I don't really want to tell you how long ago I got this book as an ARC from NetGalley. It's embarrassing. I also don't want to tell you that the only reason I finally picked it up was because I saw it at one of my local library's "Friends" book sales and it jogged it… Continue reading Book of the Little Axe
Category: Historical Fiction
The Immortal King Rao
I had never heard of this one, had no idea what it was about, when I saw it as one of the free ARCs that the library sometimes receives, out on the break table as a first come, first served situation. The title intrigued me, so I looked up a quick blurb, and it caught… Continue reading The Immortal King Rao
On a Night of a Thousand Stars
Thanks to a random confluence of events, I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and then was actually able to pick up a physical ARC from the library (we randomly get sent ARCs that are set out for employees to grab, which is a deeply wonderful job perk). While my Kindle is great… Continue reading On a Night of a Thousand Stars
Of Women and Salt
This has such an intriguing and poetic title! Plus, I'm always interested in small/short novels like this - it seems like there is not enough space to make an impact and yet often these are some of the most intense and insightful reads. (I'm thinking of Convenience Store Woman as another that, for all its… Continue reading Of Women and Salt
Betty
I’m not sure what made me pick this one up. I know it was a while ago that it came across my radar, because at the time, I put in a request with the library for them to purchase the audiobook, since none of my local ones had it. And I know myself…whatever review said… Continue reading Betty
Woman of Light
A year or two ago, I read Fajardo-Anstine's story collection, Sabrina & Corina, which was a favorite of mine that year. I loved the grittiness and the homage to land/ancestors and the feminism all mixed together to great impact. Needless to say, I was excited to hear that she was coming out with a full-length… Continue reading Woman of Light
Kaikeyi
I love a good retelling, so I'm here for the overall boom in feminist classic mythology retellings. The Witch's Heart and The Silence of the Girls are both great, and of course Circe is an all-time favorite of mine. So I was super excited to delve into this feminist retelling of a non-Western epic, the Ramayana. Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel “Before… Continue reading Kaikeyi
A Lady for a Duke
Well, y'all, the ‘rona got me...the day before I was scheduled to work at the library and planning to pick up this hold, which I was so hype for. So I sent my partner in to get it for me, because what is better sickbed reading than a queer Regency romance?! (Answer: nothing.) But apparently when he got… Continue reading A Lady for a Duke
Swimming Back to Trout River
My second to last of the 2022 Aspen Words longlist books! I brought this one on a trip with me and almost finished it on a single flight from Denver to Raleigh; once I started it, I just couldn't stop. Also, if we're keeping track, this is another one (which at this point is at… Continue reading Swimming Back to Trout River
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
This is one of those books where the title is the reason and that's all there is to it. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to read such a fabulously titled book, and in this monumentally horrific time to be a person with a uterus in the United States, this kind of whimsy was exactly… Continue reading The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels