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Houston, Texas & beyond

Food and book obsessed librarian exploring her way through Houston, Texas and beyond!

Miracle Creek is a shocking literary courtroom drama

Angie Kim does an amazing job at balancing multiple perspectives without bogging readers down in legal drama. Instead, Kim uses the trial at

Celeste Ng sets Little Fires Everywhere and I'm Here for It

Just as she did in "Everything I Never Told You," Celeste Ng creates heart-stopping drama through close character studies of each

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng: a review

Celeste Ng's debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, is a dive into the Asian-American experience in the American Midwest during the 1

Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

If you're looking for a sex, drugs, and rock n'roll storyline, then this is your book. Taylor Jenkins Reid breathes new life into a

Immigration & Identitiy: The Leavers by Lisa Ko

Lisa Ko's debut novel is a story that is not bound to one demographic or country. It's a story that spans centuries and that persist

Sisters in Crime: a review of My Sister, the Serial Killer

From the very first page Oyinkan Braithwaite's novel, My Sister, the Serial Killer, is fast-paced and fueled by anxiety, resentment and

Read-a-likes for Sadie by Courtney Summers

If you haven't heard the buzz surrounding Sadie by Courtney Summers, then be sure to visit last week's Wonder Reads post! At its core,...

Sadie: a book for crime podcast fanatics

If you're a crime podcast fanatic, then Sadie by Courtney Summers needs to be on your audio-TBR list. All anyone knows is that Sadie went...

Maid in America: Poverty and Invisibility

Stephanie Land recounts her life as a poor, white, single mother on welfare in her memoir Maid. Land became a mother in her early...

From Junkyard to PhD: Educated by Tara Westover

At age 17, Tara Westover found herself at a crossroads: without a formal education she faced an uphill battle if she wanted a life beyond...

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