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March Reads

March has been an up and down (but productive) month for me, but I’m glad to have read such a diverse collection of books (including some manga which I haven’t listed here, as they were all continuations of earlier mentioned series.) I also completed weird zeal‘s Women’s History Month readathon bingo sheet, which I shownContinue reading “March Reads”

Review: Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

And that was her principal vice, wasn’t it? Desiring to be entirely consumed by any and every moment that quenched the hungry howling loneliness that sat curled down inside herself. – Butter Honey Pig Bread Summary and Thoughts Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twinContinue reading “Review: Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi”

Review: Island Queen by Vanessa Riley

Being silent on matters of justice – that’s something I’ve never done. – Island Queen Summary and Thoughts A remarkable, sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free woman of color who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in theContinue reading “Review: Island Queen by Vanessa Riley”

Review: These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card

Even though they were just words, they built a world that she couldn’t stop thinking about, that she felt trapped inside every night. – These Ghosts Are Family Summary and Thoughts Stanford Solomon has a shocking, thirty-year-old secret. And it’s about to change the lives of everyone around him. Stanford Solomon is actually Abel Paisley,Continue reading “Review: These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card”

Review: Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

I am older than the poets and I am older than the pens. I am older than the stars and the ocean I crawled out of. – Aphrodite Made Me Do It Summary and Thoughts Bestselling and award-winning author Trista Mateer takes an imaginative approach to self-care in this new poetry and prose collection, Aphrodite MadeContinue reading “Review: Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer”