Song of the Sun God by Shankari Chandran, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Adult Fiction (CW: rape on the page, including flashbacks) If not done well, books that span generations can be tedious and difficult to read. When done well, you end up with a book like Song of the SunContinue reading “Song of the Sun God”
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Nikhil Out Loud
Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade (Catching up on reviews, starting with this read from January! Now that Harper Collins Union finally has a contract, I can post this!) One of the reasons I read young adult and middle grade books is becauseContinue reading “Nikhil Out Loud”
The Love Match
The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult (Thanks to the author for an ARC of the book and Gayatri Sethi for encouraging me to enter the giveaway! You can buy the book everywhere as of January 3, 2023.) The Love Match often gets compared toContinue reading “The Love Match”
Thirst
Thirst by Varsha Bajaj, Can be read in a 3-4 hours depending on your speed, Young Adult “Numbers they say don’t lie. But do they tell the story?” ~Minni p. 133 I actually finished reading this at the end of August, right about the time the story of Jackson, MS being without any clean water hitContinue reading “Thirst”
Lioness of Punjab
Lioness of Punjab by Anita Jari Kharbanda, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “I have learned to stay away from those who want to find fault with me, who try to extinguish the fire within me. I am afraid if I allow them to do it long enough, theyContinue reading “Lioness of Punjab”
Debating Darcy
Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “It’s not that guy’s hadn’t been jerks to be more in school or on the road, but this felt different, worse somehow, because it was so quiet…This felt like those same guys had come into the privacy ofContinue reading “Debating Darcy”
Aru Shah Series
The Aru Shah Series by Roshani Chokshi, Each book can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade “Even a monster isn’t the monster of their own story.” ~Aru, Book 5, p. 81 This series came into my life at the exact right moment. It was my first year at my new jobContinue reading “Aru Shah Series”
If I Tell You the Truth
If I Tell You the Truth by Jasmin Kaur, 464 pages, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “this world is too heavy; can I put it down somewhere?” ~Kiran, p. 293 (Thanks to Gayatri Sethi for recommending this book! Also, please note the content warnings Kaur includes to ensureContinue reading “If I Tell You the Truth”
All My Rage
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir, 384 pages, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “We plan. We dream. We hope.” ~Misbah, p. 213 If you aren’t feeling rage about 2/3 of the way through this book, you’re not human. That said, this was such a good book that IContinue reading “All My Rage”
My Basmati Bat Mitzvah
My Basmati Bat Mitzvah by Paula J. Freedman, 256 pages, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade (FYI, making a Star of David out of rice is much harder than it sounds!) “To be myself, on my own terms, and not have that be weird. To stand out and fitContinue reading “My Basmati Bat Mitzvah”
The Rita Reads 