Book Review: The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley There’s something undeniably magnetic about a story that dives deep into the complexities of girlhood—and Leila Mottley’s The Girls Who Grew Big is just that. I picked this book up a few months ago, and it’s taken me this long to grapple with its emotional …
Review of Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets by Chelsea Ichaso When I first picked up Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets, the haunting title immediately drew me in—an invitation into a world of mystery wrapped in the unsettling veil of unspoken secrets. Chelsea Ichaso, fresh off the momentum of her previous work Little Creeping Things, proves …
Courage and Community in Firstborn Girls: A Memoir When I first came across Bernice McFadden’s Firstborn Girls: A Memoir, I was instantly drawn in by its title alone—there’s something magnetic about stories that hint at complex family dynamics and the burdens placed on firstborn girls. As the proud eldest in my own family, I found …