pickThe story follows Isla from about age 8 through adulthood as she spends her summers in Puerto Rico with extended family and school years with her alcoholic mother in New Jersey. This was a long narrative of generational trauma and familial secrets. I enjoyed the ending and all of its revelations. Book #68 in 2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickA collection of indigenous stories about 12 people who are unknowingly connected and about to collide at powwow.Incredible and poignant,this was an amazing book that brings to light part of America‘s atrocious past and how it still impacts native Americans generations later.Full of historical details and personal traumas.This is not an uplifting story,but the best historical fiction works aren‘t cookie cutter happily ever afters. Book#68 in2024
pickI picked this up after his tragic death and I regret not reading it sooner. My review is too long and in the comments. Book #68 in 2023
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4.5/5
This is a really unique read. It's part neurodivergent love story, part psychological thriller. It is told mostly from the POV of neurodivergent Fern, and alternately, in part, through the journal of her neurotypical twin sister, Rose. I found Fern endearing.
pickI was pulled in immediately and found it hard to put down! A unique tale about love, family-especially the untraditional kind we find, and witches. What a perfect October story. Book #68 in 2022
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I enjoyed this one as much as The Tattoo Artist, very good info at the end of the book as well
