books - to read

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

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.... See more

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.... See more