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.…

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…

– It Completes Me! We come to the end of N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth series with “The Stone Sky.” Perhaps my least favorite of the…

– It Completes Me! Rereading doesn’t always have a happy ending. I have reread many books that just don’t hold up, or for whatever reason…

– It Completes Me! Short stories have been a relatively new addition to my reading landscape. “Stories of Your Life and Others” by Ted Chiang…

– It Completes Me! I first read N.K. Jemisin’s groundbreaking work a few years ago. I enjoyed it (see original review below) though I often…

– Worth It! I love a book that subverts my expectations and Ben Okri’s story collection, “Prayer for the Living” is one such book. This…

– Worth It! I didn’t know it could happen, but I have become that person who picks up a book because of who wrote the…

– It Completes Me! I don’t jump on many bandwagons, I tend to be that person who refuses to even pick up a book if…