A beautifully written dual narrated memoir (whose enjoyability decreased due to my formatting preferences) that details Lan’s (the mother) experiences growing up in war-torn Vietnam and assimilating into the US at age 13 and how Harlan’s (the daughter) childhood has been influenced by her mother’s identity as a refugee.
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: two new books read, one DNF, currently reading four books from my lengthy Up Next shelf, three new books I want to read which centre character development and antiracism and three coveted books releasing this week.
My September Book Haul details all the ebooks I have to read! The haul includes a total of 27 ebooks including my backlist, new purchases and two ARCs.
A character-driven novel–albeit with a frustrating heroine–that unhesitantly confronts the darker realities of dealing with the instability of America post-Trump election and the resulting memories and trauma the election accentuates.
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: three new books read, no DNF, no books knocked off my lengthy Up Next shelf, three new books I want to read which centre family issues and challenging family history and a reverse harem romance that’s releasing this week.
A detailed look at August's reading habits: 24 books read, 3 DNF, 6 books knocked off my lengthy Up Next shelf, 12 new books I want to read and a contemporary romance that released yesterday with my favourite hero trope, the grumpy hero (which I've already read).
A detailed look at last week's reading habits: four new books read, one DNF, only one book knocked off my lengthy Up Next shelf, three new books I want to read which centre challenging the heteronormative patriarchy and a contemporary romance that's releasing this week with my favourite hero trope, the grumpy hero.
This herstory (history centring women) of pageantry and the women’s movement in America yields a compelling, yet occasionally tedious, analysis of the often confusing and contradicting ways that women have held up and defied conventions of womanhood and identity at the time.
A detailed look at last week's reading habits: two books read, one from my Up Next shelf and one book DNF'd; three new books I want to read exploring everything from mental illness, sweeping romance and paranormal activity. The weekly wrap also unpacks three books I'm planning on reading this week, in-depth and a reverse harem romance that is releasing this week.
My first ever book haul is covering three months of book purchases! To ensure the post doesn't go on forever I'm going to split my hard copy and kindle purchases between this post and my August monthly wrap. In this haul, I am featuring all of the books I've purchased in hard copy!
