Welcome to Litsy!

I first came to this #bookmatch when considering books with cults--Delicious Foods (which I promise I will stop posting about) isn't EXACTLY a cult per-se...but then I saw the #evilkin prompt and thought that could work too. It's not exactly kin in DF, but people (or substances) that pretend that level of closeness... In the end, these books have numerous points of comparison but pretty different moods/effects, which I always find interesting.

In hour 4 I paused Oyeyemi and picked up Jackson, but these books are way too similar--I need to read just one at a time I think! 😁 #deweysreadathon #bookmatch #bookmates

Hehe! #bookmail !!!!! ☺️ Couldn't resist getting these together... I like to collect pairs of books that have matching cover art. #bookhaul #new #30daysofreadathon

I treated myself to these when I was ordering books for my upcoming author readings/signings.

If you're looking for #creepykids, the carnival has got to be your first stop, right? It's a carnivals & kiddos #bookmatch! Only Geek Love is actually creepy (The Weight of Feathers is a really sweet YA love story I enjoyed) & it's the parents who are way creepier than the kids, though they pitch in too-esp Arturo. It's a great book but definitely gets a bit gross/horrifying. I have a fairly weak stomach & I did handle it, but reader beware.

Perhaps #underaspell really only applies to the tagged book, but it's The Master and Margarita that provides the link in this triple #bookmatch! What to do prefer? Dancing with the devil (or similarly styled magical personage?) or big black talking dogs? M&M and JS&MN are both big and often dense but have a huge payoff. Mr. Chartwell is a fine little book-enjoyable but not all that much to write home about, I just love the dog connection.

#lonedove people, I'm really really hoping you don't consider this too much of a spoiler!! ?
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I love me a good #bookmatch! Perhaps "backwoods" is a stretch, but I think this is a nice non-horror interpretation of #backwoodsbodycount - things can go wrong out there on the road! These sagas make great #bookmates and my favorite characters from both of them are animals: the turtle and the pigs! ? Read them-you'll see. Audio of LoneDove is ??

It's #bookmatch time! They all have similar sensibilities, which is why I chose them for #exorciseyourdemons--whether those that come of family traumas or past mistakes. Wolf in White Van and Splitfoot have a connection via journeys and imagination, while Splitfoot and Universal Harvester are connected by family issues and confusion. I love the mood of these books, but sadly I felt only WIWV followed through as much as I'd hoped. #hallowreads

#fablesandfolklore #bookmates! I was going to do this #bookmatch for the #quest prompt in last month's #fallingintobooks, but I didn't have a copy of The Hobbit on hand! 😱 My mom read The Hobbit to me when I was a kid and I loved it so much--I can distinctly remember my imagination of the cave where Bilbo found the ring. I didn't read The Neverending Story till I was an adult but I was still delighted by it. #uncannyoctober #bookmate

Lots of #shhsecrets in these #bookmates... Ok, ok, I know, bear with me-these books work great together. Both deal with death/murder, keeping secrets, and the dynamics between people-but whereas one deals with the trauma of slavery and its repercussions, the other follows rich/white/"elite" assholes who think too highly of themselves. To me, this sets them up against each other in a fascinating dialogue. #awesomeautumnbooks #readingenvyreadalong

Omigosh! You all must know by now how much I love #bookmates or #bookmatch or #bookpairings--AND I was just telling you about Arianna Rebolini, co-author of Public Relations and Editor of Buzzfeed Books! She just posted about this awesome article from the site, can't wait to dig into some of these books.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/anniespence/book-pairings-that-will-get-you-through-any...