Welcome to Litsy!

Need a sweet and funny escape from the daily grind? Try Annabel Monaghan‘s new rom-com. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#its-a-love-story

Publication is expected May 27.

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Holton has not let me down yet. I was sad when her previous trilogy ended, but this one is great, too. This is the 2nd book in the series, featuring Gabriel, who is obviously on the autism spectrum, & Elodie, 2 geographers who need to stop magic from destroying England & finally admit they love each other. Love fantasy elements, humor, & their banter in this story. The word thaumaturgic is used a lot. If you love a mix of genres, this is for you.

Now that I'm down to only a handful of years to read to complete the #192025 challenge, I've turned to my shelves to see if I can fill any gaps. This slim story by Grace Livingston Hill checked of 1946, plus got an unread book off my shelf!! It's a perfect pleasant little story - Aunt Marilla is adorable - but too short to really build any kind of tension or actual romance between the two main characters. A soft pick, but one I won't reread.

Check out some fun new meet-cute romances over on Book Riot:

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A woman who lives her whirlwind of a life by luck and a by-the-book man who left med school to take over his grandfather's donut shop fake a relationship for PR, but soon their feelings become more than show. This was cute. Sybil's difficulties with undiagnosed neurodiversity were super relatable.

I‘ve read all of India Holton‘s books, and this is another pleasant, humorous Victorian romantasy that made for light and easy listening! But, although the characters, romances, and magic is different in each one, I also find myself getting progressively bored with them, I‘m sad to say 😕

In the magical town of Oak Haven, magic is not behaving. Scarlett lives in San Francisco and receives a call from her estranged sister and immediately knows something is seriously wrong. She returns home to help and and reunited with her old friends. Scarlett needs to help her family solve this magical mess but some spells come with great danger.
This book had some promising elements but I just didn‘t connect with the characters. 3🌟

Natasha Madison aims for the heart and never misses. Southern Secrets has the right amount of suspense and romance, a nice quick read.

4/5 ?????

"The idea of them reading together on some cozy sofa popped into his brain and it warmed him straight through. He'd love that kind of domestic scene with Eva. Nothing big, just everyday closeness. Perfection."

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