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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paul Coelho Request It! I was first pulled to By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by the title. To begin a book in a place of such pain, to title a book by...
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Request It! Funny enough, I did actually first hear of this book while I was at H Mart a few years ago. I had always meant to pick it up, and this summer I finally did. I...
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Request It! I recently dived into the mind-bending, plot-twisting, extraordinary world of this novel, Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, and all that I have to say is wow. It had been a while since I...
Passing by Nella Larsen Request It! I recently read Passing by Nella Larsen, and honestly, I wasn’t a big fan of it. The story was about two childhood friends, Irene and Clare, who reconnect years later. Clare is passing as white, even though she’s...
The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan Request It! As an Asian reader, I love reading books about the Asian American experience because I can relate to them a lot. The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan is an example of one, and is by far...
That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller Request It! In the novel, That Devil, Ambition, the story follows Fabian Galloway, a poor but smart student, who has to participate in a deadly competition in his class. To graduate, students have to kill a devil hidden...
The Utopian Generation by Pepetela Request It! The Utopian Generation follows four young people, Sara (a hopeful doctor), Aníbal (an intellectual scholar), Vítor (an aspiring political leader), and Malongo (a soccer player), as they navigate life in Lisbon in 1961, during times of uncertainty...
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Request It! Out of the 20 fantasy novels that I’ve read, this is my absolute favorite. Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo, has the most unique and captivating storyline bringing many new aspects of fantasy to life.Shadow and...
Hooky by Miriam Bonastre Tur Hooky is a 3-book fantasy series written and illustrated by Miriam Bonastre Tur. It follows the story of 2 young witch siblings, Dani and Dorian, in a world with magic and witches. Beware, there is budding romance in it....
Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui Request It! Delicious in Dungeon finally answers the question that has plagued fantasy genre lovers for so many years. Can you eat the monsters? Delicious in Dungeon answers yes, you can. Delicious in Dungeon (shortened after this point...
