Welcome to Litsy!

T. Kingfisher is fast becoming one of my favourite authors so I‘m super happy to finally have a copy of her latest in my hot little hands!!

Thank you so much Allissa! I‘ll save the advent calendar for next year - but will be sure to share the contents - it‘s so pretty!

Thanks for hosting #AussieSecretSanta @CarolynM !

And Merry Christmas to all!

Finally! A five star read. I was beginning to wonder if I was the problem. Everything I read this Autumn had some flaws that turned them into obstacle courses I had to drag myself over to finish. So just the sheer pleasure of being able to read a book fluently from start to finish makes this a pick, but its also so good!

Honestly I think every woman over 30 should try T Kingfisher and this would be a great place to start with her.

1. I was in a fun musical version of “Dune,“ so I'm going to wear my fremen costume. Will probably be the closest I've ever gotten to recognizable cultural relevance for Halloween. 😂

2. A Sorceress Comes to Call was very creepy but balanced with positivity, so more up my alley than total horror.

Ready for the perfect October read? Cordelia has always been controlled by her mother. When they move into a rich man‘s house she starts to realize what true friends feel like. It‘s like a grownup version of Ella Enchanted. Hester, the rich man‘s sister is my fav! She‘s clever & sassy & her fear of losing her independence feels so real. This one wasn‘t as scary as I was worried it would be, but it‘s just creepy enough to be perfect right now.

A teen in literal thrall to her mother and a middle-aged woman fearing for her susceptible brother work together to fight their extraordinarily powerful enemy. An almost unbearably anxious read, but the horror is well balanced with kindness, comradeship, and love. (There's an understated but very tender romance.)

#HauntedShelf #FrightClub #31By31 Book 20
#Spookoween #HalloweenAtoZReadathon
#BacklistReadathon

This was my first T. Kingfisher story and I really enjoyed it. It‘s a simple story that would be fun to co-read with a tween.

I liked it, but it was way too slow for me. I‘m a girl that likes a faster pace.

There are so many complex, well-developed characters. Cordelia is a wonderful protagonist and Evangeline is a villain that is easy to hate, but it‘s the supporting characters that bring this story to life. I enjoyed the twists and turns and was surprised by many of them. The audiobook added to my enjoyment. I love that two narrators were used, allowing them both to bring different things to the story making it that much more enjoyable overall.

#ReadAway2024

Finished more than a week ago but I‘m behind on everything-including reviews. This was one of my #Roll100 Sept. picks, #85 “any library book.”

I enjoy Kingfisher‘s books & fairytale retellings. In this case it‘s The Goose Girl. She has such sly humor & endearing characters. Not my fave of her books I‘ve read so far (maybe the “old” 51-year-old character depressed me being written with such an elderly spin) but still a solid pick.

I am currently in the middle of three print books, which is not my normal vibe. I‘m buddy reading Kamala Harris book with a coworker, started A Sorceress Comes to Call for funsies and I agreed to take a professional development book study to support one of new to the building teachers

I know this sounds terrible but this kind of thing isn‘t really my jam and I am absolutely dreading it, but hopefully I get a few good things to use out of it.