RaeAnna + A Nerdy Lifestyle
I have honest and completely biased – cause I’m human – reviews on all the books I’ve been reading since December of 2016.
Sarah Maslin Nir explores the humanity of horses and her connection to an animal that gave her a sense of belonging when she couldn't find it in the world or her family. For her it was horses, for me it was dogs, but we all need to feel we belong to someone, even if that someone is a horse.
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters allows readers into the daily struggle of what that looks like for queer and trans women from the very first page with humor, tenacity, and the mundane acceptance that this is life.
In her debut novel, Hagerty creates a moving and captivating piece about the limitations placed on women to stay the course and not make waves. In Polite Company is all the things one could hope for in a book about existing in the claustrophobic and voyeuristic society of the rich and powerful. It's good, but it's not great.
If you’re looking to be angry at the obstacles women face, this is a great book to read. If you have no idea what obstacles women face, please go read this, right now.
I've been exceptionally terrible at writing book reviews for the books I've read over the last two years, so I'm doing reading lists to clear out my book closet and give myself a fresh start. Here's a list of books with political ramifications!
It's easy to get in the Christmas spirit with books about love in small town England. Single and independent Kate is coerced into a dating service consisting of twelve dates with twelve men by her best friend.