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Finished this #ebook on #hoopla just in time for #bookclub discussion on Saturday with @VioletCavalier @hkapusta @WonderingGypsy !!!

The narrative was wandering, but I‘ll chalk it up to the mist. And the ending is vague, who knows what the outcome exactly is for Beatrice and Axl.

I‘ll be looking forward to hearing what the group thinks of the book.

Five stars! DEFINITELY an AUTOBUY author for me. A story to remind us how hate will destroy us and how love will save us. A gorgeous but heartbreaking story. I don‘t understand how people can justify their actions in the name of religious beliefs. I wish this story wasn‘t relevant today but sadly it is. OUTSTANDING audio.

This is a Marmite book. You‘re either going to love what the poet did or you‘re gonna feel like you wasted your time. In my case, the latter is true. I‘m also annoyed that I used one of my #hoopla borrows on it. It was 47 pages long. If I remember correctly, there were 6 poems in it that were followed by a 20+ page dream journal. If you want to read 20+ pages of someone else‘s dreams, then this is the book for you. It‘s well written. However, ⬇️

#TitlesAndTunes #ReadingTheAmericas23 #Antigua This book was phenomenal 🙌🏻♥️My first time reading Jamaica Kincaid, I completely understand why she‘s an iconic Caribbean author. Her prose are lyrical and melodic, every word like an island breeze warm and rhythmic. A semi autobiographical coming of age story told in snapshots over the course of several years. The theme often repeated is the intense love/hate relationship between mother & daughter.

I decided to kick May off with my #TitlesandTunes book. This piece includes all my favorite aspects of Kincaid‘s writing style. It manages to be charming, funny, elegant and confronting all in one breath. I had to keep reminding myself that this scathing indictment of colonialism was written in 1988! She gave me a lot to think about.

I‘m really rather pleased with this shortlist. Well, apart from one!

For once, I got it nearly right. Except for Pod, which is just really, really wrong. 😱 Even more convinced now that it‘s going to win, just to spite me as I hated it so much! 🤣

Black Butterflies is my favourite from the long list and the only one I‘m disappointed to not see there is The Bandit Queens.

I checked this out on #hoopla and read the entire book today. I loved it enough that I‘m going to seek out another of her books. I‘m really pleased, especially since I‘m picky about poetry. This book was just really good. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!! #poetry

As with most of the books I‘ve read that were published by Red Wheel/Weiser, this one is a deep dive into its subject matter. If you‘re interested in reading playing cards, throwing bones, bibliomancy, egg cleanses or candle work and want to learn in-depth about it, this is the book for you. This book does not give out easy answers or quick solutions. You‘ve gotta do the work. It teaches about working with ancestors and saints. ⬇️

This book was really well done. It was intense in places, raw and honest. The author is an indigenous woman from the Pacific Northwest, and this book is her experience, her life in lines of poetry. I checked this out on #hoopla, and I find these poems have inspired me to write about the brutal things I went through, the things I‘ve been unable to even begin to write/talk about. I think there‘s power in acknowledging trauma. #poetry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!

This is a soft pick for me. As I‘m not the target audience for it, it‘s difficult for me to rate. This book would be a good intro book for someone who‘s interested in learning about witchcraft from a non-Wiccan perspective. Honestly, I didn‘t learn much from this, but that doesn‘t mean it isn‘t a good book. It‘s just geared toward beginners. If you‘re looking for an overview book with some spells & a friendly & inclusive tone, check this out. ⬇️