December Reads
Mind wrenching reads this month. I only read one book I didn't like, but even still, it got my mind working and thinking. Empower by John...
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turiwat
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
November Reads
To stop reading a book when I find it boring or to push on through? That is the question. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Gosh. This book was a...
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turiwat
- Dec 28, 2021
- 3 min
October Reads
A super eclectic mix of reads this month. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout This book was recommended to me the local librarian, to...
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turiwat
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
September Reads
"Meh" reads this month. The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa I wanted to love this book like the other two I read this month, but I couldn’t....
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turiwat
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
August Reads
Two thought provoking reads this month. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett This may be the best book I’ve read this year. Nominated for...
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turiwat
- Aug 21, 2021
- 4 min
July Reads
African Americans in the building! I didn't purpose to solely read African American authors this month, but it just happened randomly...
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turiwat
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
June Reads
One YA rom-com and two African lit titles. Frankly in Love by David Yoon I forget how much I adore YA romantic comedies, until I actually...
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turiwat
- May 2, 2021
- 7 min
April Reads
I think this year is seeing me giving series a chance. April was an EXCELLENT reading month! Pretty much everything I read except for one...
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turiwat
- Mar 31, 2021
- 5 min
March Reads
Long live sci-fi! Apart from trying to make Marie Lu my favourite author (which did not happen), I completed one of my favourite series,...
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turiwat
- Mar 3, 2021
- 4 min
February Reads
February was a pretty slow reading month for me. That being said, I did manage to complete two more books than I did in January. All...
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turiwat
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
January Read
To start off 2021 in reading, I actually didn't start with a new read. I am continuing two reads from last year, which are taking me some...
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turiwat
- Dec 6, 2020
- 55 min
reads through 2020 (updated!)
**NEW READS POSTED AT THE BOTTOM** I’m challenging myself this year to read as many books as I can. At first my goal was to read 10...
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turiwat
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
My Best Read of 2019
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova THE GOOD This is a book I’ve been meaning to read for a long while based on my favourite youtuber’s...
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turiwat
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Books Again!
During September and October 2019 I got a chance to read the entire trilogy of Crazy Rich Asians. I saw the movie in 2018 and absolutely...
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turiwat
- Dec 4, 2020
- 4 min
More Books
Finally getting to review the 3 books I finished in the first half of 2019. I wasn’t in love with these, but I still found them goodreads...
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turiwat
- Dec 3, 2020
- 6 min
Let’s Talk Books
Books - A simple solution to my listlessness throughout the year 2018. Reading is something I a lot of times see as agonizing, that is...
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