– It’s Worth It! 2023 can best be characterized by the short stories I have been diving into; a year of starts and stops, quick…
Category: Reviews
Reviews of specific books with a rating by Haddi or Hannah
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
– It’s Okay I love a recommendation, but when I read a friend’s recommendation, I often feel pressure to love it as much as them.…
A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons
A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons – Kate Khavari This was the perfect ‘fun read’ for me! I listened to it on Audible and…
Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing
– It’s Okay There are books in this world that you read, not because it is the greatest story ever told, or the best writing…
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood – Fatima Mernissi This year, I hope to expand my reading by including books written by people…
Land of Big Numbers: Stories by Te-Ping Chen
– It’s Okay Books of stories often have a gem or two and otherwise leave me a bit “meh” about the book as a whole.…
Sisi: Empress on Her Own
Sisi: Empress on Her Own – Allison Pataki I decided to listen to this historical novel because I had read Allison Pataki’s first novel about…
Watch for the Light: Devotional
– It Completes Me! More often than not, I open a devotional, start it and never finish. This has become a pattern for me because…
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
3 Stars – It’s Okay I wanted to LOVE this second installment of The Legendborn Cycle and there was so much good in this novel…
The Alienist
The Alienist – Caleb Carr This was my second time reading this psychological thriller/mystery written by Caleb Carr. The first time I read it was…