I’m in a reflective mood, even though there’s still close to two weeks left in the year. At the start of the year, I made a promise to myself that I’d read some more nonfiction books, and I actually stuck to that one. Each month, I chose at […]
This week’s topic, submitted by Lisa @ Hopewell, turned out to be a bit more comprehensive than I thought it would be at first. Geographical terms (for example: mountain, island, latitude/longitude, ash, bay, beach, border, canyon, cape, city, cliff, coast, country, desert, epicenter, hamlet, highway, jungle, ocean, park, […]
I’ve been focusing on reading a lot of recent books, so finding books that I love which were written more than ten years ago took a lot of effort on my part. Here’s some of my favorite books that are at least a decade old: A Discovery of […]
Blood Orange Night: My Journey to the Edge of Madness Author: Melissa Bond Genre: Memoir Publication Date: June 14, 2022 Publisher: Gallery Books Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: addiction, […]
Persian Tea and Loving Notes for a Beautiful Life Author: Jasmine Lawi Genre: Memoir Publication Date: September 13, 2020/November 3, 2020 Thank you to Jasmine Lawi for generously providing me a copy of each of these books. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. Loving Notes for a […]
The Redhead of Auschwitz: A True Story Author: Nechama Birnbaum Genre: Biography Publication Date: November 28, 2021 Publisher: Amsterdam Publishing I received a copy of this book from Amsterdam Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Rosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she […]
Wow, we’re in the last week of 2021, and it’s so strange. This year has both dragged and flown by, all at the same time. And as soon as I saw this prompt, I already knew that I wasn’t going to be able to limit myself to just […]
Beautiful Country Author: Qian Julie Wang Genre: Memoir Publication Date: September 7, 2021 Publisher: Random House Audio CONTENT WARNING: murder, persecution, bullying, trauma, racism, mention of animal abuse, mention of abortion An incandescent memoir from an astonishing new talent, Beautiful Country puts listeners in the shoes of an undocumented child […]
Here’s how it works: This week’s prompt is a fun one! Tomorrow is my niece’s birthday and I wouldn’t be a good aunt if I didn’t make this a prompt inspired by her name. What are some of your favorite book covers that are scarlet/red? Obviously I’m going […]
The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert Author: Shugri Said Salh Genre: Autobiography Publication Date: August 3, 2021 Publisher: Algonquin Books Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. You can get this […]
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