I picked this book up for black history month and finished it just before February ended. Image from Goodreads Americanah tells the story of Ifemelu, a Nigerian woman growing up in Africa with some of the same concerns as most teenagers, and some not so common. As she navigates her youth and becomes a collegeContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Fiction: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie”
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Meagan Reads Poetry: My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter by Aja Monet
I saw Aja Monet read at a poetry panel at the Miami Book Fair a couple of years back, and immediately knew I needed to pick up her book. It took me a while to do that because every time I went to look for it in a store, it was out of stock. ThatContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Poetry: My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter by Aja Monet”
Meagan Reads YA Fantasy: The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima
This is the sequel to The Demon King from the Seven Realms series. Possible spoilers ahead, so if you plan on reading these books, proceed with caution. from Goodreads In the continuation of this series, Raisa makes it to Oden’s Ford with her childhood friend and complicated love interest Amon Byrne, after having fled theContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads YA Fantasy: The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima”
How to Find the Right Romance Novel
I used to be one of those book snobs who scoffed at romance novels, but after educating myself on the gendered implications of the genre, I decided I wanted to try to get into at least one. I won’t lie. Letting go of my old prejudices that were deeply rooted in misogyny was not easy.ContinueContinue reading “How to Find the Right Romance Novel”
Meagan Reads Fiction: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
This is an older novel now, but I read it for my coworkers’ book club. I went with Hosseini’s And the Mountains Echoed because I’ve read his other two big novels (Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns) and loved them. Spoilers may come up in this article, so if you haven’t read the book and plan to, proceedContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Fiction: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini”
Meagan Reads Sci-Fi: Feed by Mira Grant
I went on vacation, so I’m getting to this review a bit late. Spoilers are also ahead, so read at your own risk if you plan on picking up this book. It’s the first in the Newsflesh trilogy, taking place in the U.S. after a zombie apocalypse has occurred. Except it’s not really an apocalypse,ContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Sci-Fi: Feed by Mira Grant”
Meagan Reads Speculative Fiction: Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Here’s another backlist I recently read as part of a book club with my coworkers. I figured since it’s been slated for production as a television show with HBO though, it might be relevant to some media fans. Readers beware: spoilers are ahead! Also, tw: sexual assault, rape, violence. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor, 2010 Here’sContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Speculative Fiction: Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor”
Meagan Reads Poetry: Past Life Invisible by Daniel Haskin
It took me some time to get through this and finally get around to reviewing it, not because it’s a slog to get through (far from it), but rather just due to my hectic schedule. I would like to summarize my overall thoughts about this collection with the statement that it is a reader friendlyContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Poetry: Past Life Invisible by Daniel Haskin”
Annihilation Movie Review
The following post will contain spoilers of both the book and movie, so if you haven’t read or seen either one and don’t want to be spoiled, proceed with caution! Annihilation movie post (Source: Image from Cryptic Rock blog ) I had had the book on my TBR for a while, and then when I sawContinueContinue reading “Annihilation Movie Review”