The Farm

I’m not sure how much I’ve talked about this on the blog, but before I went back to school for my MPH, I did prenatal breastfeeding and childbirth education. And I loved it. It’s actually what prompted me to go back to school for public health. Anyways, the reason I bring that up is because…

The Mothers

I picked this up during a Book Outlet sale sometime last year, having seen it around with lots of positive reviews on bookstagram. Although the hype has sort of died down, since it’s now going on three years post-publication, I am firmly on the better late than never train (as per usual). And, in light…

Red Clocks

This one has been on my TBR since it was published. And even after it was starting to get mixed reviews, I still wanted to read it. Feminist dystopia is one of my favorite sub-genres. And I loved (in a literary-interest way, not in an actual real-life way because OMG NO) that the premise of…

The Argonauts

I have no idea how I heard of this book or what it was that made me want to read it. What I can tell you though, is that it was one of the books I bought at Powell’s while visiting Portland last summer. So, there’s that. This might be my shortest intro of all…

Future Home of the Living God

I’ve only ever read one other book by Louise Erdrich, The Round House and was thoroughly impressed and emotionally drained by the book. It was a beautiful telling of a terrible story and tackles some serious issues around inequality and disparity faced by Native American peoples in the US. In any case, knowing what she was…

The End We Start From

My first thought when I picked up this book at the library: it’s so small. (My second thought, upon opening it: it smells amazing. I’m weird – sorry not sorry.) It’s like half the size of a normal book, both in regards to actual physical size and length. But definitely do not let its size…

Small Great Things

This book was the January choice for my long distance book club. I’ve read a couple books by Jodi Picoult (she is ridiculously prolific), and have enjoyed them, but it’s been years since the last one. I vaguely remember that they all have certain things in common, like alternating POV narration and, of course, a…

Stay With Me

This is one of those books that I just kept seeing around. It was all over bookstagram – like every third book stack had it in there. And maybe other books were similarly present, but I mean, just look at the colors on that cover: bold and proud. It does more than catch the eye,…