Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill || Book Review

April 27, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

Nikita Gill’s Fierce Fairytales collection was a wonderful reading experience, a fun journey reading exceptional poetry and retold short stories to make the mind think and ponder more.

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall || Book Review

January 13, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

Informative, moving, and at times uncomfortable, Kendall’s series of essays explores the vastness of feminism in the modern day. In particular, Kendall explores the difficulties and injustices women of colour are faced with.

Build Yourself a Boat by Camonghne Felix || Book Review

February 13, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

This is about what grows through the wreckage. This is an anthem of survival and a look at what might come after. A view of what floats and what, ultimately, sustains. Build Yourself a Boat, an innovative debut by award-winning poet Camonghne Felix, interrogates generational trauma, the possibility of healing, and the messiness of survival. […]

home body by Rupi Kaur || Book Review

January 10, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Rupi Kaur constantly embraces growth, and in home body, she walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present, and the potential of the self. home body is a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself – reminding readers to fill up on love, acceptance, community, family, and embrace change. Illustrated […]

the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur || Book Review

August 29, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

“i notice everything i do not have and decide it is beautiful” Synopsis: From Rupi Kaur, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of milk and honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. A vibrant and transcendent journey about growth and healing. Ancestry and honoring one’s roots. Expatriation and rising up to find a […]

milk and honey by Rupi Kaur || Book Review

August 16, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

“you tell me to quiet down cause my opinions make me less beautiful but i was not made with a fire in my belly so i could be put out i was not made with a lightness on my tongue so i could be easy to swallow i was made heavy half blade and half […]