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White Cat, Black Dog

Kelly Link

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

This book just wasn’t for me. It was painted as a retelling but unfortunately I didn’t recognised the two stories I read. I dnfed after that. 

They are creepy and have a folklore vibe. The stories painted a very vivid picture and were brilliantly described. I just didn’t particularly enjoy the stories. 

These books are so important and I found this particularly one incredibly inspirational. 

I am ashamed to say I had never heard of Vanessa Nakate. This book will help promote awareness of her as a historical figure. She sounds like a very strong and passionate woman!

I wish these types of books existed when I was a child. 

It also brings me so much joy to know that children won’t just be learning about old white men either. 

La Petite Mort is a collection of poems from the POV of a vampire. 

There were quite a few references to religion that lost me. 

However overall I liked the majority of the poems but found it hard to always connect them to the bigger story.