Welcome to Litsy!

The princess is cursed to die by a spindle, she is stolen away & raised as ordinary. But her fairy gifts cause problems, & there is still the curse to worry about.

The scene setting is unparalleled, as I expected from McKinley, but lord the plot is glacial. I think I would have enjoyed this better as an audiobook as the writing is lush & lyrical. & I wasn‘t invested in the romance. I kept thinking Rosie & Peony should get together.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT! Recognizing and accepting queer identity in the face of contentious cultural norms, fleshing out immigrant experience so that while the unique and possibly painful experience of immigration is not ignored, it doesn't try to be a monolith or fall into tropes, doesn't need to form the backbone of the story, interweaving fairy tales, 1/?

What a great what if... fractured fairy tale of Frozen this was! Loved the story from beginning to end.

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Enjoy!

At the airport, heading to Hilo for the day. Breakfast & a few chapters of this one for #RiseUpReads

Glad it‘s Friday! 😵‍💫😴🥱

I enjoyed listening to this one. The author read it, and I found it quite beautiful. @CatsAndBooks I am excited for the discussion at the end of the month :) ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #RiseUpReads

Conor looking uncharacteristically sweet :)

Whew, I finally finished this one while waiting on my son at state testing today. I of course needed to snap of picture of my girl & I twinning with our star themed kindle cases. She was reading “Bad Guys”. This was probably my least favorite V. Roth book I‘ve read - which is sad because I usually fan girl over her books. 3 ⭐️

I‘ll start by saying that I‘ve always loved the story of the Wizard of Oz.Wicked strayed from the original story a bit, but not enough to bother me. This book strayed a bit too far away for my liking. I hardly recognized any of the original characters or storyline. Maybe that is what the author intended.There are many questions left unanswered, but there are two more books in this series. I may or may not read them.

Shahrzad decides to avenge her best friend by marrying Khalid the murderous king who takes a new bride everyday only to kill her the next morning.
I love the details and research done by the authors, it gets translated into the food, culture, clothing, architecture, etc. The writing is good too, a definite page turner. Just the sheer speed I read this with. Love the characters and cannot wait to devour the second one too.
5/5🌟

Sources for The Daughters of Ys.