by Luciana Damasceno | May 23, 2022 | Book Reviews
Title: PhenotypesSeries: noAuthor: Paulo ScottGenre: literaryPublisher: And Other StoriesPublication date: 2019Format: PaperbackPages: 225 pagesSource: I bought it 4 stars The Blurb Phenotypes doesn’t have a descriptive blurb, so here is the poet and novelist...
by Luciana Damasceno | May 9, 2022 | Book Reviews
Title:Brick LaneSeries:noAuthor:Monica AliGenre:LiteraryPublisher:ScribnerRelease Date:2003Format:EbookPages:432 pagesSource:Kindle (Amazon) 3 stars The Blurb “At the tender age of eighteen, Nazneen’s life is turned upside down. After an arranged marriage to a man...
by Luciana Damasceno | Mar 21, 2022 | Book Reviews
The blurb “As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it...
by Luciana Damasceno | Feb 10, 2022 | Book Reviews
Trigger Warning: Veronika Decides to Die deals with topics related to suicide and mental health. It also has what some might consider to be a graphic sex scene. If one or more of these subjects makes you uncomfortable in any way, please stop reading now. . . ....
by Luciana Damasceno | Jan 19, 2022 | Book Reviews
Synopsis The Island of Missing Trees starts with teenage Ada, daughter of a Turkish Cypriot and a Greek Cypriot, trying to deal with her mother’s death. Through her eyes, flashbacks, and the memories of a fig tree, we learn about Ada’s parents’...
