Reading my last #lgbtqia2025 book for a full board bingo. Fingers crossed I finish in time!
Merry Christmas Eve All!
I‘m so exited to open my Jolabokaflod swap gift in a bit!
@Kenyazero
#MyLitsyAwards
Some thoughts:
Honourable mention to #camplitsy Tilt for best bookclub read.
Beyond the Wall has a really eclectic queer kinda punk biker gang crew I‘d love to spend time with 😂 Read for #lgbtqia2025
Can‘t wait for the next #Murderbot.
Loved the SA Crosby and excited to read more. Ditto for TJ Klune which was a #QueerBC pick (I think).
Heartstopper is so different to my usual reads but it‘s sooo good. Highly recommended.
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Depressing but beautiful. I love the outsized cat Nemo and the people vs buildings. The architecture was stunning too.
No idea why my copy was sideways but it enabled me to see the whole spread across both pages. Maybe that was the point? It made the text very small though and made reading difficult.
Low pick. Trigger warnings for terminal illness and animal death.
I don‘t have a high litfluence score but I caught it bang on 19,000 somehow! 🤩
🤔 why is it sideways??? 🧐
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Told from Peri‘s POV. Great little short story.
Soo excited for #Wintercamplitsy!
Thanks @Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain and @BarbaraBB for organizing!!
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I liked the writing and atmospheric nature of the book but didn‘t love this like I loved Station Eleven. I‘m not sure why. It has everything I usually love in a book - space colonies, time travel, a mystery - but I felt a little disconnected from the characters.
So low pick from me. I will continue to read her other novels though.
#JolabokaflodSwap package is here!! Thank you @BookwormAHN I‘m so excited. 😆
@MaleficentBookDragon
I‘ll be mailing mine out this weekend!
“I was barely involved, except for the stabbing part.” 😂
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Lap cat, hot chocolate, and cosy fantasy! What could be better on this chilly day?
This story from the Legends & Lattes universe is told from the POV of Fern, the bookseller we meet in Bookshops & Bonedust, as she leaves her hometown and sets off to Thune, hoping her friend can help her set up shop in the town.
#catsoflitsy
My #BOTM pick! It‘s been months since I didn‘t skip and this one really called to me.
Witchy, LGBTQ themes, gruesome horror! Yesss.
What did everyone else get?
Long overdue update and even longer reading slump, I moved to Chicago! Sorting out a new job, new apartment and moving the kitties was quite stressful and I haven‘t picked up a book in ages until@getting this on Libby.
Only on Chapter 2 but it‘s a great cosy fantasy in the world of legends and lattes so I‘m excited about it!
Been here 3 weeks now and just did a quick trip home for a charity ball and ceilidh! This was the sky tonight. 🌙 🌅
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After husbands Isaiah and Derek are mysteriously murdered, their father‘s team up to find the culprits and take revenge. Lots of violence, but I love that.
Some aspects seemed a little too contrived for me and predictable but it was a fun read. Quickly becoming a fan of SA Crosby! Thanks #camplitsy25 for introducing me to him. 😃
#lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero
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A family saga bouncing back and forth through time about 3 Palestinian women living in America, trying to keep the customs of their culture but wanting more choices for themselves and their daughters.
Rated very highly on Goodreads and all my friends loved it but I found some of it predictable and repetitive. Maybe my expectations were too high? Still it‘s worth a read if you enjoy stories of women trying to overcome oppression.
#BOTM
Books from Brooklyn Book Fest!
4 free, a bunch in translation, some poetry too! Plus a tote with cats. 🐱 and my cat Hazel snuck into the picture 😂
Went over budget a bit but it was worth it.
I‘ll tag the books individually in the comments.
#brooklynbookfest
#catsoflitsy
It‘s Brooklyn Book Fest!! Going to try and not get too many but we‘ll see how that goes. 😆
#brooklynbookfest
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This is the story of two Cree soldiers who travel from Canada to fight in the trenches of WWI. I found the beginning very slow and didn‘t enjoy the stories told from Xavier‘s POV about the war until it got to the end but I did like Niska‘s stories about life in the bush and Xavier‘s childhood.
I think I just done like historical fiction much.
The book is good in the last third and I‘m glad I stuck with it.
#OhCanada @Jess861
It‘s been a dream of mine for many years to go to Albertine Bookstore. Finally got the chance today! So beautiful 🤩
The bookstore has French authors in both English and French and I bought some of both! I just moved up to B2 in the French CEFR and asked for some books that would be manageable for someone who‘s an intermediate level.
If you like books in translation or want to try reading in French I‘d definitely visit if you‘re in NYC!
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Sequel to « what would happen if a wormhole opened in an IKEA? » novella Finna by Nino Cipri.
I love speculative fiction and this two book series is a great example of it. The humour is dry and dark. And there‘s some action in each of the novellas.
Very entertaining and a quick read.
#queerBC @PuddleJumper
Lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero
One of my kitties Hazel wanted to be in the photo so here she is.
#litsycrafters
#catsoflitsy
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I own so much of Emezi‘s work, I find it fascinating they can switch so seamlessly between genres.
I really enjoyed this one, it‘s about the seedy underbelly of New Lagos - so much sex and violence. It‘s definitely not for everyone but after reading the SA Crosby for #camplitsy and loving it, I think I have to admit to myself that I enjoy reading violent books 😂
Switches between characters for each chapter so you get different POVs.
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Forgot to put up a review for this! Such an informative and interesting graphic novel about 10 queer people who inspired them. I didn‘t know of most of them and it was great to learn some more queer history and understand the author‘s gender journey.
Written by a friend of a friend (who I don‘t know at all!) and was definitely worth a read.
#lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero
Missing one but here‘s my progress on fable for August!
#queerbc @PuddleJumper
#lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero
#camplitsy25 @Megabooks @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB
August wrap up!
Loved this #camplitsy read and got through a lot of #lgbtqia books!
10 books is a lot for me! The job search continues but I‘m spending my downtime reading and crocheting to relax and not stress out!
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Beautiful graphic novel (look at the page designs!) about gender identity and finding yourself.
Loved reading this on my new kindle coloursoft.
#lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero
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What would happen if a work home opened up inside an IKEA? Where would that wormhole lead to?
Lots of humour and action in this anti-capitalist multiverse novella. Ava has recently broken up with Jules and is called into work at LitenVärd on her fay off, hoping the won‘t run into Jules there, but things start to get weird when she goes in search of a missing shopper, lost in the store.
#queerbc @PuddleJumper
#lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero
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A world where you choose your own gender, and the magic of slackcraft can be learned and used to manipulate the elements. Interesting queer fantasy!
I enjoyed the first two more than the second two books, but they were low picks nevertheless.
Why did this end on a cliff hanger?? Does anyone know if more in this series are going to be published?
#queerbc @PuddleJumper
#lgbtqia2025 @Kenyazero
« For you, who feels seen when you read these books »
#queerBC
#lgbtqia2025
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Wow I loved this #CampLitsy25 read and will definitely be reading some of Crosby‘s other books!
Even Willow wanted to grab it 😂 #catsoflitsy
I can see it being too violent for some people but I enjoyed it a lot. Fast and lots of action.
🔥Everything burns🔥
Dress progress and my #littenkitten Willow trying to eat the stitch markers!
#litsycrafters #crochet #catsoflitsy # @Catsandbooks
Great author talk at the local B&N.
She‘s going to do a whole series of these historical romantasy novels based on the 4 elements!
Can‘t wait to read this one!
So Jefferson Run is a fictional place in Virginia (I think), but there is a Jefferson Run Rd! 😂
#WhereAreYouMonday
#camplitsy25
Reading buddies in the background.
#catsoflitsy
#camplitsy25
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Science fiction with a sprinkling of MM romance. My first TJ Klune but won‘t be the last!
Loved the characters but had a bit of trouble with the premise, once it‘s revealed what‘s actually going on so deducting half a star. Right up my alley otherwise!
#lgbtqia
#lgbtqia2025
I got a signed copy!! Yippee!! 🥳
Thanks Barnes and Noble.
Cute little free library in Harlem. Picked up a cope of The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman. Very battered but it is the content that matters.
#littlefreelibrary
#litsycrafters #showandtelltuesday
A close up of the skirt portion so far! I love the effect.
Colour of the yarn looks weird here. It‘s really a purple with red mixed in. The previous post is a better capture of the colour.
@Catsandbooks
#litsycrafters #showandtelltuesday
Dress I‘m working on with this variegated yarn!
You can see where I‘ve done the wrong stitch for a few rounds in the top 😅 oops. I‘m going to stitch in a pattern of the final pink colour there and hopefully it won‘t be noticeable? Any suggestions of what to do here are welcome! I‘m not frogging back. I‘ve been working on this for too long. Fingering weight and 70 rounds of single crochet is too much to redo.
I joined fable!
https://fable.co/kitta-514220423769?referralID=R0KF15JcSu
My username there is the same.
I don‘t think this aura is correct though, I like really dark books usually! I‘ve just read a lot of graphic very sweet novels lately. 🤷🏻♀️
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Wow. #camplitsy25 favourite so far! I wouldn‘t have picked it up otherwise so I‘m glad it was a pick.
Heavily pregnant and in an IKEA when the earthquake hits, Annie must walk home through Portland to find her husband and get home. Lots of devastation to witness, she reflects on her life.
I loved this. Highly recommend.
#camplitsy
#litsycrafters
The month of Heartstopper!!! And when my new kindle arrived so lots of digital books
#Storygraph
https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/current-finalists/
I‘m always looking for more queer books to read and this list of shortlists always introduces me to some new stuff! Worth checking out.
#lgbtq
#queer
#lambdaliteraryaward
Audition made the #BookerPrize longlist! Interested to see what other #camplitsy people think of this!
Personally I didn‘t enjoy reading it. But I can see how it‘s a good novel? I just don‘t like being confused! 🤣
#camplitsy25
@squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB
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