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.
September 11, 2020
Clever and Bold: The Body Politic by Brian Platzer
11September
September 7, 2020
The Weekly Wrap: August 31st to September 6th
07September
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.
September 1, 2020
The Monthly Wrap: August
01September
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).
August 31, 2020
The Weekly Wrap: August 24th to August 30th
31August
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.
August 28, 2020
Compelling Yet Tedious: Here She Is by Hilary Levey Friedman
28August
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.
August 24, 2020
The Weekly Wrap: August 17th to August 23rd
24August
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.
August 21, 2020
August Book Haul: Colours of the Rainbow
21August
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!
August 20, 2020
Crucial and Authentic: Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
20August
The novel is an honest representation of the toxicity of society’s understanding of ‘manliness,’ as a result, the main character can grate as he flexes his Nice Guy muscles but the lessons learned at the end of the novel make the story one worth reading.
August 17, 2020
The Weekly Wrap: August 10th to August 16th
17August
A detailed look at last week's reading habits: three new books read, three re-reads, one DNF and three new books I want to read that humanize heavily politicized issues (immigration, addiction and abortion). I unpack some of the antiracism books I am currently reading (and working through) as well as an upcoming review of an advanced reader copy.
August 15, 2020
Brilliant and Indispensable: What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape by Sohaila Abdulali
15August
In a world that prefers to silence rape survivors and ignore how institutions are complicit in the normalization of rape, this book is an excellent resource to address the complexity of rape and why it needs to be talked about.
