When I first heard Kaia Alderson was coming out with a new book I was so excited because I loved Sisters in Arms. I really wanted to love this book as much as her first, I mean woman empowerment and baseball how perfect? The pacing was just a little off for my liking. I'll admit I had never heard of Effa before reading this book, and I do think the reader really gets to know her throughout. That being said I felt that the book was an easy quick read and I did enjoy it. It just wasn't necessarily what I was expecting. I would definitely recommend this book to others.

Thank you @netgalley and @williammorrowbooks for the eARC of In a League of Her Own by @kaiawrites in exchange for an honest review!

📖📖 Book Review 📖📖 In a League of Her Own brings a whole new love and appreciation for baseball. I will admit that I had never heard of Effa Manley, the first and only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, a female entrepreneur ahead of her time and a civil rights activist. I am eternally grateful for this beautiful book written by Kaia Anderson so that I could have a proper introduction and deep dive into Effa Manley’s life! And what a remarkable life it was. The journey back into the past is remarkably written and gives an honest look at what was like for black people at this time. In A League of Her Own is a fantastic read and a wonderful journey through a deserving history that is not represented enough.

4.5/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review is posted on Goodreads and will be on Instagram well ahead of publication!

DNF at 22%

I’m not saying this is a bad book because it has A LOT of potential, which is why I rated it 3 stars even without finishing it!

I wanted to love this one so bad, especially with all of the black women power AND baseball. However, I wasn’t a fan of the pacing. I felt like things were skipped over and rushed along. The timeline jumped around a little too much for me to comprehend. I think this may just be a me thing, but I caught myself skimming the paragraphs in hopes that the plot would grab my attention. Also, what little of the romance that I read felt very rushed to me. And I really didn’t connect with the relationship because I didn’t have time to get to experience them getting to know each other.

I just don’t think I can get past the pacing issue, but I feel like this is going to be the right book for so many people!

Please give this book a shot because it’s going to be someone’s next favorite book.

Thank you to Kaia Alderson, William Morrow, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for a honest voluntary review!

DNF @ 30%

Unfortunately I think this is a case of “not necessarily a bad book, just not the book for me”
I picked up this book under the assumption that it would be mainly about baseball. However, 30% into this book and there really hasn’t been any development in that story line and honestly not much happened at all. I think the pacing just wasn’t what I was looking for. It was told in short segments that didn’t add a whole lot to the plot and didn’t really keep my interest. I did think it was well written I just wasn’t invested enough to finish the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow Books for the ARC

In a League of Her Own by Kaia Alderson
I received an eBook ARC to read and review and to give my honest opinion of.

First, I first learned of this book in the back matter of "Sisters in Arms" which is also written by Kaia Alderson. I knew I wanted to read it, and hoped it would be put on NetGalley. Yeah, it was.

Okay. to the review.

This book was quite good, but it wasn't what I was expecting. I was expecting more about Effa and being a female baseball owner. of a Negro League team. So much of the time was spent with Effa wishing she were still making hats. It turns out, Effa did a fair bit of advocating for the Black women of her time. Trying to help them get hired at the stores in their neighboorhoods where the shite owned stores were...

The story of her second husband, Abraham Manely is woven throught the book. There are some things that seem not quite finished about that relationship.

There is a scene near the end of the book that you'll want to watch out for if like me, violence against women can trigger your PTSD.

I do recommend thsi book for reading. It's worth it.