Review: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Those who love a good gothic novel will certainly appreciate this one, as will those looking for more LGBTQ stories and characters in their reading. I’ve…
Review: A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua
I wanted to like this book but in the end was disappointed. I was really interested in the story, which begins with a young woman traveling…
Review: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
This was another read for Read Harder 2018, which checks two boxes: it’s a mystery by a woman of color and it’s set in India. It’s…
Review: What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan
I really enjoyed Lucy Tan’s debut novel about a family living in modern-day Shanghai. Wei, Lina and their teenage daughter Karen are a wealthy family living in…
Review: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
It’s tempting to compare this book to What it Means When A Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah. Both are debut short story…
Review: What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
I loved this book of short stories. Arimah has a really vivid way of telling a story, and her stories covered a wide range of issues…
Science Fiction and Fantasy Mini-Reviews: All Systems Red, Ms. Marvel, and Labyrinth Lost
Instead of reading the series I’m already into, I started three more series last month. All worth checking out, but at the top of my list…
Review: Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi
I expected a book about Padma Lakshmi to be fascinating, and it was. She’s interesting to me for a few reasons. She hosts one of my…
Review of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
I’ve been putting off writing a review of Just Mercy, because it felt so important I didn’t think I’d do it justice. There are very few…
Review of Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
I enjoyed this book more than I expected to, mainly because the stories are a surprising combination of everyday life, tragedy, and humor. The stories focus…
Review of The Vain Conversation by Anthony Grooms
This was a very intense read, and a thoughtful one. Grooms takes us into the minds of three characters who are involved in a mass lynching…
Review of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
I read Pachinko for a book club and also for my Reading All Around the World challenge. This book was also listed frequently as one of…
