Author: Jacqui Perry
This book is an incredible resource for anyone navigating single parenthood. It offers a mix of practical advice, emotional support, and thoughtful insights that many readers found deeply impactful. One reader shared how the book provided much-needed comfort and validation during their journey as a single mother after leaving an abusive marriage. They described how isolating the experience had been, but this book made them feel seen and supported in a way they hadn’t experienced before. Others appreciated how the book didn’t shy away from the realities of being a single parent while still offering reassurance and wisdom. For someone…
Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker is a love-it-or-hate-it steampunk romp through a zombie-infested, gas-choked Seattle. The world-building is vivid and inventive, with airships, mad scientists, and a grimy, post-apocalyptic aesthetic that nails the genre vibe. Briar Wilkes is a solid lead, but her son Zeke and the supporting cast feel thin, more like plot devices than people. The pacing drags in places, and the central mystery fizzles out just when it should land. While the book brims with cool ideas, it struggles to bring them together into something more than a stylish adventure. If you’re here for the aesthetic, you’ll have fun.…
Amani Haydar is an artist, lawyer, mother and advocate for women’s health and safety based in Western Sydney. After losing her mother in a brutal act of domestic violence perpetrated by her father, The Mother Wound, Amani’s first book written during lockdown draws on a story of female resilience and the role of motherhood in the home and in the world. We asked her questions about what inspired her, the writing process and what her siblings thought after reading her book. understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the…
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