Published : 2021 || Format : print || Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El
The best memory I have of March is driving. I haven't had a weekend at home in a long time I guess. And that really cut into my reading time, because I'm more of a weekend reader. I slept in yesterday after a month that I can't stop appreciating how good that felt. Still, I read some great titles this month and April is bringing more new titles that I've been looking forward to!
Books of the month
Other Reads
Reviews posted
- Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
- 13, rue Thérèse by Elena Mauli Shapiro
- Bringing Adam Home by Les Standiford (WOW!)
- The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
- Radio Shangri-La by Lisa Napoli
- The Good Daughter by Jasmin Darznik (WOW!)
- The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb
- The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell (Book n Movie review)
- The Four Ms. Bradwells by Meg Waite Clayton
Leif Reads
- March book: Slow Death by Rubber Duck and how even toys are toxic
- You're soaking it in - the teflon and mercury that's leeching into us
- The Lawn Damage
- What can we do?
Other posts
Traveling with my books this year
One thing I always look forward to with these monthly review posts, is where I've been to this month. While I'd much rather go there physically, some times books can be a welcome travel tool too! I still have two continents I haven't visited at all - Africa and Australia.
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Happy Reading!
Looking back over this month, you're definitely responsible for adding three books to my tbr list: Slow Death by Rubber Duck, 13 rue Therese, and The Good Daughter. I hope I can return the favor this month! :-)