Welcome to Litsy!

I would say I need a shower from the ick, but that reminds me of Margo‘s hot tub and no.

Are you there, God? It‘s me, Daria. Everyone in this book is bananas.

#AuthorAMonth

Delightful magical realism, featuring characters I could be friends with (except for one or two that I loved to hate). The main character was trying to overcome past tragedies, so she could begin to fully live life in the present, learn to trust herself, and look forward. A light-hearted, feel-good read.

This was my July #FictionalTraveler selection, for the #Water prompt.

This is my book club book for this month. I enjoyed reading it but here‘s the weird part. The book ended in the middle of the chapter that was the turning point of the story. There was about 25 pages & 3 chapters that were completely left out. There was no indication that the pages had been torn out. I had to borrow the book from a friend to finish it. I also ended up taking it back to the store & they did tell me that this does sometimes happen.

Well, this was a strange Mrs. Robinson‘ish story. Mikala really does need better friends. I kept reading but didn‘t enjoy it. It was kind of icky. I‘m glad I didn‘t read EH‘s Nantucket books in publication order as this is Book 2 and I might have given up on the author with this effort. I have two more books to read before I can call the EH Nantucket series complete!

I‘m apparently in a Hilderbrand mood as my last 3 books have been part of her Nantucket series. Although this book didn‘t have any recurring characters- as it‘s the first in the series- I loved it all the same. Perfect beach book- complete with twists, drama and love stories. I also loved how all the characters were experiencing existential crisis of sorts. Relatable.

Soledad and her 3 daughters are blindsided when her husband gets arrested by the FBI for embezzlement. She has to figure out how to save herself and her girls from financial ruin. There is a lot in here about sisterhood, great friendships. Her love interest, a great coparent with his ex wife, has twin sons with varying degrees of autism. To call this romance seems unfair because it feels like it‘s much more than that. A strong pick.

@CBee when I saw your post, I immediately thought of the tagged. It‘s on my #BookSpinBingo & #readyourebooks lists for August. 🤓
But, I was reading your post while waiting for my drink in the bookstore cafe. As I turned onto the bookfloor, this was the display I saw. This is also on my TBR & #ClearMyShelves lists. A sign? 🤔
I‘m going to read one (or maybe both) of these for the August #TBRtarot prompt.

No. 9 in the Rutshire Chronicles series, and one of the best in the series so far; the story is good, the characters, although often caricatures, are still somehow well-developed. I do worry about Cooper‘s apparent necessity to include at least one incidence of sexual violence in each book, though. It may have seemed “acceptable” in 1985, but by 2010, when Jump! was published, I‘d like to think we‘ve moved on

Book 61/80 #Read2025 @DieAReader

It was ok but just not for me.