This book captures the story of a talented Italian painter who brushed elbows with other artistic greats and royalty, always striving to create the perfect portrait. Along the way, she led an adventure filled life.
Told by elderly Sofonisba telling a student her life story, artfully including 1 lie he must pick out, it takes us through love affairs, chance meetings, bloody plots, & scenes of intrigue.
One word sum up: adventure.
pickThis was just so sweet and lovely. I loved getting to know these characters, and the good ones we were introduced to along the way. It made me happy to see Percy grow and realize what she is worth, and how she deserves to be treated.
pickThis is a heartfelt, emotional, vulnerable, and joyful memoir about trauma, recognizing you are worth more than what your manipulator wishes on you, self expression, and queer joy. There was so much about this short book that was personally relatable to me, from the theatre kid background, to a parent hurling slurs, to a further recognition of my personal queerness while watching a certain member of the 2016 Ghostbusters just exist.
Absolutely wild
Loved the premise &now I need to watch that Fire Festival documentary people have told me about.
Secondly, how dare this main character be so relatable (but then taken to an extreme that I don't think I would go to)?!
This was ridiculous, and fun, & so much more enjoyable that the book by Golding.
Lemme go be in my feels about how much I'm not the target "look" for the platform & how much I always wonder if that is holding me back.
pickThis was a fun grumpy/sunshine with the added intrigue of celebrity that had mental health representation, all set on an island I enjoy visiting. Oh, and the protagonist has a romance podcast and defends romance readers to people who stigmatize us, so that's also a bonus in my books.
@Litsy, fix your app. It has been months since I've been able to upload a photo; it just crashes instead. I contacted support but got no reply.
This is a beautiful, complex, and heartfelt story, and it was such a treat to get to know these characters.
This historical fiction told through poetry details the lives of queer performers at a Berlin night club shortly before the Nazi party took power. The titular character is also Jewish, as are many people we meet along the way, and this book didn't shy away from the brutality of hate.
pickWrite Your Own Story | unboxing & reading vlog
https://youtu.be/QezhF6hGUL0
(Sorry for the lack of picture, the app crashes every time I try to add one, and has for months)
pickDylan Marron writes with vulnerability, clarity, passion, & empathy in this retelling of his ongoing social experiment of bring together folks who have quarreled online. There are various ways we react to opposition, but conversation is at the centre of this project, & I truly appreciated learning about the process of putting various types of media & how they impacted others. Reminders that people are all nuanced can both be exhausting & necessary
pickThis is a beautiful beginning, which takes place in a world post monarchy, where dragons need companions and women can fall in love with each other without anyone else batting an eye. I adored the mystery, the magic, the friendships, and the feels.
This book was a delight!
However, this app still won't let me post photos; what gives?
Here's my Queer Lit Readathon TBR
https://youtu.be/ugVBpLM3wnM
This is a powerful story of a girl who just wants to do well at improv camp having to deal with toxic masculinity, manipulation, and a culture of not calling out homophobia, racism, and other abuses (and when she steps up, she's dismissed as too sensitive, because "boys will be boys").
TW: sexual assault, verbal/physical abuse, homophobia, racism, discussion of attempted suicide/parental death, &brief mention of blood.
This week's #WednesdayTradition features A Curse in Ash by Julie Zantopoulos and Hopped Mead by Fallentimber. I'm excited to dive into Julie's witchy fae book just before Samhain!
Also, adding photos to my posts has been crashing this app for weeks now, so hit up my Twitter or Instagram for the great photo I took of this book.
#BookBathAndBeverage #ACurseInAsh #BooksAndMead
This week's #WednesdayTradition features The Impossible Resurrection of Grief by Octavia Cade, a SciFi candle from Page Turning Candle Co., and Mr. Pink Mead by Fallentimber Meadery (as gifted to me by my friends at Dark Age Creations). I think this will be my last read for #SciFiSeptember and #Demonathon.
#BookBathAndBeverage
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This week's #WednesdayTradition features It Came From the Sky by Chelsea Sedoti and Blend No. 13 Malbec Merlot by Black Cellar. This is the last hotel tub for these photos for a while cuz we'll be home from this cross-Canada road trip on Saturday!
This week's #WednesdayTradition features the audiobook of Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis - which is on my TBRs for #SciFiSeptember and #Demonathon - and Vina Tarapac's Sauvignon Blanc.
#BookBathAndBeverage
This week's #WednesdayTradition features A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green and Yippee IPA from Picaroons, my "local" when I am in New Brunswick.
#BookBathAndBeverage #LocalBeer #CanadianRoadTrip #SciFiSeptember #Demonathon
I ended up really enjoying this dual POV lockdown romance between two new YouTubers just trying to make art and stumbling into a flame war.
My Wednesday Tradition (book, bath, beverage) had to come a few hours early because I am driving a long distance to see my brother and his family tomorrow, and won't want to stop hanging out to use the tub after a couple years apart.
In case you want to know what I thought of any of the 22 books I read in July, I made this wrap up video: https://youtu.be/UvP4zH80hbo
This week's #WednesdayTradition features The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene and an AriZona Hard Iced Tea.
The last time I was on a cross Canada trip, it was one way from East to West, and I was 12. Now, more than two decades later, I decided to start a reread of the original 56 volumes on a road trip, across and back, with my wonderful partner.
Man, Iced Tea is different from the last trip. 😉
Staying at the coolest AirBnB on my island, and just about to start this book. If you want to see a vacation house where you sleep in a chicken coop, I made this video of it: https://youtu.be/xCPkMPiB08o
I never did get around to reading the original novel, but this graphic novel version looks too gorgeous to not pick up.
I just started this audiobook, and am enjoying it so far.
I'm picking up this oldie to see how high the cheese factor is... Teenage me was obsessed with these books.
This week's #WednesdayTradition features The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher and iced coffee because the protagonist has reheated hers a bunch of times when really iced is the way to go).
#BookBathAndBeverage #WomenInHorror #IcedCoffee
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Question of the Day: Where should we go from here? #QotD
I did an entire month of daily bookish questions. Did you enjoy them? Do you want them to continue? Would you prefer something on a weekly schedule instead? Do you want to suggest questions for the series?
I'm open to your feedback. Let me know.
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I just preordered the most ridiculous and potentially funniest "did it for the memes" romance ever.
It comes out in a month so it isn't in the Litsy system yet.
Question of the Day: What's the worst book you've ever read? #QotD
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I just posted my weekly wrap up of everything I read, watched, and listened to! https://youtu.be/MpAKH8ySx5Y
Question of the Day: What percentage of rooms in your home have at least one book in them right now? #QotD
I did a mental check and it is about 70% over here.
#BookStacks #BooksEverywhere
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Question of the Day: Do you prefer to buy or borrow your books? #QotD
I know for many of us that it is a mix of the two, but I'm curious where you land on the spectrum.
Tag me in your reply posts so I see them!
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I love getting unexpected #BookMail, and enjoy it even more when it is a debut novel with themes of love, grief, and questions of "what if?". Thank you to Wednesday Books for sending me this finished copy of #WhereItAllLands by Jennie Wexler.
#BookTuber #DebutNovel #NewRelease
I just did a collaboration with other BookTubers where we recommend Ghost Stories: https://youtu.be/qeRRbVoqNZE
Question of the Day: How do you balance "one more chapter" with getting exercise? #QotD
The only thing that works for me is walking while listening to audiobooks. I really want to enjoy and appreciate exercise, but I don't get a runners' high or whatever other chemical rush some folks do, and would rather use my spare time to read.
#OneMoreChapter
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so-soAlthough I love this world filled with gender and disability representation, I had trouble picturing each scene. What did this world look like? The action was so quick that I had trouble following who was in each scene and how they got there.
That being said, the interactions between characters were, at times, intriguing and fun to see unfold.
I'm interested to see where the third volume of this series takes us.
Question of the Day: What books do you need to read by the end of the year? #QotD
#ReadingGoals #TBR
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This week's #WednesdayTradition features The Marvelous by Claire Kann and Cardhu Aged 12 Years Single Malt Scotch.
#BookBathAndBeverage #WeeDram #Scotch #BookBath
[ID: a library hardcover next to a glass and bottle of scotch on a dark wood board over a tub filling with water and bubbles.]
pickThis is a powerful, vulnerable memoir.
Content warnings for child abuse, sexual assault, familial death, and mental health struggles.
Question of the Day: What underhyped book should more people read? #QotD
As a side note, I've been doing these daily questions for almost a month straight. Let me know if you enjoy them and want me to keep doing them.
Don't forget to tag me in your replies!
#UnderhypedBooks #BookRecs
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Question of the Day: What are you currently reading? #QotD
For me, it's an e-ARC of Once Stolen by D.N. Bryn and a library e-audiobook of Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford.
#CurrentlyReading
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Question of the Day: How do you pick your next read? #QotD
I usually have a readathon or challenge that dictates a lot of my reading, and other than that I go on what I have access to and what I feel up to reading.
#NextRead Don't forget to tag me if you make a response post.
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Question of the Day: What book screams "found family" to you? #QotD
#FoundFamily #LiteraryTropes
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