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.
August 10, 2020
The Weekly Wrap: August 3rd to August 9th
10August
August 8, 2020
Sentimental and Perfervid: Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
08August
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.
August 5, 2020
Brilliant and Kickass: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
05August
A kickass Heroine takes down zombies while subverting the rising white supremacist political party in this alt-historical fiction of post-Civil War America.
August 3, 2020
The Weekly Wrap: July 27th to August 2nd
03August
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.
July 31, 2020
The Monthly Wrap: July
31July
24 books read, two DNFs, seven books read from my Up Next Shelf. I also read books continuing four favourite series of mine, and I finally finished the Throne of Glass series!
July 28, 2020
Important and Transformative: Sex and World Peace by Valerie M. Hudson et al.
28July
The book, recommended by Emma Watson as a must-read, shows the need for intersection feminism as femicide becomes incontrovertible.
July 27, 2020
The Weekly Wrap: July 20th to July 26th
27July
I've decided to start doing a weekly, monthly and yearly wrap up/review of my reading habits. I have so many books I want to read that I've purchased and still need to read, books I need to investigate and books I want to review. I also only review two books a week on my blog, which is not indicative of how many books I'm reading during the week.
Hopefully, by doing this weekly and monthly wrap, I'll be able to expose more readers to some excellent books!
July 25, 2020
Performative White Feminism: Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by Florence Given
25July
1-star • Before doing research, I found the book empowering. However, it's evident the novel is a copy of The Slumflower's debut novel.
Note: This novel is very similar to What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough by The Slumflower (Chidera Eggerue) which was published in 2018. Women Don't Owe You Pretty was published in 2020. If Given's book looks like something you want to read, I highly recommend reading What a Time to Be Alone first.
July 22, 2020
Impactful and Reflective: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
22July
A dystopian novel that makes overt naturalized misogyny that explores how women support and dissent from the patriarchy.
July 17, 2020
Gorgeous Yet Sorrowful: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
17July
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird blew away my expectations. It was blunt in its grief, decisive in its healing and subtle in its love. For a book that was so sad and emotional, I finished the story with a smile on my face and one thought: I NEED MORE.
