The Mothers I finally read one of the buzziest books of 2016 and I enjoyed it quite a bit. In fact, it wasn't what I was expecting it to be, so I guess I did a decent job of avoiding spoilers! The novel follows a black girl named Nadia, and begins soon after her mother's suicide. As she grieves, …
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Book Reviews: December 2016
White Teeth I'm so happy to have read my first Zadie Smith. Reading her work has only deepened my crush on her as an author. She always comes across so intelligently and elegantly in interviews and articles (similar to my other love, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie). It was a pleasure to read her first …
Book Reviews: October and November 2016
Eligible I'll start right off by saying that this was a disappointing read for me. I expected to like this novel much more than I actually did. I will also state that my reading experience may have been colored by my troubles with the ebook. I borrowed this ebook from the library and constantly had …
Book Reviews: August and September 2016
Under the Harrow* Throughout the week, Nora has been looking forward to spending the weekend at her sister's house in the country. However, when she arrives at Rachel's house, she's greeted with a shocking scene- Rachel has been brutally murdered. As Nora drowns in grief, she becomes obsessed with …
Book Reviews: July 2016
July was a good reading month, probably the best one I've had since January in terms of actually finishing books! Thanks to being on vacation, I had a good amount of downtime for reading. Here are the five books I finished last month: I like a good coming-of-age novel, which is why the premise of …
Book Reviews: December 2015 – June 2016
I think you should get cozy, because this post is going to be massive! Get some snacks, and your beverage of choice, then come back to read this post. I haven't posted about books at all this year (my last book review post was in November), so we have some catching up to do. I hope you get at least …
