Welcome to Litsy!

What makes family? Blood, bond, or disturbance in generational trauma? This story by the fantastic Ania Ahlborn contains elements of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, southern gothic, and distorted minds. But it‘s not a gore-fest. Michael internally struggles against his ‘family‘; his ‘brother‘ Reb focuses on twisted vengeance. I thought this was an excellent book. It asks: how much blood it takes to break a ‘family‘? A person? A mind?

This was my first read of the spooky season and man did it set the tone for the month. An unsettling read with a semi-unreliable narrator who has a gruesome craving.

October #doublespin ✅ @TheAromaofBooks

I almost stopped reading this early on, but I found I quickly became acclimated and was able to keep reading this strange novel that's like a bizzarro Charlotte's Web. I'm rarely satisfied with endings, but Bazterrica sticks the landing with this one. It explores manipulation, feeling stuck in one's situation, what it means to be human, the convoluted justifications we give ourselves for atrocious actions. Kind of perfect for election season.

Book scavenger hunt - horns #hauntedshelf @PuddleJumper #flerken

…ew. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Five words: blue, soft, squishy, wet, jelly

#twowitches #hauntedshelf

#ItsFunnyBecauseItsTrue

Well, I guess its time for a break. (Yes, that's my book he is on top of)
🤣📖🐶

#DogsofLitsy

For this #hauntedshelf rec I saw the category ‘dark‘ I was thinking what‘s the darkest book I‘ve read. This is some quite extreme horror, needing trigger warnings for absolutely everything, but thr writing was so oddly lyrical and it‘s such an individual book about a relationship I‘ll probably never see the likes of in print again.

#skeletoncrew

There were actually MORE eyes than expected. As advertised? But still. Ew.
#hauntedshelf #flerken book 2!

Prompt #2 😃🙌 #gruesome #wickedwhispers
This one is still in my TBR!