Welcome to Litsy!

3/5
I really liked the historical parts about the Holodomor, the man-made famine in Eastern Ukraine orchestrated by Stalin. It's a subject I knew nothing about, and quite depressing to read. To counterbalance this, the author brings us back to the present, but unfortunately does a pretty bad job with conveying feelings. The present parts read like a Hallmark movie...

Here is my current read with my favorite chocolates from France, and a glass of chai with my homemade chai concentrate! I started with three bottles of water, I added ten bags of Bengal spice herbal tea, then I filled out three tea bags with black pepper, cloves, cardamom, ginger, cinnamon and cayenne pepper... The result: two bottles of chai concentrate and a little extra for two cups of chai. And, it's quite spicy 🔥🔥 Just like I like it.

Cassie‘s facial muscles twitched in rebellion, but she forced her mouth into a big fake smile as her daughter entered the kitchen.
@ShyBookOwl
#firstlinefridays

This was an impule read I found scouring Hoopla and I could not stop listening. What a heartbreaking story! And the author did a fantastic job. I have made a point to know as much as possible about the Holocaust but I'm ashamed to say I knew nothing of the Holodomor until picking this up. I highly recommend and am making a point to learn more about this horrific part of Urkrainian history

I smiled and cried (oh how I cried) reading this book. It‘s about the Holodomor of Ukraine during Stalins purge, so it‘s based on fact. Read authors note in the back first. Don‘t let the little type scare you—it will go fast as it‘s un-put downable. Bought through Amazon.