ARC Review | Other Words For Home by Jasmine Warga

Other Words For Home

Author: Jasmine Warga  // Published: May 7, 2019

★★★★★

I am learning how to be
sad
and happy
at the same time.

Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.

At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the US—and her new label of “Middle Eastern,” an identity she’s never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises—there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude might just try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is.

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Weekly Reading Blog #9 | Reading 6 books & starting a spooky read

Welcome to another reading blog! I’m clearly on a roll this month. I’ve been having such fun with my reading time. I’m also detoxing from social media, namely Twitter, and I can’t explain how amazing I’ve been feeling since doing that. This week was also pretty interesting and I’m excited for you to see what I’ve been up to!

Mini Arc Review | It’s Not About the Burqa by Mariam Khan

It’s Not About the Burqa

Author: Mariam Khan  // Published: April 1, 2020

★★★★

When was the last time you heard a Muslim woman speak for herself without a filter?
In 2016, Mariam Khan read that David Cameron had linked the radicalization of Muslim men to the ‘traditional submissiveness’ of Muslim women. Mariam felt pretty sure she didn’t know a single Muslim woman who would describe herself that way. Why was she hearing about Muslim women from people who were neither Muslim, nor female?
Years later the state of the national discourse has deteriorated even further, and Muslim women’s voices are still pushed to the fringes – the figures leading the discussion are white and male.
Taking one of the most politicized and misused words associated with Muslim women and Islamophobia, It’s Not About the Burqa is poised to change all that.

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Weekly Reading Blog | Three books read and watching Coraline

Two reading blogs in one month? Who is she? I’m hoping to have one up for each week of October but we shall see. Last week was a great reading week. I read 4 books and enjoyed most of them. This week wasn’t as great but I did read some really amazing books. I was a bit indecisive when it came to picking what books to read. I literally picked all books on a whim and I can’t wait for you to see what I’ve been up to!

TBR & Wrap Up | September reads and October TBR (2020)

So, it’s October and this post is overdue. September was a really interesting month and I read so many new favorites. I didn’t read as much as I’d hoped but I’m pretty happy with the ones that I did. I’m sure some of these you already know about but here are all the books I read in September!

Weekly Reading Blog | Reading multiple books & an overall good week

Welcome to another reading blog! I feel like it has been ages since I made one of these. I’ve been struggling with my reading recently and thought making a weekly reading blog would be good motivation. It really has! I feel like I read so much last week and the feeling was just amazing. Interested in seeing what I picked up and what I finished? Read on!

Blog Tour: Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco Review

Welcome to my stop for the Kingdom of the Wicked blog tour! I’m so excited to share my thoughts on this book with you all. A huge thank you to Terminal Tours for including me in this blog tour, and to the publishers for the gifted review copy!

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Kingdom of the Wicked (#1)

Author: Kerri Maniscalco / Release Date: October 27, 2020

★★★

Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe – witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family’s renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin…desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister’s killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that’s been long forbidden.

Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia’s side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women’s murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems… 

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Book Series I’m planning to start and finish in 2020

Every book lover ends up with a bunch of uncompleted series on their shelf. Happens to me all the time and every year the list just gets longer. I’ve made a list of book series that I’m hoping to start and finish this year. Hopefully. I’ll be doing my best to update you all on the blog every few months with my progress. I have so many series on this list!

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Series to finish

 

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Strange the Dreamer is one of my favorite books of all time. A book dedicated to every book lover out there with beautiful writing and amazing characters. And somehow I haven’t read Muse of Nightmares yet? Absolutely unacceptable, I know. I’m determined to read this book this year. Since I can’t leave the house it’s probably about damn time.

Penguin International Summer Reading Book Haul

I’m back with another book haul! (and possible another one coming soon?) I really wasn’t expecting to get this many books this year. I mean I usually don’t? Aside from ebooks which I get plenty of since I can’t find most books at the bookstore, but Penguin International sent a wonderful summer reading package my way in August and I’m so excited to share with you.

Some of the books on my Fall TBR

Fall is upon us! Well at least fall is upon everyone else? On my side of the world we never have fall but seeing everyone get excited over their themed tbrs and readathons gets me excited. I realized this year that I have quite a few books that give me fall vibes and I’m excited to pick these up!