Audiobook Review: The Hacienda

The Stats Title: The Hacienda Author: Isabel Cañas Narrated by: Lee Osorio,Victoria Villarreal Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group (3 May, 2022) Time: 11 hours 7 mins Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Horror, Gothic, Paranormal, Thriller Trigger Warnings: Read if you like: Mexican Gothic, Rebecca, The Death of Jane Lawrence, The Seven and a Half Deaths of… Read More Audiobook Review: The Hacienda

Book Review: Those We Drown

The Stats Title: Those We Drown Author: Amy Goldsmith Publisher: Delacorte Press (11 July, 2023) Genre: General Fiction (Young Adult), Horror, Mystery, Paranormal Trigger Warnings: Underage Drinking, Death, Sickness, Parental Neglect Read if you like: The City We’ve Became, Greek Mythology, Rebecca, Mexican Gothic, Lovecraftian Horror, Pirates of the Caribbean Thank you to Amy Goldsmith, Delacorte… Read More Book Review: Those We Drown

Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

The Stats Title: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Author: Gabrielle Zevin Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group (5 July,2022) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Literary Fiction, Maybe Science Fiction??? Trigger Warnings: Gun Violence, Workplace Violence, Suicide, Psychological Abuse, Grooming/Abuse of Power Sexual Situations Read if you like: Reading. The Review In Gabrielle Zevin’s latest novel, “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and… Read More Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Review: The School for Good Mothers

The Stats Title: The School for Good Mothers Author: Jessamine Chan Publisher: Simon & Schuster (4 Jan, 2022) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Dystopian Fiction, Science Fiction Trigger Warnings: Childhood Trauma, Child Abuse, Mental/Emotional Manipulation, Self-Harm, Suicide Read if you like: The Handmaid’s Tail, Little Fires Everywhere, Red Clocks, Perfect Little World, Klara and the Sun Thank… Read More Review: The School for Good Mothers

Review: Little Fires Everywhere

The Stats Title: Little Fires Everywhere Author: Celeste Ng Publisher: Penguin Press; 1st Edition edition (September 12, 2017) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Contemporary Fiction, Family Life Trigger Warnings: Abortion, Privilege The Review Shaker Heights, Ohio is known for being perfectly planned and progressively liberal. Elena Richardson, a third generation Shaker, has spent her entire life embodying… Read More Review: Little Fires Everywhere

Review: An American Marriage

The Stats Title: An American Marriage Author: Tayari Jones Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill; 1st Edition edition (6 February 2018) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Contemporary, African Literature, Literary Fiction, Social Justice Trigger Warning: Rape, Incarceration I bought An American Marriage as a part of my January Book of the Month club box.  All opinions are… Read More Review: An American Marriage

Review: Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race

The Stats Title: Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race Author: Reni Eddo-Lodge Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus (November 7, 2017) Genre: Non-Fiction, African Literature, Ethnography & Ethnology, Social Issues, Essayist Trigger Warnings: Discrimination & Race, Hate Crimes I want to thank my friend Taylor F. for doing a complementary sensitivity read on my… Read More Review: Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race

Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz

In Honor of International Holocaust Rememberence Day (January 27th) The Stats Title: The Tattooist of Auschwitz Author: Heather Morris Publisher: Echo (February 1, 2018), Harper Paperbacks (September 4, 2018) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Memoir Trigger Warnings: Holocaust, Hate Crimes, Sexual Assault Thank you to both Echo Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an electrical Review Copy of… Read More Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Review: The Heart’s Invisible Furies

The Stats Book: The Heart’s Invisible Furies Author: John Boyne Publisher: Hogarth (August 22, 2017) Genre: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, 2SLGBTQA+, Fictional Memoir Awards: Book Of The Month Book of the Year (2017), Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction Nominee (2018), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2017) Trigger Warnings: Hate Crimes The Review If… Read More Review: The Heart’s Invisible Furies