Hey y’all! I realized in July that I had shifted dramatically away from where I was at with this blog a year ago when I first started. Last year, I posted only book reviews, usually a couple each week. And now? I post so much more widely that book reviews have almost taken a back seat!
So last month I read 12 books and fully reviewed and posted for 6 of them, plus one review from a book I finished at the end of June. So… not exactly a terribly strong showing. 😂
While I’m glad I’ve been able to branch out into more diverse content, I do want to keep a record of my thoughts about what I’ve read, as was my original intent years ago when I first started a blog. Here’s to being better in August! Ever striving to improve. 😊
Fully reviewed books
- Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- Review: Winter of the Wolf by Martha Hunt Handler
- Review: May Day by Josie Jaffrey
- Short Story Review: Killian’s Dead by Josie Jaffrey
- Review: Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras
- Review: Unbound: A Tale of Love and Betrayal in Shanghai by Dina Gu Brumfield
- Review: The Fox & the Little Tanuki, Volume 2 by Mi Tagawa
Mini reviewed books below
All book covers link to the Goodreads page for the book with the blurb & additional info!
- X by Ilyasah Shabazz
- Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
- The Pun Also Rises by John Pollack
- The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena
- Yes No Maybe So by Aisha Saeed & Becky Abertelli
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fineby Gail Honeyman


2 Sentence Summary
Malcolm X’s life growing up, before the X. How he grew up eating dandelion soup, found himself in a big city, and finally behind bars, all when he was barely even an adult.
This was a read for my alphabet challenge, and a very very good one at that! What luck that I found it. I know very little about Malcolm X, and getting some insight into the life behind the well known figure added some intrigue and humanity. Love that the book is coauthored by his daughter.
