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On way to KCMO for St Patrick‘s Day party ☘️

Book number 4. Wow. I‘ve had this sitting on my shelf for nearly a year. I picked it up and read it in one sitting. Sepetys is an incredible historical fiction author and you can feel her character‘s thoughts and emotions bleed of the page. A part of history not often talked about but so important. 8/10

Not my favorite Rufi Thorpe book. Of course the writing was good because Rufi Thorpe (hello), but something about this book didn‘t grab me. I skimmed parts, yet other parts were so well done it was like moments of brilliance. I can‘t explain, but I‘m definitely ready to move on.

Why‘s he judging me?

I'm halfway through and I'm getting annoyed that the characters rarely refer to the others by their names. Instead they are the shoe poet (which is at least a nickname), the wandering boy, the nurse, the polish girl, the giantess. At least the knight/ the German didn't reveal his name to anyone in the group for some time so there's a reason to constantly call him by a label. But everyone knows everyone else's name for Pete's sake. 😖

Gonna be reading this on my iPad kindle app soon update: just read the first three chapters love it so far

This was fantastic. I wasn‘t expecting the emotional punch of this one, but I think it‘s easily my favorite thus far of this author‘s works. It‘s technically YA historical fiction, but easily appealing to adult audiences as well. Highly recommend!

This is a fictional book but based on very real events. It is the story of a peoplx who refused to yield to oppression and colonialism. The struggle for Lithuania to become free was a long one. Book smugglers, ‘Knygnesiai‘, played a huge role in this effort. The cost was great but the price unfortunately had to be paid.
Book bans are nothing new. But right now the rate and capacity at which they are happening is alarming.

As long as we have our books, we cannot be crushed, we cannot be forgotten. Because of our books, we will not be erased from our own history. We will remember who we are, all that we stand for, and all that we will fight for and continue fighting for.

If Lithuania has a place in the real world, then it deserves its own language, its own culture,” I said. “We deserve our own books.”