Sorted on book title (not in series order)
After a lot of soul searching, on what is, I'm very aware, a small point of friction in the general clusterfuck that is the world these days, there are some countries whose books I am not comfortable acknowledging. I'm sorry for the individual authors whose work I cannot now support, but in whatever ways I have available to me, I have to do what feels right. So, anything that has been reviewed from failed, failing, misogynistic or warmongering states will remain on the site for the time being, but anything in the To Be Read piles will be unpublished and it's highly likely remain unread for the foreseeable.
I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education....Read more
1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what would happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade...Read more