A compelling, suspenseful mystery, chronicling Amy’s search for her sister, Sylvie, that slowly reveals the secrets kept from family through its dual narration between Amy and Ma in the present and Sylvie’s perspective from the past, culminating in a cathartic yet heartbreaking ending.
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: seven new books read, still reading two books from my lengthy Up Next shelf, three new books I want to read from all different genres but include epic slow-burn romances and two new eARCs I’m reviewing!
A story of the shared grief that forms a new friendship between three women as they navigate the loss of their mothers which centres the ritual of packing and distributing the remain items of the deceased; however, as these women attempt to move on, they come across secrets kept by their mothers in their things and work to reconcile these new histories with the mothers they knew.
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.
