Category: Fiction – Contemporary & Literary
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Review: Behind You is the Sea – Susan Muaddi Darraj
A collection of short stories that links three Palestinian families, all of whom have immigrated to America. A brilliant read full of love and despair.
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Review: Disappoint Me – Nicola Dinan
How easily can we put our past behind us, especially when it could harm those we love? Dinan is one of the literary legends of our age, don’t miss out on this.
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Review: No Small Thing – Orlaine McDonald
Multiple generations under one roof and problems with men, this multiple POV story will have you gripped. One of my favourite books from last year, you need to read this.
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Review – Overspill – Charlotte Paradise
Sara meets Miles and it feels like that for the first time a happy relationship might just be possible, but trauma is never far behind. This is slow and meaningful and truly tender.
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Review – All My Rage – Sabaa Tahir
A story of difficult and disruptive families, found families and strained friendships. This is a heartbreaker and absolutely one to read.
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Review – Family Lore – Elizabeth Acevedo
A family of women with magical powers, ranging from foreseeing deaths to alpha vaginas, what more could you want in a novel? Acevedo’s adult novel is absolutely exquisite, I need more.
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Review: An Echo in the City – K. X. Song
What happens when the two sides clash and truths need to be revealed? One hell of a story! The grip this book had on me was like few others.
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Review – Dust Child – Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Four seemingly unconnected individuals find their lives crossed across Vietnam as they wouldn’t have imagined. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai has done it again, Dust Child is absolutely stunning.
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Review – Maame – Jessica George
After always being to go to person in her family, Maame is finally taking control of her life, but it doesn’t come easy. One of the best debut’s I’ve read, literary lovers will adore this.
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Review – Jaded – Ela Lee
Jade has everything she’s wanted and worked hard for, but a work encounter threatens to uproot all of that. A dark but brilliantly written read, I couldn’t put it down.
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Review – Yellowface – Rebecca F. Kuang
June Hayward stole Athena Liu’s manuscript after her shock death and is publishing it herself, she finally feels like she’s getting everything she wanted.. until people start asking questions. A brilliant book to spark conversation, it is literary genius.
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Review: Bellies – Nicola Dinan
Tom and Ming meet during their university years but post university reality sets in for them and hits hard as their relationship is put to the test. This is such beautiful and delicate story telling and I’m blown away.
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Review – Against the Loveless World – Susan Abulhawa
Imprisoned and waiting to hear from one person, Nahr tells her story of occupied Palestine and resistance. Harrowing and hard-hitting, this book packs a punch.
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Review: Warrior Girl, Unearthed – Angeline Boulley
On working in the town’s museum, Perry meets Warrior Girl, an unidentified set of bones that belongs back with her people and not in a private collection. There aren’t enough words in the world to tell you how much I love Boulley’s writing but I’ll try in this post.
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Review: Someday, Maybe – Onyi Nwabineli
Worlds fall apart after a death in the family but with accusing in laws, the pain won’t go away. One of the best books on grief that I’ve ever read.
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Review: A Woman is No Man – Etaf Rum
Multiple generations uphaul lives for the hope of more, but hope isn’t always enough. Literary perfection, just trust me and read it.
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