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Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel: a review
I went into this book only knowing Kaikeyi as "that queen from the Ramayana who caused a whole mess," and I came out completely rearranging my mental furniture about her. The book opens with a line that immediately sets the tone for the whole ride: "...
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Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb: a review
Coming back to Fitz after everything he went through in the Farseer trilogy felt a bit like checking in on an old friend who swore he was doing fine and definitely was not doing fine. Fifteen years have passed, our boy is now going by "Tom Badgerlock...
Read more...Starfish by Lisa Fipps: a review
Okay, I'll admit it — a "novel-in-verse for middle schoolers" is not usually my go-to, but Starfish completely wrecked me in the best way possible. Ellie has been bullied about her weight since she was five years old, and she's built a whole rulebook...
Read more...Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan: a review
I'll be honest, I picked this book up because of the cover (no shame, we've all done it), but I stayed for the mood. Rainbirds opens with about as blunt a hook as you can get — Ren Ishida's older sister Keiko has just been stabbed to death on a rainy...
Read more...Finding Me by Viola Davis: a review
I went into this book expecting a fairly typical celebrity memoir — some fun set stories, a few humblebrags about award season, done. What I got instead was a gut-punch of a book that I could not put down, and honestly, kind of resented having to put...
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