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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

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My journey to Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel was, to say was odd, but normal for me. I knew of Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out for series. I have the collection on my TBR list. And I knew that they had this book when it came out. The store I work at hosted an event. (July 2018 to be exact) I was interested in but forgot (long story why) to attend. Flash forward to about two months ago when I was speaking […]

Celebration of you

Eyes That Kiss in the Corner by Joanna Ho

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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners is a rating of five for Dung Ho’s illustrations alone. To me, they are the story. That’s not to say the story is a bad story, farm from it. It is a delightful story that shows how from the start the narrator, a young girl, loving her eyes by showing the history, myths and love of her culture and family. But it is a story that we have read before. Yet, there is nothing wrong with that. It is […]

Ever read a book that makes you hurt? And you’re not sure if that’s a bad thing?

Joe Quinn’s Poltergeist by David Almond

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Ever read a book that makes you emotionally hurt, but you are not sure if in a good or bad way? Happens every so often to me. And when it does, I know I have either read one of the most amazing things ever, or the biggest piece of crap ever written. Joe Quinn’s Poltergeist by David Almond (with illustrations created by Dave McKean) was one of those books. I was a bit confused about the theme of this book due to the fact you […]

A family saga that isn’t so Black and White

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

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Desiree and Stella Vignes are twin Black girls who grow up in 1940s Louisiana. They are from a very, very small town that has valued lighter skin for generations, and Desiree and Stella are very light. Wanted to escape their small town, Deisree and Stella run away from home to New Orleans to try and find their own paths in life away from what their community has decided for them. It is there that Stella decides to run away from her sister and begin passing […]

Faerie relationship etiquette is really strange, but I really like some aspects of it.

A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire

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Spoiler warning! This is book 14 in an ongoing series. You will be pretty hopelessly lost if this is the first one you pick up. This is an excellent paranormal fantasy series, but the place to start is with Rosemary and Rue. Also, there may be plot discussion about events that have happened earlier in the series, so don’t read the review unless you’re actually caught up. Official book description: When October is informed that Simon Torquill—legally her father, due to Faerie’s archaic marriage traditions—must be […]



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