So, I'm attempting to read one book from every country in the world. Let me tell you how that started . . .
Kat’s Around the World Book Tour: An Introduction
The Final Empire: Room for improvement
Author: Brandon Sanderson Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ I picked this book up in an effort to try out fantasy books by male authors. Most fantasy (and most fiction in general) that I read is written by people who don’t identify as men. It seemed appropriate to start with Sanderson as he’s one of the biggest authors in... Continue Reading →
Beach Read: Romcoms are literature too
Author: Emily Henry Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ January Andrews felt like she was creating the perfect life. Despite her parents having a brief separation during her childhood and her mother’s struggles with cancer, she had loving parents and a wonderful childhood, managed to achieve her dreams of becoming a writer living in New York City with a... Continue Reading →
A Tempest of Tea: Vampires, heists and a proper brew
Author: Hafsah Faizal Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ In the city of White Roaring, humans coexist with vampires, and at Spindrift, people drink tea by day and vampires enjoy blood at night. The teahouse also serves as the home of a criminal gang including Arthie and Jin, who have created a place for humans to safely sell their... Continue Reading →
Bonded by Thorns: An escapist fantasy for romance-loving bookworms
Author: Elizabeth Helen Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In this Beauty and the Beast inspired story, our heroine doesn’t just get one beast, she gets four. Rosalina has lived in Orca Cove her entire life after her mother disappeared when she was only a year old. Her father spent most of those years searching for her mother, who... Continue Reading →
When the Moon Hatched: Potentially unintelligible but with unexplored potential
Author: Sarah A. Parker Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book had distinct series-setup vibes. In this story, we follow Raeve, an assassin living in an evil kingdom, working with a group of rebels to bring down the evil king. Although this is by no means an original premise, I will say that I enjoyed the world the... Continue Reading →
Not in Love: A welcome evolution
Author: Ali Hazelwood Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ After her first few books featuring women in STEM, most of whom were grad students or recent PhDs, Ali Hazelwood branched out into other variations of contemporary romance including YA and paranormal. But in Not in Love, she brings us back to the core format she was first known for,... Continue Reading →
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics
Author: Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This short but impactful book talks about identity politics and how it went from an initial concept meant to build solidarity between different groups who had similar interests to a way for people to further niche themselves down into a set of identities that was then set in opposition... Continue Reading →
The Night Ends with Fire: The darker, fantasy version of Mulan
Author: K. X. Song Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ You might think that a fantasy retelling of Mulan that mirrored major points in the Disney film would be boring and unnecessary, but I was impressed by what K.X. Song did with this reimagining of one of my favourite childhood movies (and a Chinese myth, but I don’t know... Continue Reading →
Evicted: This is literally the richest country in the world
Author: Matthew Desmond Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Everyone who lives in America should read this book. This should be required reading for all high school students, all university students, everyone who is elected to a public office, I don’t care if it’s city, county, state or federal, they should have to read this book. In the project... Continue Reading →
The Wren in the Holly Library: The key word is forced
Author: K. A. Linde Rating: ⭐️⭐️✨ Despite being very excited for this book, I’m sad to say it was a disappointing read. This book follows Kierse, an orphan and a thief living in a paranormal/dystopian New York City after a war between humans and monsters (vampires, werewolves, wraiths, etc). She’s hired to steal something valuable... Continue Reading →
The Kat Bite 