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the quick reads that can overcome the strongest of reading slumps
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items should you find yourself walking through the valley of shadows and reading slumps, these are the short reads I'd recommend to help you reach the other side.
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I read this book almost five months ago and I still struggle to explain how much it meant to me. I sat down intending to read a few pages—to dip my toes in—and I stood up less than two hours later having finished it and knowing I would never be the s...
The Leaving Room by Amber McBride
I read this book at the beginning of 2022, about six weeks after my little sister passed just a few weeks before Christmas. At a time when I was struggling to see much good in our broken world, PET pulled me close and reminded me that even though evi...
Pet #1 - Akwaeke Emezi
This is for the girlies who love MESS. I remain astounded by how much Alexis Henderson packed into this 200-some page book, and I still get chills up my spine if I think about it too long. If you're looking for a book where every single woman charact...
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
The range of this collection is such that I truly do believe there's something for everyone in here. Sachdeva writes with such vivid, immersive clarity that even though I first read this over six years ago, I can still watch many of the stories in my...
All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva
This book will not walk you gently out of your reading slump so much as yank you into a new era of your life as a person and a reader. As long as I live, I will never forget turning the page to read the title of the next section and saying, “Oh, [red...
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
When people ask me what my favorite book is, the strawberry pop tart answer is THE SONG OF ACHILLES. But the 2002 tie-in merch pop tarts that came out for the spider-man movie answer is THE GIRL WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED FAIRYLAND IN A SHIP OF HER OWN MAKI...
I've read this book so many times, I had to start a log of which color pen I used for each round of annotations. Whether I need comfort or adventure or a good kick in the pants, FAIRYLAND is where I will turn again and again. And I just want everyone...
I've read this book so many times, I had to start a log of which color pen I used for each round of annotations. Whether I need comfort or adventure or a good kick in the pants, FAIRYLAND is where I will turn again and again. And I just want everyone...
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making