Category: 5 stars

Reviews for books I gave five stars to.

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Review: White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson

August 14, 2021

“White rage is not about visible violence, but rather it works its way through the courts, the legislatures, and a range of government bureaucracies. It wreaks havoc subtly, almost imperceptibly. Too imperceptibly, certainly, for a nation consistently drawn to the spectacular—to what it can see. It’s not the Klan. White rage doesn’t have to wear … More Review: White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson

Cover for The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line by Major General Mari K. Eder

ARC Review: The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II by Major General Mari K. Eder

August 3, 2021

Trigger Warnings: rape, miscarriage, death of a spouse, depression, attempted suicide, antisemitism, death, genocide, starvation, violence, racism, torture, concentration camps and ghettos, forced sterilization  “They broke all the rules, including some not even written yet. They invented, they advanced, and they persisted.” The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line tells the story of the women … More ARC Review: The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II by Major General Mari K. Eder

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Review: Heartstopper Vol. 4 by Alice Osman

August 2, 2021

Trigger Warnings: eating disorders, self harm, self admittance to psychiatric hospital  In this fourth volume of the Heartstopper series, Nick and Charlie are spending the summer together. Charlie is struggling to tell Nick how he feels, deal with his mental health and eating disorder, and Nick is trying to come out to his father.  This … More Review: Heartstopper Vol. 4 by Alice Osman

Cover for Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt

Review: Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt

July 16, 2021

Lady Phoebe Batten is pretty, vivacious, and yearning to live her life. Unfortunately because she is blind her brother is overprotective and insists she has an armed bodyguard with her at all times. After an attempted kidnapping, Phoebe finds her feelings changing for her irritating bodyguard, Captain James Trevillion.  This book was wonderful! I have … More Review: Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt

Cover for The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Review: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

July 11, 2021

“The United States now has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, dwarfing the rates of nearly every developed country, even surpassing those in highly repressive regimes like Russia, China, and Iran.” The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness is an informative and well researched book about the prison system … More Review: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty

Review: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

June 10, 2021

“Accepting death doesn’t mean you won’t be devastated when someone you love dies. It means you will be able to focus on your grief, unburdened by bigger existential questions like, “Why do people die?” and “Why is this happening to me?” Death isn’t happening to you. Death is happening to us all.” In this eye-opening, … More Review: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty