My most anticipated reads of 2022 can be split into two categories, upcoming releases and books I've hoarded but not read. I'm ashamed to say this but I have books that I got for Christmas 2020 still sitting on my shelf😬 One of my goals for the upcoming year is to actually read the books …
Category: -Nonfiction
Book Review for “The Woman Who Would Be King” by Kara Cooney
There's an Instagram account that I really like called Reading Ancient Egypt. The person behind the account, Courtney, put together a readalong for The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney. If you're unfamiliar, a readalong is where a group of people read the same book and …
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The Worst Books of 2020🤢
I read 57 books in 2020 and of those, six were one star reads. I am a more critical reader but I don't tend to give one star unless I really, really hate a book. I would like to give a couple of disclaimers before I get started. One, if any of these books are …
Book Review for “Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots” by Deborah Feldman
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldamn is one of the worst books I've read. I'm usually not too critical of nonfiction because it's not for me to say if somebody's real life story is entertaining or not. However, this book is not only boring but its author is also a …
Book Review for “The Butchering Art” by Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris
I first discovered Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris on Instagram. She posts very interesting content about all kinds of historical and medical history and I highly recommend checking her page out. When I realized that she had written a book, The Butchering Art, I had to pick it up. It's about one of the most pivotal times …
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