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 31, 2020
The Monthly Wrap: July
31July
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.
July 14, 2020
Lovely and Relatable: When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk
14July
A powerful tale of lost friendship and self-discovery as Cleo navigates losing her best friend and her parents’ separation.
May 28, 2020
Intriguing and Relevant: The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
28May
The character-driven novel explores humanity through its fictional sleeping virus, which was disconcerting to read during COVID-19.
May 26, 2020
Flirty Yet Aggravating: By A Thread by Lucy Score
26May
An aggravating rom-com whose grump hero edges into asshole territory but was such fun because of its amazing Heroine.
May 18, 2020
Fantastical Yet Tropey: The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King
18May
A fantastical novel, driven by a chosen-one oriented plot that falls a bit short due to its trope-laden characterizations.
