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Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery by Mat Johnson

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes

Title: Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery. Writer(s): Mat Johnson. Illustrator(s): Warren Pleece. Publisher: Berger Books. Format: Hardcover. Release Date: February 6th 2018 (First published February 6th 2008). Pages: 136. Genre(s): Comics, Historical Fiction, Mystery. ISBN13: 9781506705644. My Overall Rating: ★★★★☆. The deep-rooted presence of racism within American soil is a tough-to-eradicate plague that has yet to leave the people in peace today. … Continue reading Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery by Mat Johnson →

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Posted on February 12, 2018February 28, 2022 by Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes

Title: The Great Alone Series: No Author(s): Kristin Hannah Publisher: St. Martin's Press Format: ARC Release Date: February 6th 2018 Pages: 448 Genre(s): Historical Fiction ISBN13: 9780312577230 After her wildly successful World War II historical fiction, The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah returns with a story about love and resilience set in the 70s right in the … Continue reading The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah →

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Posted on July 13, 2017February 28, 2022 by Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes

“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.” — Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale By now, it's pretty hard to go around talking about historical fiction without mentioning The Nightingale … Continue reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah →

The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck

Posted on March 28, 2017February 28, 2022 by Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes

Jessica Shattuck looks into one of the most devastating time period that mankind has ever known through a completely fresh scope. Set before, during and after World War II, The Women in the Castle brings to light the story of three women whose lives have known different facets of the war that raged on over a couple … Continue reading The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck →

City of Thieves by David Benioff

Posted on July 26, 2016February 28, 2022 by Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes

“I've always envied people who sleep easily. Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of the skull well swept, all the little monsters closed up in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed.” — David Benioff, City of Thieves With less, a lot was told. Give David Benioff a 100 word count … Continue reading City of Thieves by David Benioff →

Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom

Posted on April 1, 2016February 28, 2022 by Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes

“I had worked hard for the last fifteen years to move away from my past toward safety, and now the leaden ball of fear, one that had receded but had never truly left me, began again to grow.” — Kathleen Grissom, Glory Over Everything They say there's no better lesson than those from the past. … Continue reading Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom →