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4⭐️/5⭐️

Read this in about 30 min. Tender poems about “migration, womanhood, trauma, and resilience“ as the synopsis reads. Really enjoyed it.

This book was tough to read in sections, but I‘m glad I read it. I think it was really well done. It made me want to write my truth as well, even when it‘s painful, especially when it‘s painful. #poetry

The subject matter this bears witness to is difficult, but the writing style is strong and straightforward. My favorite thing about this is it‘s not couched in beauty or grace or sweetness. You can tell the author is writing for herself, so she‘s unapologetic about telling her truth.

@Chrissyreadit headed to you next week ❤️

I enjoyed this fantasy novel set in 1800s Oxford. I fell in love with the characters. Near the end, I felt that the writing got strident and a bit preaching. The epilogue saved the end of the novel for me. 4 🌟
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#OnTBRListFor1Year Added this to my TBR as soon as it came out last February and then promptly forgot about it. #MarchMagic @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This sequel to Nat Enough sees Nat dealing with heartbreak and learning how to be a better friend - especially to herself. Nat‘s tendency to model herself on others (previously her toxic best friend, now her crush) is painful at first, then her new best friend calls her on it. After the conflict, Nat does some real growing. Kiddo loved this, and so did I.

Apples to Oregon.... was written by Deborah Hopkinson. This book highlights the adventure of a family that moves from Iowa to Oregon to plant an apple orchard.

You may know the Somali-British poet Warsan Shire from her poetry featured in Beyoncé‘s visual album Lemonade. Here, in Shire‘s debut full-length collection, she absolutely shines, rendering girlhood, gendered violence, the refugee experience, and the parent-child relationship in hauntingly beautiful, heart-wrenching, fierce, otherworldly verse that you‘ll be compelled to return to again and again. This book is a gift and a reckoning.