Welcome to Litsy!

Loved it! Really appreciate all the support Bri had on her journey. I‘m really looking forward to reading more from this author ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved that Eva felt so realistic, not flawless. I adored her relationship with her daughter, they had several fun conversations. Cece was a hilarious secondary character.

This was easy to read, pretty light story. Romance was cute.

The last part of the book wasn't as strong as the beginning. There was some unnecessary drama, nothing major, but I personally just hate miscommunication.

“Long ago, she'd learned that life could be bitterly disappointing if allowed. There were blows and stumbles, but your job was to stay interested in the world.”

For a short #audiobook, it was nice. It read like a #guidedmeditation or a #manifesto. I listened to it while #foraging and walking the dog.

Find your oasis and rest; it is your right. We put our bodies through extremes daily as if it‘s our last chance for freedom, but to rest is sacred.

I ate Horsemint (shown), day flowers, blackberries, and golden chanterelles 🍄‍🟫

#blackauthors

“Girls are given the weight of the world, but nowhere to put it down.”

It took me a while to get into this. I don‘t think I remembered book 2 very well and it must have bothered me that the main characters were all separated. Once they started to get back together I was more interested and read faster. I really liked some of the new characters in this book. Somehow fairly early on I felt that this was not a concluding volume and went to Deonn‘s website, which led me to her Instagram, which confirmed: 4-book series.

I was SUPER looking forward to this, and thought I was getting a conclusion to a trilogy, so the clearly-not-a-conclusion ending was frustrating. Add to that, this was definitely longer than it should have been and STILL didn‘t feel like it did much (other than a lot of stuff happening in the background but not on the page, and a couple of jaw-dropping revelations at the end). I enjoyed seeing Bree grow into her powers but ⤵️

On Tuesday I facilitated a discussion on this for the Keuka Compass LGBTQ+ Book Club. We had a vibrant conversation about whitewashing, trans and queer misogyny, policing and prisons, and activism. While I still get anxious after events like this from the crash post-socializing, my community groups have been a lifeline recently in addition to powerful books like this one. #stonewall #lgbtqia+ #solidarity