Welcome to Litsy!

And there we were, the two of us. We‘d shed the trappings of age and illness leaving only joy, the very brightest sort, radiating from our faces as we ran, hand in hand, through a grassy field speckled with wildflowers. Millie and Valentina were there, too, waving. I was at once filled with the thing I‘d been chasing my entire life: peace.

I smiled between labored breaths. It was him. It was always him.
"Oh, Eloise," he cried, tears running down his face.
"No," I said, reaching for his hand. “I need to see your smile. I want to memorize it, for ... eternity."

“I hear that Daniel‘s coming home soon,” he says. “I bet you‘re looking forward to seeing him.”
I nod vacantly.
“Maybe you guys will pick things up where you left off?”
I shake my head. “I don‘t think so.”
“Why?”
“No reason in particular,” I say. “I mean, he‘s great, but we just—“
“Didn‘t work,” we both say at the same time.
I nod, with a laugh. “I guess that‘s the beauty of getting older. We learn to listen to our instincts.”

23 #20 I adored this book. I need to look at more from Sarah Jio.

Something a little lighter after a classic…centered around a bookshop in London? Yes, please!

#bookspinbingo

Lol, I thought the stars were snow ❄️, making this part of my winter reads. Too late to turn back now!

Lovely story from start to finish.
Cute bookstore, hidden messages with clues to find and a secret from the past waiting to be revealed...
I loved every single page of it.
Book lovers will relate to the love of the books, but the story around it, it's just so heartwarming and bittersweet.
This is by far my favorite book from Sarah.
I really,really enjoyed it. 🥰

Macedonian edition 📚

This is a beautiful story of forgiveness, love lost and found, and mourning the life we could have had. The storytelling is lovely and Sarah Jio weaves a tremendous mother/daughter story.

I love a rainy night! 🌧

Review is up! This is adorable! https://reecaspieces.com/2022/03/03/with-love-from-london-by-sarah-jio-review-ra....

Frank Baker is lucky he's fictional so he can't CATCH THESE HANDS. I love both Val and Eloise's journeys to Primrose Hill and the bookstore, though. 💙 #womensfiction #romance

1st of all, I'm not sure I can write a review that will do this book justice. This book has all the feels & will appeal to anyone looking for romance, mystery, a bit of history, family, finding one's self, overcoming the odds, and books…. a book about books, a bookstore, bookstagram ❤
Valentina(Val) Is a librarian in Seattle. She's always wondered why her mother left her (&her father)?! When Val's husband leaves her (cont in comments)

I liked this one, but it‘s not your average rom-com. Valentina, a librarian going through a divorce (in her early 30s) moves to London from Seattle when she receives word that her mom (not in the picture since she was 12) has bequeathed her a bookstore in London. She falls in love with the store (as well as the community of Primrose Hill) but must find a way to save it from taxes as well as understanding her mom‘s abandonment. Two things 🔻