Welcome to Litsy!

Last day of vacation for me and I spent it devouring this lovely, heart wrenching book. Anyone else take an extra day after a trip to recoup (if you can)? Husband went back to work, kids back to daycare, and I basked in the silence. I did make the mistake of checking my work email so I got a bit stressed but it will all still be there tomorrow! Tonight I hope to finally post reviews for all my vacation reads so sorry in advance if it gets spammy.

"Rape is the perfect crime because the victim is the guilty one. I did not fight back; I did not say 'no'; I did not make a sound."

???

"Shame isn't a quiet grey cloud, shame is a drowning man who claws his way on top of you, scratching and tearing your skin, pushing you under the surface."

I did it! I finished two books in vacation (not these two). I have a day and a half left and I'm hoping I can squeeze in one more. The above are the contenders. On one hand, it feels like the right setting to finally read Raw Blue BUT I know Raw Blue has the chance to gut me. When It's Real is the lighter option. 🤔 Maybe by some weird twist of fate and bending of time I can read both!

I almost forgot! My final Christmas present arrived today. I am really excited to finally get my hands on this one. I loved Eagar's Summer Skin.

Hannah doesn't look up when I come back outside, and she doesn't ask me who called either. But when I'm sitting down, flexing my feet and pointing them, eyes shut and face raised up to the sun, she says, "But you‘re happy, eh?‘
I blink at her, surprised. She‘s right.
My happiness is crunchy. Snapping, crackling and popping in the sun.

#booksofmylife

This was an easy, if not a slow read which covered a sensitive issue. The narrative was easy and overall the read was both good and enjoyable. The author was new to me and I came across by chance, will definitely look out for other titles by her :)