thrillers – Equal Opportunity Reader

[REVIEW] The Cutting Season, by Attica Locke

The Kindle cover of The Cutting Season, depicting a plantation big house, is held up in of the panoramic green view of Boston's Peters Hill by a Black woman's(my) hand.

(Buy this book at the Equal Opportunity Bookshop) I know I keep saying that thrillers and mysteries are really #notmygenre, but books like this and Razorblade Tears are really trying to change my mind. (Notice that both of these books are blackity-Black. Representation matters!) Caren Gray is the general manager of the historic Louisiana plantationContinue reading “[REVIEW] The Cutting Season, by Attica Locke”

[REVIEW] Yellowface, by R.F. Kuang

The hardcover edition of Yellowface--it's bright yellow and glossy with a pair of stylized Asian eyes drawn above the title in white block letters. The books lies on a red and gold "Oriental" rug.

(Buy this book here.) I got a little tired of being the last blogger on the internet who hadn’t read this book, so I finally picked up a copy and packed it in my carry-on for an overnight flight. I had to sleep. I knew I had to sleep. I still stayed up and finishedContinue reading “[REVIEW] Yellowface, by R.F. Kuang”

[REVIEW] Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby

The Kindle cover of Razorblade Tears, depicting two men in silhouette stumbling down a lonely dirt road somewhere in the South, is on a red lacquer coffee table. Flowers and votive candles are in the background.

[READING CHALLENGE] Holiday Chill Time

(There’s no booklist this time, but if you want to check out the Bookshop click here!) I don’t know about you, fellow readers, but this year has been a BEAST. I’ll probably do a retrospective of everything later but you know what I, and probably a lot of you, need right now? REST. When DecemberContinue reading “[READING CHALLENGE] Holiday Chill Time”