Welcome to Litsy!

This is a lovely charming book, both a gripping historical adventure and a love letter to the city of Kraków. Some of the descriptions of the characters are a bit (ahem) 'of their time' but it's also really beautifully written and illustrated. Given that it was written in 1926, and what Poland has suffered since then, the final line - "May it bring in an epoch of peace to all men!" - is heartbreaking.

Pre holiday reading

1/5⭐ The book is more a love letter to Poland/Krakow than something with a compelling plot or characters. Antagonists are portrayed with racist, xenophobic descriptions. #roll100

I wasn‘t sure what to expect with this but it was definitely a fun late Middle Ages adventure. It had a little bit of a fantasy vibe considering there was an alchemy subplot amidst an historical thriller type plot.

#BookReport
Welp this is looking a whole lot like last week but Bookly says I‘m about an hour away from finishing the tagged. Mainly this week I read a gigantic pile of cheesy harlequins but I don‘t track those.

#WeeklyForecast
My goal this week is to finish both of my current reads. The only problem is I start my new job on Tuesday.

Rolo got in the weirdest position while I was reading the tagged today. He‘s always up in my business but this was definitely a new one. #DogsOfLitsy

#LetsTravelAugust #Poland
One from the kids‘ shelves.

Traveling on to #Poland for #Augustisatrip! I remember reading and loving this book when I was a kid, but I also remember very little about the story. Except for a legend of a brave trumpeter who played valiantly during the defense of the city and was killed mid- song. I don‘t think that‘s even the main part of the plot, though. I need to go back and re-read this one of these days!

#photoadaynov16 These are a few of the books I have that are #setineasterneurope. @RealLifeReading