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The Terrible by Yrsa Daley-Ward is such a lovely memoir. I listened to the audiobook, which Daley Ward narrates herself, a couple of years ago, and I still remember how moving and dynamic her narration was. This book's subtitle is "a storyteller's memoir," and that really is front and center in its audiobook and its writing. Yrsa Daley Ward is just so talented, and I loved listening to her talk about her family and upbringing and relationships in this!!

my most anticipated releases of 2022 post *part 2* is here!! this time we have some literary fiction, historical fiction, translated fiction, and nonfiction!!

After loving Hannah Kent's newest novel, Devotion, so much last year, I've decided that I want go back and read her backlist. I've had The Good People on my TBR since 2016, so I figured it's about time that I actually read it lol. And honestly I'm like 99.999% sure that I'm gonna love it, because Hannah Kent's writing is just exquisite -- she writes atmosphere and character so well, and she's quickly becoming one of my favourite historical fiction authors ever. (also, can we talk about how STUNNING this cover is!!! ✨)

I feel like at this point this book needs no introduction, so I just wanted to post a pic of it and scream about how unbelievably good it is. Say Nothing is one of those rare books that, literally one chapter in, I knew was gonna be a 5-star read. The way that Patrick Radden Keefe crafts its many intertwining narratives is absolutely masterful, and I love Irish history already so it was just a win-win for me. anyway, if you havent read this brilliant, brilliant book yet, PLEASE DO. (The audiobook is especially great!! 👀)

my most anticipated releases of 2022 post is here!!!!(part 1 at least lol) and i am SO excited for all these books!! there's some literary fiction, translated fiction, historical fiction, and a short story collection (and more books in an upcoming post!). also, this is just a small selection of the 60+ books ive mentioned in my anticipated 2022 releases blog post (link in bio!)

last year everybody was talking about Patricia Engel's newest release, Infinite Country, but one title of hers that i dont see enough people talking about is The Veins of the Ocean. i read this book more than 4 years ago and i can still remember little scenes and moments from it. it's such a beautifully written book, exploring themes to around family, diaspora, and the natural world (especially water). also, it has one of the most memorable opening scenes to a book i've ever read. if you havent checked this one out--and if youre also looking to read more backlist books--i cant recommend it enough! (also the audiobook is *beautifully* narrated by Patricia Engel herself, who has such a lovely, calming voice.)

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