What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi I was so excited for Boy, Snow, Bird last year. The cover alone gave me heart palpitations. I seriously considered framing a copy and hanging it on a wall in my house. And then... nah. The concept of the story had me at hello... but it just never came together for me. Underneath the storyline that never quite grabbed me, I could feel the author's genius... it just never broke the surface for me. So I was a little apprehensi
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh
A friend demanded I put down my current read (Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi) and pick up My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. Because I'm confident she could kick my ass (even if it meant flying from Oklahoma to do so), I obeyed and had my local indie send me a copy. I hate to admit it... but My Sunshine Away blew away Boy, Snow, Bird and I am so glad that I put it aside for this book. This book destroyed me in the most beautiful way. Two paragraphs in, I turned to Husband a
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Man... I wanted to love this book so hard. The cover (look at that cover!) and the description convinced me that I would love this book without question. A modern re-telling of Snow White? A story about a family "passing" as white for generations? Sign me up! I even purchased it for a friend before I read it... just KNOWING that she would love it and I'd be hopping right onboard that train to WhoNeedsSleepImReadingville with her. Except... newp. While I appreciated the
