This week, the prompt was a genre freebie and I decided to do something completely out of character. I’ve always been a fiction reader through and through, and only read nonfiction when I absolutely had to, like when it was assigned for classes. But last year, I decided […]
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State Author: Nadia Murad Genre: Memoir Publication Date: November 7, 2017 Publisher: Random House Audio WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells […]
So far, I’ve already done posts about my favorite nonfiction books of 2022, my monthly favorites, and some about audiobooks that I really enjoyed. So this time, I want to talk about my favorite debuts of 2022: Once More With Chutzpah by Haley Neil — a beautiful YA […]
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 […]
