Welcome to Litsy!

My October reads. Hopefully I can finish them all. I have a witch book in there so that means that I‘m doing the #witchathon run by @TEArificbooks

I‘m also wanting to participate in #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD and #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2025 with @TheBookHippie

I hope I can keep up.

#HauntsAndHexes Day 1: Still my favorite #Witch book of all time. As I noted in my review: It is an unapologetically sensualized and fierce re-assertion of one‘s forgotten existence in this fictionalized narrative of a Black slave #witch in the history of the Salem trials. More here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-o4p

Washington Black‘s is fierce.

Golden sky orb is giving light again today! This book is the story of an enslaved woman in Barbados escaping her “apprenticeship” to go on a quest to find her children who had all been sold away. Tragic but also hopeful, this immersive story captures the varied experiences of Rachel and her children in the islands and in South America, a historical time, place, and subject I have not had much opportunity to read about before. Excellent! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The Flight Portfolio was my favorite read, but tagged was a close second. Love the extra bonus spots in this bracket from @CSeydel #readingbracket2024

This was a beautifully told story of Rachel, a runaway slave on the search for her children that were taken from her. A fascinating look at the different ways of survival. I started reading a hard copy and it was slow go, but when I switched to audiobook, this story really came alive. I think reading this in my own voice did this story a disservice but hearing “Rachel‘s” voice vastly improved it. Read for #literarycrew

This is a captivating story about Rachel, a slave in Barbados who seeks to find her stolen children after emancipation comes. It‘s powerful on a mother love and freedom but I found it strangely flat - full of coincidence and a large cast of often more interesting characters of whom we learn only some of their story. Bought those one for #readingtheamericas2023. D only just got to it!

Well, this is super-convenient! My #bookspin book is the very one I already started this month! And looking forward to the #doublespin pick as well!

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