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Happy Friday, gals and pals! Today, I'm posting some mini reviews of books I've loved lately. My reviews for books I love often up being me saying "I loved this" several times, which is what this post is. I manage to say "I loved [aspect of the book]" 23 times. Apologies that my reviews aren't … Continue reading Some glowing mini reviews of books I’ve loved recently
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates From Goodreads For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission. Her goal, as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this … Continue reading Book review: The Moment of Lift
AKA me being very, very late with my reviews. Hello, gals and pals! Happy Valentines Day! In the spirit of love, today I have some more mini reviews for you, this time of three five-star books that I loved. I often struggle to write these types of reviews because I don't have much more to … Continue reading Mini reviews of some books I’ve loved recently
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater Synopsis for the first book, from Goodreads It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark … Continue reading Series review: The Raven Cycle
Hi everyone! I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to a great weekend! Today, I have a bunch of mini reviews for you. For books that I loved and really enjoyed, I often don't have a ton to say other than "I loved and really enjoyed this", so it makes writing … Continue reading Some mini reviews of books I loved
Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy by Lisa See Shanghai Girls, paraphrased from Goodreads In 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, a city of great wealth and glamour, the home of millionaires and beggars, gangsters and gamblers, patriots and revolutionaries, artists and warlords. Thanks to the financial security and material comforts provided by their … Continue reading Book reviews: Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee From Goodreads In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea. He promises her the world, but when she discovers she is pregnant--and that her lover is married--she refuses to be bought. Instead, … Continue reading Book review: Pachinko
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid From Goodreads Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? … Continue reading Book review: the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro From Goodreads From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Dayand When We Were Orphans, comes an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat mystery that is at once heartbreakingly tender and morally courageous about what it means to be human. Hailsham seems like a pleasant English boarding school, far from the influences … Continue reading Book review: Never Let Me Go
I recently realised that I've gotten really bad with my reviews in that I've just not been writing or posting them. So sorry about that! One of my goals for this year was to post at least two reviews a month, which I think I've been doing. But they weren't always for books I wanted … Continue reading Book review: Little Fires Everywhere
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi From Goodreads Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the … Continue reading Mini review: Persepolis
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates From Goodreads In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an … Continue reading Discussion: Between the World and Me
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