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2022 books

A Suitable Boy by Virkram Seth

by Athena // January 16, 2023 // No Comments
This review is overdue. I am writing and finishing it now in another country but posting it after my holiday. This novel was the last novel I read in 2022 and one of the best. This is a true classic.... Continue reading →

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

by Athena // October 20, 2022 // No Comments
In 2009, I owned a copy of this book when I lived in London. As with a few other books I had there, I never got around to reading it due to my graduate studies. These books became casualties of... Continue reading →

September 2022 Books

by Athena // October 11, 2022 // No Comments
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo This was a lovely YA novel. It’s is a queer love story and very good historical fiction. I found the writing mature and well done. If the main protagonist was a... Continue reading →

August 2022 Books

by Athena // September 10, 2022 // No Comments
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim I loved this. It really helped relax me during a very bad weekend. I love the use of East Asian fairy tales and iconography. There was not enough of the dragon character. I liked... Continue reading →

July 2022 Books

by Athena // August 5, 2022 // No Comments
Roman Fever and Other Stories by Edith Wharton Enjoyed this little book of short stories by Wharton. I liked a lot of them had satire and darkly humorous ones. It was also largely dominated by female characters. Read June 20-July... Continue reading →

June 2022 Books

by Athena // July 13, 2022 // No Comments
Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee Lovely cover. I liked the premise of this novel. It’s historical young adult fiction with a person of colour protagonist who is not featured often in anglophone literature of this time period. It’s set in... Continue reading →

May 2022 Books

by Athena // June 2, 2022 // No Comments
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink This was an easy young adult classic. It is a bit out dated with the indigenous characters and objectification of the culture. It’s not the worse and Caddie is a good young children’s heroine.... Continue reading →

April 2022 Books

by Athena // May 4, 2022 // No Comments
Go Tell The Bees I am Gone (Outlander Book 9) by Diana Gabaldon This was so long and slow. It felt like not much happened. I have mixed feelings about these books. I am not a completionist but I keep... Continue reading →

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis

by Athena // April 28, 2022 // No Comments
I gave this book 4 stars on GR. I think more for the subject matter than the writing or overall book. I do like Michael Lewis’s writing. This book captures what he is really good at: he writes real people... Continue reading →

March 2022 Books

by Athena // April 8, 2022 // No Comments
Satoko and Nada, Vol. 1 by Yupechika A really cute manga about two college roommates, one from Japan and one from Saudi Arabia. It is inclusive and genuine. I really enjoy it and am going to read the rest. Read... Continue reading →

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood and Musings on Fanfiction

by Athena // March 27, 2022 // No Comments
I don’t really read modern romance novels, but I do read romantic fanfiction. I read this novel mainly because it was based on a fanfic from a ship and fandom that I was familiar with. Even better, a friend of... Continue reading →

February 2022 Books

by Athena // March 10, 2022 // No Comments
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig This is a nice little book. I find Haig and I have similar humanistic views and experiences with mental health struggles. I liked some of the aphorisms in this book. Read January 27-Feb 8,... Continue reading →

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