Welcome to Litsy!

These are all books I physically own that I hope to read in May for the #ShelfSweeper readathon hosted by @Tove_Reads and @Andrew65 .

I didn‘t see any from @eanderson ‘s list that happened to coincide with my plans but I will still be reading in her memory #4Elizabeth ❤️ If there is a heaven, surely it is a library.

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Man, I loved this book so much! I randomly found it at a secondhand store and thought it looked interesting, and took it on summer holiday - so glad I did. An amazing adventure travelling the world, fascinating to read about the different people and experiences she and her husband had, and the massive variety between each one. Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I didn‘t do a great job of taking a picture of yesterday‘s #IndependentBookstoreDay haul but I got a good haul. My local indie bookshop, Da Shop had 20% off all purchases, a free bookstore print after 2 pm & a new tote bag with the same print from a local artist plus a few local vendors. So I got 5 books (tagged 1 & I‘ll link the others below), tote bag, bookmarks lots of stickers & postcards from the vendors. The artist that drew the print had ⬇️

This was such a sweet read — quick and simple, but enjoyable and emotional. Logan and Addie make a great couple, filling in each other‘s needs neatly and with fantastic chemistry. I don‘t love the third act break up, so it lost points there, but at least there was a solid reason for it and didn‘t feel forced or needless. Also, the spice was excellent.

Random book from our home library:

📖 Panoramas of English Gardens by David Wheeler and Nick Meers

Recent acquisition:

📖 Wales: The First Place by Jan Morris & Paul Wakefield

Knocking by Harriet Beecher Stowe from Religious Poems (1867, not in database)
Full poem available at: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/158050/knocking

#aprilpoetrychallenge for #nationalpoetrymonth

21 April - broken

In 1932, a pregnant Margret Wittmer moved with her husband and young stepson to Floreana, a small island in the Galapagos. They believed that getting out of the city and going back to nature was the only way to cure their sickly child. This is her memoir of how the family managed to survive then thrive on this basically uninhabited (at the time) island. This is a story about strong people who had more courage and fortitude than I could ever have.