Review of ‘Maame’, by Jessica George—Must Read Summary here. What an incredible read. It was moving on so many levels, but ultimately uplifting. At the age of 25, Maddie is the primary caregiver for her father, who has advanced Parkinson’s. Her mother spends long periods of time in her native Ghana—and by long, I mean… Read More Book Review Round-Up: December 2022
Review of ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’, by Jeanette McCurdy When I first heard of the title of this book, knowing nothing of Jeanette McCurdy, I wondered if it was a little clickbait-y, quite honestly. It absolutely is not. I myself was quite happy when McCurdy’s mother passed. And this, I think, sounds pretty bad,… Read More Book Review Round-Up: October 2022
Review of ‘Stories from the Tenants Downstairs’, by Sidik Fofana—Must Read I believe that fiction is essential in shaping our future for the better (one reason why I review books). One reason is that it helps us see beyond our privilege, so that we can understand the challenges that face us, collectively, and use said… Read More Book Review Round-Up: August 2022
Review of ‘Wild Is The Witch’, by Rachel Griffin Iris and her mother are witches and run a wildlife refuge in the state of Washington. They keep their magic a secret but they do use it in their work. Pike Alder is an intern that grates on Iris’s nerves and who doesn’t like witches—at all. … Read More Book Review Round-Up: June 2022
Review of ‘Every Summer After’, by Carley Fortune Sam and Charlie live in the house beside Percy’s family’s summer chalet. The trio meet when they are pre-teens, with Percy and Sam becoming fast friends. As the years advance, their friendship turns to more. But then everything falls apart and the two don’t speak for twelve… Read More Book Review Round-Up: May 2022
Review of ‘The Last Mona Lisa’, by Jonathan Santlofer I don’t know much about art, but I do know that the Mona Lisa was stolen quite a number of times. Author Jonathan Santlofer uses one of these episodes of thievery as a central plot point in this book. In 1911, the Mona Lisa was not… Read More Book Review Round-Up: March 2022
Review of ‘Do You Follow’, by J.C. Bidonde (Audiobook) I don’t think I’ll get the hang of audiobooks for quite some time, but I’m really happy to have finally started training myself to listen to a book. I am definitely going to continue as well as improve my capacity to review audio books; I just… Read More Book Review Round-Up: February 2022
I’m way behind on my Goodreads challenge, and I have been prioritising YA reads because they go faster than non-fiction. Is that cheating? Review of ‘You Truly Assumed’, by Laila Sabreen—Must Read A lot of very important questions are asked in this book, and a lot of potential avenues for answer are explored. But what… Read More Book Review Round-Up: October 2021
Review of ‘The Startup Wife’, by Tahmima Anam—Must Read The startup at the heart of Tahmina Anam’s book tickled my interest from the get-go, and was the main reason why I picked it up. As a religious person, I was intrigued by the concept of a social media platform that would bring together people from… Read More Book Review Round-Up: September 2021
Review of ‘So You Want To Talk About Race’, by Ijeoma Oluo—Must Read There are some things that need to be revisited, and one’s racism (intentional or not) is definitely one of them. Ijeoma Oluo’s book comes as a much-needed chat about potential, unintentional racism that we may have absorbed from the oftentimes unintentional racist… Read More Book Review Round-Up: May, June, and July 2021