the girl who smiled beads review

The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya was sent to me by the publishers. This has not affected my thoughts about the book. A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us. Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in …

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top 5 recommendation | best books of 2018 (so far!)

I've read a lot of really great books so far this year - so I thought I would mention five books that I LOVED. This isn't in any particular order. FreshwaterDeliciously dark, Freshwater is Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel about fractured selves. Ada's alternate selves (Asụghara and Saint Vincent) develop after she is sexually assaulted, and protect …

furiously happy review

I read Furiously Happy during the Mental Health book bingo! And, minor spoiler? I LOVED IT. In LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED, Jenny Lawson baffled readers with stories about growing up the daughter of a taxidermist. In her new book, FURIOUSLY HAPPY, Jenny explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about …

meaty review

Meaty by Samantha Irby is a hilarious and irreverent ode to the modern woman. In it, she talks about all aspects of modern life, as well as her personal experiences with Crohn's Disease. The debut essay collection by Chicago writer and performer, Samantha Irby, creator of bitchesgottaeat.com. Samantha Irby explodes onto the page in her …

black history month tbr

It's officially February and that means one thing over here at whatthelog - it is Black History Month, and I'm going to make an effort to read more books by black authors. Here's a short list of some of the books I'm planning on picking up. When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele …

#MentalHealthBookBingo – recommended reads

Now that you know that the bingo will be taking place in January, you must be thinking what books you could possibly read! Well, here is a HUGE recommendation list for every single square. I have given you 3 or 4 recommendations but these books are by no means the only books that you can read! …

my ARCs

I don't know about you, but I have a lot of ARCs that I've been meaning to get to. Here's a brief list of the ARCs that I'm going to be featuring on my blog (or Netgalley) in the next few months: Uqasha by Maria Isabella Uqasha is a beautiful, intelligent, feisty 22-year-old woman in …

diverse september releases

Hello everyone! September is right around the corner, so I thought I would do a quick post about the huge number of diverse books that are being published next month. I'm sure I've missed a couple, so please comment if I've forgotten one of your most anticipated releases! Please keep in mind that I have …

#mental health monday: haldol and hyacinths

Another Monday, another post about mental health! This week I'm intersecting Mental Health Monday and the Ramadan Readathon to bring you a review of Melody Moezzi's autobiography Haldol and Hyacinths. Melody Moezzi was born to Persian parents at the height of the Islamic Revolution and raised amid a vibrant, loving, and gossipy Iranian diaspora in …

ramadan readathon tbr

Another month, another diverse readathon! I clearly just cannot be stopped. Created by Zoya @ We Are All Critics and Nadia @ Words Beneath the Wings, the Ramadan Readathon will be taking place from the 1st to the 30th of June. You can read the full instructions here. I am really excited to take part in …