Day 1 #Read2025
I read 6h 49min, 412 pages all in English
I finished two books

I got a b-day card and several holiday greetings. You do know how to make someone's day better 🥰 So pretty cards, some funny - but every single one heartwarming. And stickers and bookmarks 😍
@Blerdgal_Fenix
@TheSpineView
@Librarybelle
@BookwormAHN
#LitsyLove

Reportes who were main characters in this story felt interesting. At the beginning they talked about their childhoods and that gave them some depth.

The setting was an abandoded church and that could have been amazing (scary!) setting. Descriptions were non-existent so there is that :( Everythings was over before you were immersed into the story.

I enjoed as long as this lasted but I think this could have offered so much more.

#Read2025

I sent some #LitsyLove
@Pogue
@Deblovestoread

I started a new knitting project, socks to myself 😀
#WhatsNewWednesday

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView
I tag @JessClark78 @MariaW @Arvena

#bookspin for january

#LitsyLove on it's way @TheSpineView 😊

I sent some #LitsyLove 🥰
@BookwormAHN

Sending some #LitsyLove
@dabbe
@catiewithac

Look @dabbe what I got! A perfect timing 🫂 Merry Christmas to you + the whole awesome family of yours ❤️
#LitsyLove

I got some lovely holiday cards and are going to have them on display 🥰 I also sent some #LitsyLove 😀
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Pogue
@Deblovestoread
@iread2much

I have been so happy to check your cookings for the #FoodandLit
What are the odds that #Finland is your country on my b-day month?! I love that.

I baked today Finnish cinnamon rolls (korvapuusti) and Finnish Archipelago Bread (saaristolaisleipä). Finnish cinnamon rolls are something that my grandmother always baked and when I was sick, she came and took care of me and she baked with me. They are THE buns to me, I love cinnamon so much.

I got a lovely b-day card 💘 and some letters 🥰
I also sent some #LitsyLove

@Cuilin
@TheSpineview
@Blerdgal_Fenix
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I sent & got some #LitsyLove to/from @Blerdgal_Fenix and got a letter from @BookwormAHN 🥰

Anna was really relatable, I had some ups & downs when I was reading this and reading about Anna's life felt comforting.

This was a nostalgic story and made me wonder how much & fast has changed in our way of living. This made me laugh and cry!

#serieslove2024

“Sadly, one cannot know the best of times until they are gone, until they are lost.”

“You are not made out of needs, you are made out of your dreams and desires.”

“Sometimes your whole life could hinge on a fraction of an inch. Or the beat of a nanosecond. Or the knock on a door.”

#BDBBuddyRead

I got a lovely warm hug through #LitsyLove 🫂
@catiewithac

I could relate to Iris and some of her feelings made me cry. Roman was cute and I felt for him too - I always hate when someone is trying to tell you how you should live your life.

I loved the beginning, it was intriguing. But overall I think there could have been more worldbuilding. There were some super cool things and I would have loved to get more of them. There were some parts in the middle of the book that dragged a bit.

#serieslove2024

I sent some #LitsyLove

@Cuilin

Characters were a bit flat and it was hard to relate to them. I also think that made some parts a bit dry.

This was pretty slow and eventless. Some parts felt like lists of things that was happening more than an enthralling scenes. Some parts were really fun!

I loved the message of the book and the ending was good.

There weren't many characters and that left the amount of suspects very low. Characters could have been more fleshed out - then it would have been more surprising to get to know about things someone had done or was doing. Like this you weren't attached to them and revelations didn't feel that shocking.

I loved the atmosphere! I always love thrillers with isolated setting and this wasn't an exception. And the hotel was super creepy xD

“Your grief will never fully fade; it will always be with you—a shadow you carry in your soul—but it will become fainter as your life becomes brighter. You will learn to live outside of it again, as impossible as that may sound. Others who share your pain will also help you heal. Because you are not alone. Not in your fear or your grief or your hopes or your dreams. You are not alone.”

“It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are.”

I got some lovely mail, my heart melted 🫂💔❤️

@dabbe
@iread2much

#LitsyLove

I still like characters and I think they're the best part in the series. But somehow I was hoping to see more interaction between them.

This felt a bit dry, this was again a cozy mystery so I wasn't expecting to have thrilling scenes. But I think I was hoping to get more of the characters.

#serieslove2024

Harry is likable & relatable character. He went through pretty tough things in this book and I felt for him. I liked secondary characters too.

This wasn't really fast-pacing but interesting enough. The past storyline was first a bit confusing before I understood how it was connected to the present storyline.

I loved humor in this book, it was a bit dry.

#serieslove2024

This shows what this time of year means to me

#SeasonalSpiritShare

Sydney was a likable character and I also liked her friends. The last part of the book was thrilling and I was scared for her - I have never imagined how thrilling a search for a scrunchie can be xD

I loved how this book kept me guessing. And how I didn't see the last big twist coming 😄 This was really intriguing read!

#LitsyLove

I got some lovely #LitsyLove 🥰 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I am so used to having great characters by this author and I was disappointed. I felt for Charlie but he didn't feel dangerous like you would expect in this situation. Secondary characters were pretty flat. I wasn't worried for them.

I love hostage stories - they are usually so thrilling. Not this one. People were just telling stories and babbling, I was super disappointed.

I waited all the time that something would happen. And there didn't.

Characters felt alive and they were relatable. I loved them!

I loved the historical feeling, all descriptions were vivid. There was a secret that I hoped to get revealed.

The story was told from different POVs and you had to read through the same years. That felt sometimes a bit repetitive. But on the other hand it was sometimes nice to live through some specific scene from different POV.

The ending was crazy!!

#serieslove2024

Characters were a bit flat, it was hard to relate to them. They weren't annoying but just a bit tasteless. Secondary characters were likable.

I adored the setting & atmosphere - this felt magical! The game wasn't really thrilling and romance was meh.

I had fun and I enjoyed reading, my three stars are strong ones.

#serieslove2024

I got a lovely Halloween greeting ❤️🥳

@Blerdgal_Fenix

“Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.”

Characters were a bit too flawless when it comes to looks. But it was like watching a soap opera and I found it easy to be entertained by the book. There were several characters who were plotting something and I wanted to see what they were up to. Unfortunately there are still many questions without answers after finishing.

This was mysterious, even though I think the story could have been more so. I had fun time with this.

#serieslove2024

I am reading these this weekend

#weekendreads

Thanks for the tag @KadaGul
I am tagging @AnishaInkspill @RamsFan1963 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Characters are likable and realistic, and I like them more and more after every book.

I am not a big fun of this kind of crimes: deaths that have happened during the war. They doesn't feel intriguing enough, somehow. That made this book worse than the first books in the series, this was boring. And then there was a side story that had nothing to do with the main plot and felt super unnecessary.

I still love the setting!

#serieslove2024

Winnie is just so uninteresting MC and that might have made this hard to read. Winnie was so flat, she was just her holes.

This maybe had more plot than the other books but I am not sure how skillful the author is to write. The story didn't feel intriguing enough to keep me interested.

#serieslove2024

The thing I love in this series is interesting characters. Mysteries aren't that exciting and things get revealed pretty slowly. But I enjoy these books because they are cozy so they are the right choice if I want to read something comfortable. I love to follow characters' lives, for example now I was curious to see if someone starts a relationship with someone or not.

#serieslove2024

Day 31: I read 45 minutes

Pheww. This has not been an easy month for me. I am lucky to have this community with events like #spookoween
It helped when I could interact with people. I am wishing the better rest of the year

And Lisa you have been so great! You're always so encouraging 🫂

Blackout! And a cat who looks like she would have a demon living inside her 🧐🤔😄

#spookoween

In this book fmc had to make a potion to breake a spell so I am ticking a box “potion“ on the bingo card.

#spookoween

“He imagined her storming away to the ladies' changing rooms, the water dripping of her hair and swimming COSTUME.“

“What will she do when Kate hets to the SCARY teenage years?“

I am ticking a boxes “costume“ and “scary“ on the bingo card.

#spookoween

“The same for the cranberries and PUMPKINS.“

I am ticking a box “pumpkin“ on the bingo card.

#spookoween

“Richard the Third, the bottled SPIDER.“

I am ticking a box “spider“ on the bingo card.

#spookoween

It was fun to follow Cherry's story, how she made friends and found her place in the new environment.

This was super fun to read, so nostalgic.

#spookoween #serieslove2024

I liked characters, there was something really sympathetic in the robots. Victor was also relatable, even though I still wonder why these are marcheted as adult books.

I read this at the right situation, I mean when I really needed something really simple, light, fun and comforting.

#spookoween

It's always lovely to be back with these characters.

I wasn't super intrigued by the mystery in this book. But this was a comfort read for me and worked really well for that.

#spookoween #serieslove2024