Palestinian Resistance Literature and #readingisresistance Readathon A few days ago, I read an article about a Palestinian author, Adania Shibli, who was supposed to be at the Frankfurt Book Fair on 20 October for the award ceremony in honor of her novel Minor Detail, which is a story about injustice and oppression. It is aContinue reading “Minor Detail by Adania Shibli and Reading As the Greatest Form of Resistance”
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ANIMAL by Lisa Taddeo – dark and powerful
I- This is the book I find the hardest to sum my thoughts about. It’s not an easy read. Actually, it felt more like punches that never stopped coming. Animal by Lisa Taddeo is to be approached carefully (and not just story-wise. Check the TWs for this book!) ANIMAL by Lisa Taddeo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From Amazon:Continue reading “ANIMAL by Lisa Taddeo – dark and powerful”
Lies and Other Love Languages
Lies and Other Love Languages is nothing like what you would expect from the title. I don’t think I’ve ever read a story like this one. How can you even put lies and love in the same box? Well, this book showed me exactly how. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book.Continue reading “Lies and Other Love Languages”
STRANGE THE DREAMER by Laini Taylor
On the second Sabbat of Twelfthmoon, in the city of Weep, a girl fell from the sky. Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor Beautiful and full of monsters I judge fantasy books based on their ability to contort reality, making me believe this entirely fictional world is real. What I focus on is the dynamicContinue reading “STRANGE THE DREAMER by Laini Taylor”
Best Cozy Mysteries Series to Read This May
Usually, I leave reading mysteries, dark academia, or classics for fall when the weather is just perfect. I’m not the one to read horrors, and I gave up on psychological thrillers a long time ago when the one I read disturbed me deeply. I’m a Pisces, you might even say sensitive, so cozy mysteries areContinue reading “Best Cozy Mysteries Series to Read This May”
The SHADOW AND BONE Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
Visiting Grishaverse was long overdue for me. These books are everywhere. Everyone’s been talking about them. There’s a Netflix show, too. I am so late, and I can’t believe I almost missed out on this world. Entering the Grishaverse I probably took the most confusing way to read the Grishaverse. I started with the firstContinue reading “The SHADOW AND BONE Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo”
LETTERS TO POSEIDON by Cees Nooteboom – Are the Ancient Gods Still Important Today?
Were you jealous of the gods that came after you? Are you laughing now that they too have been abandoned? Letters to Poseidon by Cees Nooteboom Where are the ancient gods today? Glorious columns of ancient temples now covered in ivy. The gods that once walked the Earth now retreated inside the pages of theContinue reading “LETTERS TO POSEIDON by Cees Nooteboom – Are the Ancient Gods Still Important Today?”
MAGIC AND GOLDFIRE by Clare Rushing – a review
MAGIC AND GOLDFIRE (Thank you to BookSirens! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review of Magic and Goldfire voluntarily.) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A knight of the sunny court of the south and a royal physician’s apprentice of the cold court of the north join forces as they travel from oneContinue reading “MAGIC AND GOLDFIRE by Clare Rushing – a review”