Sylvie 8/19/19 Sylvie 8/19/19

One Year Later

One family member didn't get the memo that they weren't on the invite list, and as the holiday kicks off it becomes clear that the holiday repair dream is far from the reality. Something is definitely off on the island, and someone from the family is hiding a big secret.

Sylvie 8/7/19 Sylvie 8/7/19

Lot

You learn about the different pockets of Houston through a drug delivery man and his young sidekick, a Pimp who breaks his numero uno house rule by contracting HIV, a ride or die teenage baseball team, and a night of adventure with a sighting of the chupacabra, a mythical creature.

Sylvie 7/29/19 Sylvie 7/29/19

The Brighton Mermaid

This book is a madness where do I even begin? Two teenagers, Nell and Jude, are on their way home from a party, after sneaking out of their houses, when they find the body of a young woman. They really want to believe she's sleeping but she's definitely not. Well, she's sleeping but she's never going to wake up.

Sylvie 7/22/19 Sylvie 7/22/19

Celestial Bodies

Khawla asked for a divorce. Ok you need some context. She waited for years and years for her cousin, they'd been promised marriage to each other when they were younger. Anyway he'd gone to Canada on a scholarship and basically ditched his studies and never returned to Oman after.

Sylvie 7/8/19 Sylvie 7/8/19

Dune Song

There is something really colourful and poetic about the book, which considering the story, shouldn’t work but it does and it's so beautiful. The book is really raw yet mellow. Issues such as human trafficking appear in the book and I imagined the story would be typically action-packed and abrupt

Sylvie 6/24/19 Sylvie 6/24/19

"I Will Not Be Erased"

What felt amazing when reading the stories was that even if a story did not resonate with me much I respected it being there getting recognition in a published book. The variety of stories were spot on and I was shocked by some of the stories that were in the collection.

Sylvie 6/4/19 Sylvie 6/4/19

Stories for South Asian Super Girls

This book for me is a continuous circle of what I call putting a sister on! From educating us about the past supergirls to shining the light on the current ones, to leading the way for the future ones.

Sylvie 5/31/19 Sylvie 5/31/19

On The Come Up

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. No ifs, buts or maybes she’s determined to be in the top 5. The problem is she’s finding it really hard to get her come up, whilst juggling staying in a school that has already decided who she is.

Sylvie 4/30/19 Sylvie 4/30/19

Queenie

Queenie Jenkins has just broken up, gone on a break, from her long-term boyfriend Tom. He called for the break, not her! It’s the sort where you are single, single-ish for 3 months. Feeling vulnerable Queenie seeks temporary love from men in all different directions, who all bring baggage with them, (none of which seems to include condoms)

Sylvie 4/4/19 Sylvie 4/4/19

White Fragility: Why it's So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism

For someone like myself who sees things in black and white * no pun intended* it was beneficial to learn about the many shades of grey in between what I thought was so clear cut.