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.