by Eliza | Jul 15, 2022 | Book Blog, Book Reviews
This review comes after having read Ibrahim’s other novel, Paper Wife, and the novel Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson, which takes place in the same time period. I think it is the product of Amazon’s algorithms working on me. because this was a suggested read...
by Eliza | Jun 28, 2022 | Book Blog, Book Reviews
DNF: Did Not Finish I haven’t posted a new book review since May, and now it’s June. But the truth is, I’ve hit a bit of a reading slump. I have posted a book review almost every month this year, but the last two books I tried to read just simply...
by Eliza | May 27, 2022 | Book Reviews
I just finished reading the incredibly popular novel, Where the Crawdads Sing. I picked this one up on Audible and I honestly loved it enough that I’m probably going to buy a hardcover. This novel was originally published back in 2018 and the movie is coming out...
by Eliza | May 20, 2022 | Book Blog, Book Reviews
I don’t remember exactly how I came across Yellow Wife. Maybe it was a suggestion from Audible after I finished reading Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim. However I stumbled upon it, I’m so glad that I did. This book was so powerful and moving. After I finished...
by Eliza | May 13, 2022 | Book Reviews
It took me almost one full month to listen to the Audible version of “Whiskey and Charlie.” I really enjoyed this book for a multitude of reasons and I’ll try my best to express them in this review! I used my monthly Audible credit on this book and...
by Eliza | May 6, 2022 | Book Blog, Book Reviews
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while. I recently chatted with a librarian at my local library and we got to talking about graphic novels for kids. Apparently, these books are the most popular ones in this particular library. I have personally read...