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When I first heard of this book, the blurb was something like this: what if super powerful assassins stormed your office and you had a bionic arm? While that is a very small part of the story, it does setup a powerful image in your head and it's what made me pick up this audiobook.... Continue Reading →
On the Libby site for Brooklyn Public Library, you can see the latest recommendations from the librarians and this month there was an awesome focus on Pride Month. An ebook that caught my eye was Drama by Raina Telgemeier - a lovely middle grade graphic novel about kids doing the spring musical - and instead... Continue Reading →
Not too long ago, a friend of mine lent me a copy of the Women of Brewster Place. As I had never read it, I was excited to dive in. Before I started though, she told me - this isn't my favorite book by Gloria Naylor, I think some of her other novels are better.... Continue Reading →
What's up my bookish babes? This week of new releases is AMAZING! I honestly can't wait for some of these and already started reading the new Alyssa Cole and WHEW is it good 🙂 Bangkok awakes to rain: Pitchaya Sudbanthad Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in translation: Ken Liu Colonize This: Bushra Rehman, Daisy... Continue Reading →
Hi Ya'll! A new week, a new list of books out this week, so let's jump into it! Muslim: Zahia Rahmani A Deadly Divide: Asuma Zehanat Khan American Spy: Lauren Wilkinson Death is Hard Work: Khaled Khalifa Early Riser: Jasper Fforde Elsewhere, Home: Leila Aboulela How to Disappear: Akiko Busch Lord: Joao Gilberto Noll The... Continue Reading →
Here comes one of the biggest and best releases of the year! Definitely setting some money and holds for these awesome books: Best babysitters ever: Caroline Cala Binit: The Complete Trilogy : Nnedi Okorafor Black Leopard, Red Wolf : Marlon James Bowlaway: Elizabeth McCracken Break the Bodies, Haunt the Bones: Micah Dean Hicks Brown, White,... Continue Reading →
Another week, another batch of new releases! 99 Percent Mine - Sally Thorne A Curse so Dark and Lonely - Brigid Kemmerer All the lives we ever lived - Katherine Smyth At the Wolf's Table - Rosella Postorino Black is the Body - Emily Bernard Bloom - Kevin Panetta Craft-Fulness - Rosemary Davidson and Arzu... Continue Reading →
2018's Book Challenges I actually am not actively participating in any challenges, but I am setting some goals for my reading life in 2018. 1.read down my bookshelf: I have so many unread books on my bookcase - it's awful! How did I do? TERRIBLE!! I have no impulse control over book buying, I... Continue Reading →
*images from respective book websites I saw something online, where a witchy technique of book magic, is used to discern advice for a moment in your life. I thought this was pretty cool, as I tend to correlate lots of things in my life to what I am reading at the moment or a book... Continue Reading →
