Publication Date - October 9, 2018
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Who knew a book about Napoleon could be so entertaining. I've not read much about the conquering Emperor so went into this pretty vague on background facts, however, it did not detract from my enjoyment of the material. After the supposed end of the Napoleonic Wars, the allied powers were not sure what to do with Napoleon so they decided to exile his to the island of Elba. There, he spend almost a year getting to know the locals, acting as regent and secretly scheming of a comeback. Told in refreshingly short chapters, this books is immensely readable and engrossing. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading it. I received a digital ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Well-Red Black Girl: Finding our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, An Anthology
by Glory Edim
Publication Date - October 30, 2019
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This lovely collection of essays by Black women and the books that they grew up reading. Usually the first book that they actually saw themselves in the characters and not the school-sanctioned, all white classic novels. These were delightful and served as a good reminder of why we read. I read this in a digital ARC but I can only imagine that the finished physical copy is beautiful. I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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