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Tag Archives: Literary Fiction

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Wandering Stars is the poignant follow-up novel to Tommy Orange’s There There. This generational novel follows two timelines: what happened after the

Posted byJasmine MarchandMarch 4, 2024March 4, 2024Posted inIndigenous, Indigenous literature, Literary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, Indigenous authors, Indigenous books, Literary FictionLeave a comment on Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

I’ve been waiting for another book by this author ever since I read Miracle Creek, so I was ecstatic when I saw Happiness Falls available on Netgalley. I’m happy to

Posted byJasmine MarchandSeptember 6, 2023Posted inGeneral Fiction, Literary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, book reviews, fiction, Literary FictionLeave a comment on Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta

River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta is a magical realist novel full of Jamaican folklore and takes place in Toronto. After reluctantly attending a party, Ali

Posted byJasmine MarchandAugust 21, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inFantasy, Magical Realism, Magical Realism, UncategorizedTags:book review, Jamaican folklore, Literary Fiction, Magical RealismLeave a comment on River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta

I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel

I was a fan of I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel. Our unnamed narrator is infatuated with the man she wants to be with who is sleeping with the woman she

Posted byJasmine MarchandAugust 17, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inLiterary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, Literary FictionLeave a comment on I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel

The Damages by Genevieve Scott

The Damages by Genevieve Scott discusses sex and consent in the 90s compared to now. 1997/98: Ros attempts to settle into her first year

Posted byJasmine MarchandAugust 4, 2023August 4, 2023Posted inFiction, General Fiction, Literary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, fiction, Literary FictionLeave a comment on The Damages by Genevieve Scott

A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter

A Grandmother Begins the Story follows five generations of Métis women managing their traumas and trying to heal from them.
Carter, a young mother, wants

Posted byJasmine MarchandJuly 3, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inFiction, Indigenous literature, Literary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, Indigenous authors, Indigenous books, Literary FictionLeave a comment on A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter

My Men by Victoria Kielland

My Men by Victoria Kielland is translated from the Norwegian and is based on the true story of a female serial killer named Brynhild Gunness. In 1876,

Posted byJasmine MarchandJune 19, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inFiction, Literary Fiction, TranslatedTags:book review, book review blog, Literary Fiction, Norwegian literature, translated fictionLeave a comment on My Men by Victoria Kielland

The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman by Molly Lynch

The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman is a beautifully written debut focusing on climate change, motherhood, and mythology. Mothers are vanis

Posted byJasmine MarchandMay 29, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inFeminism, Literary Fiction, Magical RealismTags:book review, book review blog, debut author, Literary Fiction, mysteryLeave a comment on The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman by Molly Lynch

Cousins by Aurora Venturini

Cousins by Aurora Venturini is a strange and candid work of translated fiction. It follows a dysfunctional family of women in Argentina as they experience abu

Posted byJasmine MarchandMay 8, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inLiterary Fiction, TranslatedTags:book review, book review blog, fiction, Literary Fiction, translated fictionLeave a comment on Cousins by Aurora Venturini

The Guest by Emma Cline

Reading The Guest by Emma Cline had me questioning the main character’s every decision, and yet I was completely captivated. Alex is a twenty-two

Posted byJasmine MarchandMay 4, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inGeneral Fiction, Literary FictionTags:book review, book review blog, Emma Cline, fiction, Literary FictionLeave a comment on The Guest by Emma Cline

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