Welcome to Litsy!

It was interesting enough to get through, but not much really happened that made me feel thoroughly compelled to keep going. Not the best audiobook I could have chosen, but I started getting better at imagining!

My very first audiobook ☺️ I don't really like listening to books because I feel like I can't remember details as easily, but I'm giving it a go! #audiobook #firstaudiobook

And so my journey on The Underground River ends. Although there was a bit of a setup for a sequel so we‘ll see. It took exactly halfway through the book for involvement in the Underground Railroad to begin. The next quarter was really slow which took me awhile to get through. Ending had more action and held my interest again. Between a pick and a so-so for me. #historicalfiction #undergroundrailroad #cle #clevelandauthor #theatre #ohioriver

#onTheatre

I seem to be on a roll with #bookswithmaps recently.

There were both on my TBR list and they‘re also both on sale right now. 👍 #BookSale #Kindle #BookHaul

#GetMovin Still on my TBR and gifted to me by the lovely @BarbaraTheBibliophage 🤗This story is set on the Ohio #River and involves a secret slave rescue operation. Low Litsy ratings have scared me off but it has lots of high ratings on Amazon. I‘m putting it on my list for June🤞🏼🤞🏼

Finished this over the weekend. This book was a pretty happy accident, I was looking for a different book and I thought the book I wanted was this one.🤔😱Takes place in 1838 on the Ohio River. May, the main character, ends up helping slaves escape from Kentucky into Ohio using a rowboat that‘s part of the traveling theatre she‘s a part of. May is very direct, causing her no end of difficulty, especially as a young, single woman during this time.

This book is calling my name. . . Even though I have so many other library books I should read first! Sometimes a book just has to be read when it wants to be read!

Looong day in the lab🔬 on a Saturday 😞. Now I‘m happy in bed with a book and Reese just wants whatever I‘m eating. Don‘t worry she got some as payment for staying still for the pic.

This novel follows a riverboat theatre troupe as they navigate the border between free and slave states in 1838. While the characters were believable and the perspective unique, the plot ultimately left too much action until the end. It felt like the promise of the theatre setting was unfulfilled. This was sent by PageHabit, so I had the author's annotations included as well.

Not only did I get to hang out with an awesome group of people today but I left the #PhillyMeetUp with lots of goodies courtesy of the amazing @BarbaraTheBibliophage & @MicheleinPhilly #LittensAreTheBest

The best part of this book was the last about 75 pages or so. Otherwise, it felt like it was a book about a whole lot of nothing. I hate saying that but I almost dnf several times during this book and it's probably why it took me so long to finish. I'm hoping my next #pagehabit book is better. #historicalfiction

My first #24in48 is done. I may not have reached 24 hours but I reached my goal of 12 hours and I'm pretty proud of myself. I managed to finish one book from almost start to finish, start a new one and read about 100 pages in another I am reading. This was fun. I'm looking forward to the next one! @24in48

Here is my #tbr for the #24in48. I hope to finish at least one if not both of the top 2 and start the bottom. Not a big pile in my defense, the bottom book is huge.

The Underground River by Martha Conway was in my June Historical Fiction subscription from PageHabit. I also love the idea of receiving "insider" annotations from the author, and these are included via Post-It notes and a short letter. I found the book a slow read, like a boat that's fighting it's way out of the mud. 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 because nothing annoyed me, even though that seems a bit pitiful. Full review at www.TheBibliophage.com

Getting to spend part of my day at the social security office so I thought I would bring this along. I'm excited to read all the author's note on this. #historicalfiction #mypagehabit #pagehabit

Here is my July #tbr pile. I know I posted Discovery of Witches and City of Dreams last month but June was a slow reading month for me so I'm hoping to finish them this month along with #mypagehabit book, The Underground River. That one is my #julymostanticipated. The last one just looks like fun and I would like to get to that one soon. #sizzlinsummerbooks #jubilantjuly

Time for a morning cuppa and book is priceless. I'm lucky to have it as often as I do. Just picked this mug up yesterday and love it! I often stop at libraries I don't belong to because they have sale tables. This one doesn't, but I love the saying on the mug!

Still working on #mypagehabit book also. #supportyourlocallibrary #bookish #happybibliophage #bookblogger

I am beyond excited about my first box from PageHabit. Love the annotations from the author and the donations to kids without books. #mypagehabit #iregretnothing #happybibliophage #bookmail