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!
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.
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.
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.
five new books read, one re-read, three new books I want to read all exploring the variants of love and connection and a detailed look at my upcoming books to read, as well as my upcoming blog posts.
An emotional, character-driven re-telling of Twilight from Edward's perspective, as he comes to terms with loving Bella while struggling to keep control of his monstrous vampire side.
A kickass Heroine takes down zombies while subverting the rising white supremacist political party in this alt-historical fiction of post-Civil War America.
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: four new books read, all with a rating above 4-stars, three new books I want to read that all centre resilient Black women; I also introduce my Up Next shelf and details the books I'm going to read this week as well as the highly anticipated release of Midnight Sun.
