Welcome to Litsy!

Thank you @jitteryjane724 for my lovely #JolabokaflodSwap package! I am excited to start this beautiful book tonight (I was hoping it would be the one I received as I love something fun to read on Christmas Eve.) The chocolate looks delicious as well—I love Andes & I‘m excited to try the cranberry dark chocolate bar too. Happy Jólabókaflód!

Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting this fun swap each year! ???

For children‘s book of the year (Barnes and noble), I expected more. It just fell flat for me. The themes of the story (power, greed, love) borderline older understanding. Surprised by the amount of death in this book. Though I guess that‘s part of the overall theme; that even through all these hardships and evil, life is still worth living for in joy. That was nice. The fantastical creatures came by overwhelmingly. Story felt over stimulating.

This delightful book includes a #potion and a magical quest as well as many impossible creatures both familiar and fantastic. #wickedwhispers

I've just listened to this amazing series of essays by Katherine Rundell, exploring what writing and stories mean to us from childhood through to adulthood.
Hugely enjoyable.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0023y8s?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Loved it from the very first line.

#firstlinefridays
Not currently reading this book, but I couldn‘t resist sharing this find from work today.

Magical worlds will always hold on me no matter how old I get, and Impossible Creatures was one I could not pass up. Books like this help us escape the outside world and sometimes find our inner child that feels like it has been lost forever. This book is beautifully illustrated, the characters are unforgettable, and the author has a section at the end that lets you know the magical creatures better.

1. Intelligent, chatty, doppelgänger (I am constantly approached by strangers who think I‘m someone they know)
2. Helpful, kind, fun
3. Ramona Quimby and Hermione Granger
If you‘d like to play, consider yourself tagged! ?
#WondrousWednesday

Book haul! 📚📚📚

I have absolutely fallen completely head over heels in love with the tagged book! It's so beautiful and whimsical! Plus it has gorgeous illustrations and lovely end papers too! 😍