Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno // Magical Summer Days and the Bond of Sisterhood

A magic passed down through generations. An island where strange things happen. A summer that will become legend.
Georgina Fernweh waits impatiently for the tingle of magic in her fingers—magic that has touched every woman in her family. But with her eighteenth birthday looming, Georgina fears her g…

Into the Tall, Tall Grass // Book Discussion

As part of my goal to read more books by Hispanic authors and about Hispanic experiences, I'll be discussing a Hispanic book every two months that I have chosen to read. I originally planned to discuss Into the Tall, Tall Grass in four separate posts but seeing as it is a month late I thought I…

Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

The Torres sisters dream of escape. Escape from their needy and despotic widowed father, and from their San Antonio neighborhood, full of old San Antonio families and all the traditions and expectations that go along with them. In the summer after her senior year of high school, Ana, the oldest sis…

Tigers, Not Daughters // Pages 208 - 280 Discussion

As part of my new goal to read more books by Hispanic authors and about Hispanic experiences, I'll be discussing a Hispanic based book of my choice every Thursday (eventually I'll get back to posting on the correct date). The first book I've chosen is Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha M…

Tigers, Not Daughters // Pages 137 - 207 Discussion

As part of my new goal to read more books by Hispanic authors and about Hispanic experiences, I'll be discussing a Hispanic based book of my choice every Thursday. The first book I've chosen is Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry. It's a young adult contemporary/magical realism sto…

Tigers, Not Daughters // Pages 71 - 136 Discussion

As part of my new goal to read more books by Hispanic authors and about Hispanic experiences, I'll be discussing a Hispanic based book of my choice every Thursday (I've moved recently so this one is a couple of days late). The first book I've chosen is Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha…

Tigers, Not Daughters // Pages 1 - 70 Discussion

As part of my new goal to read more books by Hispanic authors and about Hispanic experiences, I'll be discussing a Hispanic based book of my choice every Thursday. The first book I've chosen is Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry. It's a young adult contemporary/magical realism sto…

Sourdough by Robin Sloan

Lois is out of college, she gets a job offer at a robot tech company that'll make her lots of money, so she moves to sunny California to live the dream. Problem: said company is draining her soul with late nights (or just nights where she sleeps at work) and consumption of nutritionally packed…
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