Many thanks to Elena over at Bloomsbury Publishing for sending an ARC of Joanne Ramos' debut novel my way! Jane is a young woman , immigrant, half-Filipina, half-American, and a single mother. She needs money. So when her old cousin Ate tells her about Golden Oaks Farm, she decides to seize the opportunity. At the … Continue reading The Farm, by Joanne Ramos
Thanks to Elena at Bloomsbury Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this novel to review! The Other Americans opens with Nora, a grieving daughter, recollecting the events of the day she learnt of her father’s death. In these few moving pages she tells of the absurdity of the news, the impossibility to believe … Continue reading The Other Americans, by Laila Lalami
First of all, thanks to the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC through NetGalley in exchange of an honest review. I had a basic knowledge of the Romanov's history before entering this novel, enough to get me very intrigued. And I had been following Nadine Brandes on Instagram for some time, but although it … Continue reading Romanov, by Nadine Brandes
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