Welcome to Litsy!

Filipino-American society is explored in this tender story about a woman‘s journey from torture in the #Philippines to a new life in California.
Hero is her name and she became my hero while reading. How she copes with her past and her trust issues. Her relationship with Rosalyn, her family and her friends, the many dialects that separate them, the food that always unites them. A lovable read.

#ReadingAsia2021 🇵🇭 #Booked2020 #HeartInTheTitle

I love this series! While keeping me interested with twists and turns, it also just makes me laugh at times. I had to request that my library obtain a copy (and they bought it within a few days!) plus it has fewer reviews than a lot of popular books so I‘m using it for #underrated for #booked2021. As a side note, I stumbled on this series because of a prompt for #booked2020 and am so glad I did. #litsyatoz #f #seriesread

#booked2020 #winter

1 Set in Australia - The Survivors
2 Nonfiction science - Henrietta Lacks
3 Baked goods on cover - Killer Cupcakes
4 #covidheroes - The Language of Kindness
5 Mustache on cover - Just Mercy
6 Author‘s first name starts with A,B or C - Reading Lolita in Tehran

I‘ve submitted my form as well. Thanks for a fun season!

Gorgeous. Atmospheric, weird, clever, touching - did I say weird? SUCH a strong sense of place. I loved it! I‘m really sad to be leaving it behind.

Thanks for putting it on my radar @julesG - I don‘t think it‘s something I‘d have picked up on my own. And thanks for making me actually read it, #buddyread folks - the ooh, urr... and wtf?? comments made me actually pick it up. Looking forward to our conversation now 😊.

My final #botm #bookmail arrived! 📚🥳

And I used my #booked2020 gift card win to get a book that fulfills a #booked2021 prompt (library in the title). Thank you @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage and @4thhouseontheleft 💖💖💖 Looking forward to this buzzy book!

Rocking RBG on my shelf forever! ✊ https://getarchd.com/collections/bookends/products/build-your-own-feminist-women...

(I only put the link because I get asked. No compensation.)

Hey all. I am still trying to get caught up from December. I finally have my challenges totaled. Not too bad. Didn‘t finish as many as normal but I came close. Here is the breakdown.

Compleated:
Goodreads goal
Story graph goal
LibraryThingGoal
#ReadwithMrBook @MrBook

Close but no cigar
#LitsyAtoZ children‘s 25/26 (damn you letter x) @BookishMarginalia @WanderingBookaneer
#LitsyAtoZGN 19/26 (harder than I thought it would be.
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4 1/2 🌟

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

#booked2020 #fall #charactersarefrenemies @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

#litsyatoz #abcedarian #letterK @BookishMarginalia (Kelleher for the surname)

#tbrdeckofcards #aceofspades @Clwojick - I haven't randomly selected the cards this month as I had a planned TBR, from February onwards it will be less organised hopefully!

#twofortuesday
1. Definitely, they allow me to focus and to try and get a bit of “Me Time”
2. I enjoyed #booked2020 and signed up this this years. #litsyA-Z was great fun especially trying to fill in the gaps!
@TheSpineView

🎉🎉 What a fantastic #booked2020 year we just finished. We are so grateful to everyone who participated and cheered our readers on! 🥳🥳

🤩🤩. NOW ... what you‘ve been waiting for .... And the winner of the FALL season drawing and a $20 bookish gift card is ... @Megabooks ! Let‘s give her lots of applause and congrats! 👏🏻👏🏻

#fall2020 #winnerwinnerchickendinner