The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty is the first instalment in an #OwnVoices Islamic adult epic fantasy trilogy that I had no idea I desperately needed with every fibre of my being until I finally sat down and read it. I credit my obsession entirely to my mate Aimal because she yelled about this…
Even though I have been on a severe fantasy kick thanks to The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty (I’m so beyond obsessed with this series, send help), my goal for Spring is to tackle the historical fiction books that I have checked out form the library. Since the world is basically on lockdown, our local…
Self-quarantine has been going far better for me this past week than the previous one. Now that I’ve had some time to accept that we’re in it for the long haul, it made me acquire a bit o’ faith that this also won’t last forever. I need to be hopeful if I am to survive…
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty is the second volume in an #OwnVoices Islamic adult fantasy trilogy that I’m so beyond obsessed with that this whole first impressions shall probably end up being a hot mess of blabbering. This is one of the many reasons why I haven’t been able to concoct my The…
Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an #OwnVoices Latinx novel that takes place in the late 1970s and is about a young girl named Viridiana who is hired to be a translator for three Americans that are visiting Baja California. When one of them turns up dead, she’s caught in a web of deceit where…
It’s a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, & Other Jewish Stories edited by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman is an #OwnVoices YA anthology of short stories that explore many themes and experiences relating to Jewish identities. I received an ARC (Advanced Reader’s Copy) of this book last summer, when I first read it, and then I…
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty is an #OwnVoices Islamic adult fantasy novel and the first instalment in the Daevabad Trilogy. I’ve owned this book for over a year (maybe two) now, and the I finally decided to pick it up because one of my favourite book bloggers… Hell, one of my favourite humans…
