Tag: simon & schuster canada

• REVIEW: Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju

  The descriptive bit: Nima is “brown and queer”, in love with her straight best friend, Ginny and awkward as hell. The day she met Ginny, Nima threw up on her Reeboks; that’s the way her life goes. At the exact moment that she finally gets the courage to tell Ginny how she feels, Ginny stops…

  charkinzie

  8 Apr 2019

  lgbtqia content, young adult

  #KingsQueensAndInBetweens #NetGalley, and In-Betweens, Body dysmorphic disorder, drag, drag kings, drag queens, Kings, Queens, simon & schuster canada, Tanya Boteju

• Review: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

  The short blurb bit: Years ago I read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and became enamored with Lisa See’s writing. The Island of Sea Women is a beautiful novel based on the lives of women living on Jeju Island in South Korea. The descriptive bit: Women feature strongly in this novel. In particular, the friendship between…

  charkinzie

  17 Mar 2019

  general fiction

  haenyeo, Jeju Island, lisa see, simon & schuster canada, south korea, strong female character, the island of sea women