Welcome to Litsy!

I have LOVED this series & this was a great installment. Dasha has to face her demons (internal & real, it is magic after all) & choose how to move forward with her life while dealing with trauma from losing her parents, sabotaging her relationships & hosting a legendary dark power.
This book came along way from the starting premises but I‘ve enjoyed the progression to higher stakes & harder topics.

My favorite in the series so far, and Three Pines was barely in it! Chief inspector Gamache and his wife are celebrating their anniversary at Manoir Bellechasse, just over the mountain range from Three Pines. Yearly visitors, this visit coincides with the Morrow family reunion, including the Gamache‘s friends from Three Pines, Peter and Clara. The last book hinted at Peter‘s dark side. When a Morrow is killed, is Peter to blame or another ⬇️

I really enjoyed this #AtoZReadathon challenge, just 4 away from a full set! I'll tag my reads in the comments. It's been a great month with some fantastic reads. Thank you for hosting @Texreader

Clarkson‘s rhyming text is represented beautifully by the illustrations. While the text does rhyme in most cases, there are moments when the rhyme is broken throughout the narrative—I found this to be a little odd and broke the rhythm of the narrative. I did not listen to the song featured in the book, but there is info provided to listen to the lullaby. #PictureBook #BBRC #LetterR

This quick read #PictureBook bio of Aretha Franklin plays off of her best known song (see the title of this book) and uses a rhyming structure to tell a very basic overview of her life. What I love most are the illustrations - so vivid and colorful and poetic on their own. Beware - you may feel like belting out her hits after reading this one! #BBRC #LetterR

Though this has appeared on banned books‘ lists, I‘m still not quite sure what is objectionable about the book…don‘t get me started on book banning!

When relatives come for the summer, they bring lots of good tidings and fun. The illustrations show happy people doing everything together. I like the color scheme of the images and can see why it is a Caldecott Honor book. #PictureBook #BBRC #LetterR

#Movie2BookRecs #LetterR #ReadyPlayerOne

Going with the ONE for this prompt. No video games in this romance. But there are boxing match “games,” which may count as player one and two lol

📚 tagged and also My Cousin Rachel
Author ✍️ Rumer Godden - a 2022 ‘discovery‘ for me
🎥 Rain Man
📺 Rush - an Australian show from the 70s
Band R.E.M
🎵 The River and Rosalina - Bruce Springsteen
#manicMonday
#LetterR
@CBee

Running behind schedule again…..