convinces her to enter competitions, & as she moves up the ranks, she realizes her passion again. Will she win World Champion?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This is one of my favorites of hers so far. I loved the character chemistry. It was funny, cute, & deep. I also liked that the MC was lgbtq.

#yabooks lgbtqiabooks

Somehow all of my holds have come in at once, right in the middle of a good mood reading stretch! I‘m going to have to challenge myself, but hopefully I can get through all of these in the next 14 days. Wish me luck 🎉

If you‘ve read any of these, and you think it‘s a MUST READ, please let me know! Currently listening to the tagged!

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1️⃣ The Big Bang Theory
2️⃣ Checkers - my Dad loved to play and I have fond memories of playing with him.
3️⃣ Tagged

@bthegood @JessClark78 @TheBookHippie

Fun! Love the chess and enemies-to-lovers. Well written and great dialogue

Finally finished a book again!! ✌️ Pregnancy brain made focussing on a book really hard but the maternity leave relaxation helps with the focus. So glad I can now work on my backlog a bit. I enjoyed the book, it was entertaining and I didn‘t need to think real hard about the story&plot which made my focus better as well! #checkandmate #alihazelwood