This was a 5⭐️ read for me. I LOVED it. If You Want to Make God Laugh follows the stories of three very different women living in post-Apartheid South Africa; as Nelson Mandela came to power and the AIDs epidemic was raging on. All three women have really distinct characters and experiences and female readers will find plenty to connect with.
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“By now others may have written their own accounts of captivity. Men, of course. They will all be men. Does it matter that nobody will know how it was to be a woman?”
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[no spoiler review] This book is b-e-a-utiful ❄️
Continue reading “The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey [Review]”This book took my breath away. When you finish reading a book and your heart tells you that it was absolutely a 5⭐️ read, there’s simply no denying it!
Continue reading “Stay and Fight by Madeline Ffitch [Review]”Sylvia is on the other side of fifty and experiencing the ever-painful sensation of unrequited love. She works in a University as personal assistant to a Professor – whom she has been in love with for 10 years. However, he is married with children (and it soon becomes apparent that he is a bit of … Continue reading Needlemouse by Jane O’Connor [Review]
Synopsis: Eliza (or is it Aliza?) Bloom’s runaway wedding has become the stuff of family legend, but legends have a habit of catching up with you in the most unexpected ways… as Eliza discovers when her daughter finds something buried in a shoe box that nobody was supposed to find. I loved the way Beth … Continue reading The Two Hearts of Eliza Bloom by Beth Miller [Review]
“Still, nobody tells me anymore that my eyelashes should belong to somebody else. I like that I’m now allowed to enjoy my eyelashes” In this book, Laura explores the labels she has been assigned by birth, by others and those she chose herself. It’s a powerful, soul-baring book by a trans autistic woman who has … Continue reading Uncomfortable Labels by Laura Kate Dale [Review]
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