CBR14 BINGO: Heart Square (And so begins one of my favorite times of the year: CBR Bingo! This is a literal “heart” square filler as every character with a heart has it broken.) I wanted to like this one more than I did. It is a beautifully written novel about love that somehow lacks warmth. In a weird way, it reminded me of the Elena Ferrante’s Neopolitan novels. I loved those books but was always haunted by the coldness of them. This book has a casual cruelness to […]
Now that I’m older I know that life is not about what keeps you safe, but what you keep safe, and that’s what matters most.
Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim