I finished April with 23 ARCs left to be read. The weather has been up and down in New York—it’s going from temps in the 80s to temps in the 50s. There have been some big thunderstorms and a lot of rain, so at least I know the […]
The Sins on Their Bones Thank you to NetGalley, Wunderkind PR, and Sydney McKay for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: intimate partner violence and sexual abuse (from POV of both victim and abuser), PTSD, anxiety, depression, alcohol abuse, […]
Jews in the Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, the Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in World War II Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: Holocaust imagery, genocide, […]
In the last few years, I’ve learned a lot about the value of reading diverse books. Reading books by and about various groups of marginalized people have massively expanded my understanding of history, culture, language, rituals, oppression, and the stressors that these groups face regularly, but it has […]
The Wolf and the Woodsman Author: Ava Reid Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 8, 2021 Publisher: Del Rey Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: bullying, gore, death, self-harm, blood, religious bigotry, […]
The Sisters of the Winter Wood Author: Rena Rossner Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 25, 2018 Publisher: Hachette Audio CONTENT WARNING: infidelity, violence, death, antisemitism, mention of rape Raised in a small village surrounded by vast forests, Liba and Laya have lived a peaceful sheltered life – […]
Today Tonight Tomorrow Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: July 28, 2020 Publisher: Simon Pulse CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism Today she hates him. It’s the last day of senior year. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of high school, clashing over […]
This week’s prompt is “book quotes that fix a theme,” but I never track book quotes. Instead, I’m going to highlight some OwnVoices Jewish books in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month. This has been a really hard month for Jewish people, and there’s been an incredibly large […]
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