First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “Months later, when the dog was gone too, […]
Come As You Are Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Hot on the heels of a broken heart, Everett “Evie” Riley arrives at Camden Academy ready for a new beginning – one […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “Late sixth century, Nasca Valley, Atacama Desert, western […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “‘What am I going to do with you?’ […]
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 […]
I must admit that it has been a long time since I’ve had to read a book for school. But in honor of my fading memory, I’m going to work backwards and start with grad school. Unfortunately, since I did my degrees in biology and mental health, I […]
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