“Originally written in Dutch and told through Roya‘s eyes, this award-winning book is funny, sweet and touching. Readers will enjoy the playful moments between Roya, her brothers, and Mishka, particularly as Roya discovers Mishka‘s unique way of expressing deep comfort and security.“ Read more about this USBBY Outstanding International Book here: https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/xvii-2/7/
so-so#OffMyShelf “New Author”
Little Bee flees violence and murder in Nigeria only to encounter prejudice and indifference in England. She seeks out a British couple and their horrific original chance meeting and its repercussions are revealed.
I appreciated the message in this book, which calls for compassion towards asylum seekers, but I didn‘t get on with the style. It felt too heavy and obvious. Glad to have experienced this author however.
pickI adore Jenny Colgan books. The setting & characters in Mure are just fantastic. Wonderfully written & perfectly imperfect & real.
This was a rolled #Roll100 book for me this month & it‘s also on my #readyourebooks list.
With this completed read I also completed my April #BookSpinBingo board. 🤓
#SeriesLove2025
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1. Yes. I feel better knowing I have cash for instances where it‘s cash only, the tech is down and other reasons.
2. There‘s a very wealthy character in the tagged book. His wealth affects him in the first two books in ways different than this one. Love affects him more.
Want to play @KadaGul @ElizaMarie @Deblovestoread
pickThis was excellent, I cannot recommend it highly enough... It's tense and shocking and super relevant!
Thanks @Eggs for the #WondrousWednesday tag. 🤗 I‘m a little late as usual.
1️⃣ The tagged book wrecked me emotionally as it hit too close to home & felt so real.😱 The Frozen River was a favorite & I keep thinking about it. The Feather Thief was just so interesting, I‘ve recommended it to several people.
2️⃣ I haven‘t DNFed so far this year! So far so good.
I‘m late so if you haven‘t played & want to, consider yourself tagged. 🤗
#whereareyoumonday
I appear to be in Kingston upon Thames in greater London some time earlier this century with a young Nigerian refugee, Little Bee, and a recently widowed mother and her young son. There‘s a bit of a mystery as to how they are connected and what Little Bee has escaped.
“Everybody thinks they are protecting and defending their people. But we are all people, right?" -Papa
A beautiful inspiring story ??
#Diary #DynamicDs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#two4tuesfsy
1. I was. Always top of the class! Left school with 10 A-C grades at GCSE.
2. Love this book (tagged)
@TheSpineView
pickIreland is falling apart. The government is turning against its people and Eilish's husband has disappeared. As a mother of four, with a father slowly losing his memories, Eilish is in full survival mode.
This book is raw, intense and made my heart pound. Every scene here we've seen on the news. We know this story, but we're aren't used to reading about it affecting Westerners. Affecting white people.
And that's the point.
