pickClover, stay at home mom of two young kids, is obsessed with health food and therefore grocery stores. Her anxieties are revealed to readers as we also slowly learn about her past. No spoilers here! So I won‘t get much more into the plot but it felt interesting and somewhat likely while I was reading it but looking back it‘s all very improbable. TW for domestic violence (a particular scene chilled the blood in my veins!)
pickA preschool teacher is killed and the kids drink blood. Who did it? Really funny and entertaining. Read for a Facebook group.
I started another from the Canada Reads Longlist while I waited for the final announcement today. So far, THE WHISPERS has the potential to say important things about the expectations people hold for white suburban moms versus the reality they live, but I‘m not sure if it‘ll do enough deconstruction for my tastes.
It didn‘t make the shortlist anyways, and I won BIG with the books that did! I‘ve either read them or I have them in my library stack.
pickA novella about a woman who goes along with her partner‘s desire to have a child even though she doesn‘t want to be a mother. Her intentions are good but of course everything changes in their lives. Powerful emotions run throughout these pages, from isolation to desire and back again. An undeniably strong story that I liked but didn‘t quite love.
pick5/5 🌟
Beautiful. Funny. Raw. Honest. Primal. Angry. Moving. This book evoked a whirlwind of emotions. It's a powerful and candid account of a first-time mum's journey, exploring her immense love for her child alongside the struggles of motherhood and the loss of self that often accompanies it.
It doesn't sugarcoat the realities of being a parent, and for that, it feels deeply relatable. An amazing book!
I tidied up my office before starting my new job (!!!) this week and figured I‘d make a tentative TBR stack for this month. Here‘s what I came up with ☺️
I soft released a book on Wattpad! It is a poetry collection. A new poem is published every Tuesday and Thursday, until the book is released in full. By then I‘ll be turning it into a physical collection as well. Titled: Saltwater by CordeliaGrey Oriana Allen. You can find it by searching my name or the title and part of my name. Pic is original art by me as well ✨🫶🏼 #poetry #author #grief #loss #love #motherhood
#12Booksof2024 September
A great reading month, but Claire Kilroy's Soldier Sailor (with a fantastic audio narration by Simone Collins) wins out.
"You thought wolves were extinct in this land? I thought so, too. The sea is not glittering, and the mothers are not serene, and the wolves were never more alive than they are tonight. They are volatile, they are vengeful, and you have summoned them to your door."
@Andrew65
