books - to read

These women crossed oceans to find me. They gave parts of me to grieve, question, heal, and also most importantly hope. I read them during different seasons of my tiny life but I know that I’m not alone in feeling all of them. This is my favourite list of books I read and loved for Women In translation Month. ___LINEBR... See more

just wanna add that Ruta Sepetys has another book called “Salt to the Sea” which I read years ago and it also broke me. Check her out if you’re looking to read historical fiction because she always tells stories around events/people that have been forgotten by the world at large and it makes for truly heartbreaking literature. ___LIN... See more

Lately I keep circling the same questions: what if life is already passing me by, I’m getting old, what if I never get chosen, what if all the things everyone else seems to have family, partners, homes that were never meant for me? I tell myself happiness isn’t a checklist, but on the bad days it feels like I’ve missed... See more