This did a great job with showing how much preserving religious identity is forced upon us over preserving cultural identity, but I wish this delved more into Mia’s journey with learning about her indigenous identity.

I learned more about Native American history in the one book than what was taught me during my entire school career. How fucking sad is that? I liked that this had a good balance of notable events and notable people because it really gives a humanizing quality that some history-focused books lack. A must-read for those trying to unlearned the colonizer's version of American history that was shoved down our throats our entire lives.

I’ve owned this book for so long and I am so glad that I finally got to read it. This paints such a vivid picture of life in Afghanistan pre- and post-Taliban in beautiful and heartbreaking ways. Definitely one of the best historical fiction books I’ve ever read and I encourage anyone that is trying to diverse their reading to add this to their TBR.

A fun, fast-paced tale of the unconventional things we try to hold onto purely because we associate it with helping us through some kind of trauma. Definitely read like a movie and I'm excited to continue reading more of his work.

If you like Sean Baker's movies, you will really enjoy this book. 

I will be honest, my mind was wandering in and out just due to stress so I think I might need to reread this at a later time. However, of what I DID fully retain I very much enjoyed. I thought the representation of bisexuality was naturally integrated into the plot and thought the author did a great job with the overall lore/world building. Maybe I will try this in a physics form in the future. If anything, any more of this author’s work will be read in physical form going forward from me.

Such a hard read after election day. One day we will be able to implement the amazing initiatives laid out in this book. 

Definitely wish that I didn't read this series backwards. Overall, I thought that this was a great look at the different kinds of abuse that can occur in a way that was kind to the reader. I also love that there are resources that Jimenez provided.

I think the overall story could have used one more issue to really round everything out regarding what Hala and Doom were doing, but overall I think this is a good example of why blinding following authority and not properly questioning them could be a bad thing.

Very much for the hardcore Sum 41 fans, but also a great book for if you’re interested in the inner workings of the music industry or struggling with addiction.