Kategorie: Female Author
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Ninth House and Hell Bent (Leigh Bardugo)
I have a love-hate relationship with these books. (…) These books are as dark as it can get. I had to pair it with a lighter read to keep my mood up. You can find a specific trigger warning down below. (…)
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Howl’s Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Want something heartwarming, light, quirky and fun? Then I can just recommend you to read „Howl’s Moving Castle“ by Diana Wynne Jones. (…)
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Crying in H-Mart (Michelle Zauner)
Food is life, food is love and food is belonging. With that leitmotif we are guided through this wonderful, yet heartbraking memoir by Michelle Zauner. Michelle Zauner is an american singer of the band „Japanese Breakfast“ and is telling her life story of her life with her Korean mother and the death of her of…
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Shannon Chakraborty)
Easiest. 5 stars. Ever. This was pure enjoyment! I love me a good pirate story and somehow Shannon Chakraborty managed to put all the elements I love together in this book, which is – thank God – the first one in a new series (The Amina-al-Sirafi Series). This book was a blast from the first…
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The Terraformers (Annalee Newitz)
You want some Sci-Fi, but with an environmentally conscious plot? You always thought that animals should be persons and you want to experience everything they can give, be it friendship, comradery or even love? You want a story that spans over hundreds and thousands of years, yet manages to portray characters that you will fall…
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Leave The Lights On (Liv Andersson)
Are you ever in the mood to just not think much while reading. Let the story lead, while at the same time being wonderfully entertained? Then this pageturner is my recommendation for you. (…)
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Galatea (Madeline Miller)
I stand with Madeline Miller concerning the interpretation of the greek myth. The Pygmalion myth is a prime example of misogyny and fetishization of female bodies and „pure character“ for the male pleasure. (…)
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Elfie (Gabrielle Dubois)
Sometimes it just doesn’t hit the mark for me in terms of realistic portrayal or it is so realistic and void of imagination that it bores me. But sometimes it captivates my attention fully and is a joy to read. I can happily say that „Elfie“ by Gabrielle Dubois falls into the latter category 😊…
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
I will not lie, the first few chapters were hard. And just because of one thing in particular: (…)
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