Hello friends, we’re half-way through the year – where has the time gone?! June has been the slowest reading month for me. Life has been so busy, I’ve barely had any time to read but shoutout to audiobooks for at least helping me get through three books this month. June Reads ‘The Perfect Marriage’ by… Continue reading June Recap: Audiobooks, Book Awards and an Updated TBR list.
My rating: 4/5 stars What an eye-opening, well researched and informative read. ‘The Skin We’re In’ goes into great detail about racial discrimination and police brutality in Canada. What I found most interesting was learning about the history of Indigenous and black people in Canada (particularly Nova Scotia), from the first black settlers and the… Continue reading Review: The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole
The Book of Love by Fionnuala Kearney My rating: 4.5/5 stars “Life, is about choices. Some we regret. Some we’re proud of, and some will plague us forever.” Round of applause for this beautiful piece of art. This truly is a book of love, in all its beauty, in all it’s pain. It’s the love… Continue reading October Wrap-Up 2019
“In some parts of the world, menarche is a day that young menstruators may learn to dread. A first period can hold the weight of signifying the transition from girlhood to womanhood, and it is often the single event that leads to a girl’s dropping out of school, getting married early, undergoing female genital mutilation,… Continue reading Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement
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