Books, Writing, and Content for your Reading life
Alright, I'm going to do my best reviewing this book because thing 1) I'm not Afro-Puerto Rican so I don't know that life and thing 2) I don't have any children. Not to say you need either to read this book. I'm just saying this perspective won't be as nuanced as someone who may #ownvoices [...]
I started reading The Poppy War because a ton of my friends online were saying this was the best fantasy novel they've read. You know me, I have to investigate the hype of any book when it sounds like that. I've never read a military fantasy before. I thought I might have, but according to [...]
I picked up this book for my IRL book club. My friend, Ani, was so in love with this book and surprised by its ending so we're reading it. Once I was done, the only thing I could think of was what did I just read? LOL. This is the second twisted family story I've [...]
I absolutely loved The Kiss Quotient from Helen Hoang last year and I'm excited to see The Bride Test come out next one. I can't wait until everyone can get their hands on this one. Let me tell you about it. The Bride Test follows Khai and Esme. When Khai's mother travels to Vietnam to find [...]
While I did drag the beginning of this book on Instagram, I did end up finishing 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne. It's definitely a fun one with a marketing synopsis that really doesn't do it justice. Seriously, I would ignore what it says on the back of the book and focus on getting through [...]
If you read the title of this post pretty carefully, it sounds like I'm calling my own sister a serial killer. However, she is not (thankfully) and I'm no pushover when it comes to cleaning up her mess. My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is the story about Ayoola and Korede, two sisters [...]
I received a copy of this book to promote on Instagram, but I was interested in the book before the promotion and so I read it right away. This book didn't disappointment me and made me think about more things than just a young girl who loses her mother. ::TRIGGER WARNING:: This story deals with [...]
