Welcome to Litsy!

Such a fun and strange (in a good way) graphic novel!

The premise is very cool. It‘s about a soon to be 13 year old girl who starts getting nightmares of her impending doom filled birthday (she‘s born on 4/4, which is considered unlucky in Chinese culture). These dreams somehow end up in the comic she is creating.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/review-the-many-misfortunes-of-eu...

First off, it was interesting that the book was a story within a story and had 3 narrators (Walton, Frankenstein, and the Creature). That was something I wasn‘t expecting but it worked.

The star of the story was the Creature (aka Frankenstein‘s monster). The Creature was the epitome of being othered. He was so misunderstood and just wanted to belong and feel loved.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/review-frankenstein/

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September 7, 2025

This book started off so strong and I was loving it, then the “reveal” happened and I didn‘t love it. What the “reveal” was felt so out of character for Percy. It didn‘t work for me. I want to keep this spoiler free so all I will say is what Percy did just wasn‘t consistent with how she acted all throughout the book.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/review-every-summer-after/

New #library loans that all happen to match 😅 not on purpose

This was a dark and twisted romance!

The story is basically an erotic dark romance retelling of Beauty and the Beast. As a retelling, it worked well. It followed the storyline and a lot of elements were present, including a protagonist who loves to read and a stunning library. The library was massive.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/review-a-bedtime-story-fairy-tale...

Still doing well with being away from my reading slump. Just finished #ElectricIdol and starting #BloodOnTheTide I‘m so proud of myself for keeping this streak going despite everything I‘ve been feeling lately. #paperback #kateerobert #spicy #fantasy #library

What a charming story!

This is exactly the kind of story I would have devoured as a kid. Growing up, I loved historical fiction, especially niche stories of children evacuating WWII London. I also enjoyed stories set in quaint country houses. This book had both!

I loved how the book incorporated Native American culture.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/review-the-blossoming-summer/

This was a cute rom-com set in Ireland!

The best part of the book was definitely the setting. Ireland makes for an incredible backdrop to the story. I enjoyed how the book gave you a little tour through Ireland and explored some Irish culture like fairy stories.

The book is fairly short (around 300 pages) which was the perfect length. It was short and sweet.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/08/23/review-an-irish-summer/

Starting my 4th book in 2 weeks! I‘m so glad to be out of my reading slump. Today was a rough day emotionally so I‘m going to try to escape for a little while. #electricidol #kateerobert #paperback #library #darkolympus #spicy #greekgods #psyche #eros