I Let You Go – Clare Mackintosh

Trigger warning: rape, physical abuse, emotional abuse, miscarriage, death of a child, murder Blurb:A tragic accident. It all happened so quickly. She couldn't have prevented it. Could she?In a split second, Jenna Gray's world descends into a nightmare. Her only hope of moving on is to walk away from everything she knows to start afresh.…

The Best We Could Do – Thi Bui

First read of 2021! Blurb:This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after…

How Beautiful We Were – Imbolo Mbue #HowBeautifulWeWere #NetGalley

Trigger warning for descriptions of death, descriptions of violence, descriptions of child molestation, rape and slave trade. I got this copy from Netgalley for an honest review. Blurb: From the author of the New York Times bestseller Behold the Dreamers, comes a sweeping story about the collision of a small African village and an American…