Read Harder… November Reviews and updates 30 Nov 202028 Nov 2020 As some of you may have noticed, I've trying to do things a little differently here and there, particularly with the new branding. I've been an odd squid in my…
Herstory… Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala 7 May 20204 May 2020 Honestly, I was fairly mesmerized by Deraniyagala's story. Like so many others, I can't imagine what she went through and continues to go through. It's a difficult book to review…
Fiction… Freshwater by Awaeke Emezi 23 Apr 202023 Apr 2020 I found Freshwater for Read Harder, task 11. This is a debut novel by a queer author that was recommended by Book Riot. It was just the right book for…
Comics… An Almost American Girl by Robin Ha 18 Apr 2020 An Almost American Girl is another Read Harder find, this time for task 4, a graphic memoir that just came out in January. It's about Ha's move to the US…
Read Harder… Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi 8 Apr 20207 Apr 2020 I'm a little sad this series is over. I've given myself some extra time before starting the next book to get into the right mindset, so I just keep replaying…
Herstory… Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott 1 Apr 202031 Mar 2020 I've had this book on my TBR for longer than I can remember but no time ever felt like the right time until Read Harder 2020 put a doorstopper on…
Recommendations Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah 19 Mar 202017 Mar 2020 Given my love of memoir, I knew that I had to find one for Read Harder's first task, a YA nonfiction book. It took a while to find a memoir…
Fiction… Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai 18 Mar 202016 Mar 2020 Books like this are the entire reason I love the Read Harder Challenge. I picked this one up for task 20, a middle grade book that doesn't take place in…
Read Harder… Anthem by Ayn Rand 2 Mar 202029 Feb 2020 I found this novella for Read Harder's task 17, a sci-fi/fantasy novella. I originally wanted to read the last of the Binti books for this one, since I read the…
Herstory… Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing by Anya von Bremzen 21 Feb 202020 Feb 2020 I'm one of those people that will sit and talk anyone's ear off about food, especially my favorite restaurants over the years. I love the idea of food as a…
