It's not anything new when I talk about how much I loved Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan. It's one of my top books of 2022 and top books in general. So when I saw that Sullivan had released another historical fiction, I was kind of both excited and skeptical about reading it as... Continue Reading →
"To take a really good picture you need to learn how to see, not just look".The Bohemians Set in the Jazz Age, San Francisco, Dorothea Lange is just making her debut. She isn't quite yet the world famous photographer she will soon become. The story follows her early years as she finds her grit, compassion... Continue Reading →
We are pretty much halfway through 2022 and I don't know how that happened. I feel like the older you get the fast the years go by and I personally find that very annoying. I mean yeah it's nice during the week when I'm like ooo I want the weekend but I recently turned 24... Continue Reading →
In all honesty, I had a really hard time trying to figure out where I stood with this book. I loved the sister relationship and seeing it evolve over time with the character developments, especially having two sisters myself, but some of the dialogue and other moments just made me very annoyed. There's also a... Continue Reading →
It's June!! Probably one of my favorite months of the year. School is out, summer is here, it's my birthday month (subtle Meghan, very subtle) and it's the perfect Chicago weather month. It hasn't gotten to the crazy hot and humid July and August yet and we're (almost) 100% out of the weird, random super... Continue Reading →
I, like many others, probably only know Trevor Noah from his time on the Daily Show. I never really thought about his upbringing or what life was like for him while growing up in South Africa. Little did I know, there is a lot more to this comedian than what meets the eye. His memoir... Continue Reading →
PSA: Descriptions can be kind of graphic and over the top gory. You're probably thinking, Meghan your last book review also included a warning and you said you needed to read something lighter, and I did I promise. Just didn't write a review (Born Standing Up by Steve Martin in case you were curious). Plus... Continue Reading →
PSA: This book has a lot of sensitive topics that make it difficult to read at certain points. Spanning over 30 years, this story shares the life shattering moments that affected Afghanistan. Events ranging from the Soviet invasion, reign of Taliban to the years after 9/11. It highlights the fear, hope and faith of a... Continue Reading →
Have you ever read a book that has just left your heart so broken? That reading what the characters have to endure, whether fiction or nonfiction, just makes your heart hurt a little when you read it. A book that plays on all your emotions with empathy and sorrow being the leaders. A book so... Continue Reading →
In my quest to read books that are very different than my own up bringing, I have probably the most diverse set of books per month that I've had in a long while. In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I wanted to include a few books that were either written by... Continue Reading →
The Library Abroad 