Book Review: The List by Yomi Adegoke

The List by Yomi Adegoke is a contemporary drama thriller that tries to address many social issues, and mainly the subject of abuse allegations. Ola and Michael, poster children for Black love, are an engaged couple to be married in less than a month. The day after they celebrated their impending nuptials, a crowdsourced collection... Continue Reading →

Book Review: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. Working for a monster lurking beneath the surface of the world isn’t glamorous. But is it really worse than working for an oil conglomerate or an insurance company? In this economy?  As a temp, she’s just a... Continue Reading →

Book Review: Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena's a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn't even get a paperback release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident,... Continue Reading →

Review: Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

India, 1947. In a rural village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor. Priya: intelligent and idealistic, resolved to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor, though society frowns on it. Deepa: the beauty, determined to make a marriage that will bring her family joy and status. Jamini: devout, sharp-eyed,... Continue Reading →

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