Welcome to Litsy!

What a magnificent tale of loss, grief and ethical uncertainty.

Typically, I'm not a fan of the literary genre, but this one really fascinated me.
This enigmatic, heartfelt journey through the Amazon, being immersed in a different culture while grappling with personal inner turmoil just worked for me.

Now I will also need to explore Bel Canto.

Survival Guide for a Wilfully Obstinate Diva

For months, perhaps even years, my mother has been urging me to give Sophia a chance. Now that I finally have, I see that I might have benefited from listening to her sooner.

Not only is Sophia an exceptional writer, creating truly unique and relatable characters, but the topics she explores with such expertise, cleverness and empathy genuinely resonate with one's heart and soul

Sorry to say, but I don't like this one bit.

I found every character to be utterly unlikable. The narrative failed to engage me for the majority of its duration. Furthermore, I felt completely detached from what I interpreted as mere gossip.

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2 #SeriesLove2025
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This one started out excruciating slow. And to be honest it felt that nothing really happens for the biggest part of the book.
But then when things do start to happen... O boy!

I suspected the big twist from the very first preminision made way back in the first book, but that was also one of the reasons I wanted to continue the series.
This will be an epic ride I want to continue until the very end.

June #WrapUp

1 #OffTheShelf2025
1 #Chunkster
1 #FictionalTraveler
4 #SeriesLove2025
3 #BookChain2025
1 #LitsyAtoZ
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2 #Pantone2025
1 #Classic
2 #NonFiction

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I've never liked this conclusion Collins chose for the series. It always felt a bit forced and then patched up with a very unbelievable epilogue.

Re-reading it just confirmed my dislike.
It's like Collins has a comfort zone of writing, and this was way out of it.
The pacing felt wrong, the tension was non-existing and the urgency the other 2 books held fell flat where I would have wanted it to be pivotal.
Now I'm ready for the prequels!

May #WrapUp

2 #OffTheShelf2025
1 #FictionalTraveler
1 #SeriesLove2025
5 #BookChain2025
4 #LitsyAtoZ
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2 #Pantone2025
1 #Classic
1 #NonFiction