Welcome to Litsy!

Mahalo @DebinHawaii for such a generous #500kgiveaway box!
The treats all look delicious. Mark Twain is one of my favorite authors. This is Paradise sounds very good. The Familiar is on both of ours list. A wonderful joy to open heading into the weekend!

Added to the TBR pile. 📚🧡

I haven't heard much about this book, but the cover and the title were intriguing enough. (Not too fond of the stickers on the cover though 😬)

#SpringSkies2024

#NFIndigenousPpl This book is Queen Lili‘uokalani ‘s story of how the independent kingdom of Hawai‘i was overthrown as she was arrested at gunpoint by U.S. Marines on January 17, 1893.

#SpringSkies

This Oahu-set family drama I read & enjoyed last month had a bit of a #SurpriseEnding 🏝️

Holy cow @DebinHawaii ….that is amazing! Half a million! Thank you so much for this #500KGiveaway

5 things that give me joy:
1- my grandson (and family, but him the most!)
2- my books and little library (and Litsy)
3- music, listening and seeing live shows (especially the Grateful Dead)
4- good friends
5- a great night‘s sleep!

Wow! Congratulations, @DebinHawaii & thanks for hosting this #500kgiveaway. 🎉🎉

My 5 things are:
1. Hubby hugs 🥰
2. Hearing from my kids 📞
3. My fur baby, Sherlock 🐶
4. Books 📚
5. Butterflies 🦋

Check out Deb‘s post for all the info.

Great atmosphere, great characters, and great fun.

I found some parts more interesting than others. Some of the biographical info on some of the people who ran the place was not nearly as interesting, I thought, as the patients who were there and the details about their lives (before and) there. The book was quite detailed, and I sometimes did find it plodding. The font was small and it did take a long time to read. Overall, though, I am rating it “good”.

I‘ve had this on my shelf for a long time and just finally now getting around to it. I won‘t say I was disappointed, but I think I was expecting a 5-star read, and it wasn‘t quite that high for me. But still really good, and a well-written novel of historical fiction about the leprosy colony of Kalaupapa.