For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "It Would Be Night in Caracas" by Karina Sainz Borgo set in #Venezuela Survival. Set in a crumbling Caracas, the main character focuses on survival. Corruption, crime, loss ... personal, a way of life, a country's soul. #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Eurotrash" by Christian Kracht set in #Switzerland Circular road trip in a taxi, w/a man, his 80+ year old mom, her money, her colostomy bag & lots of dredging of past. Liked the core & point of the story, but many references beyond me. #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Crooked Plow" by Itamar Vieira Junior set in the rural hinterlands of Bahia #Brazil Magical realism narrated by 2 sisters linked by tragedy. Exploited black laborers work the land... racism, injustice. Spiritual faith keep them rooted. #booksky 💜📚

I have added #Wales and #Pakistan to my completed countries list for #readaroundtheworld

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Museum Detective" by Maha Kahn Phillips set in #Pakistan Mummies, mystery, missing persons. Dr Gul works with her found family to investigate a newly discovered mummy. Who can she trust? Fun mystery with some twists and turns. 👍 #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Blue Book of Nebo" by Manon Steffan Ros set in post-nuclear #Wales A mother and her son somehow survive "The End" alone. Their perspectives are told, written passages in a book about their village. Made a statement, made one think. #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Fever Dream" by Samantha Schweblin set in rural #Argentina Unsettling. Creepy AF. Short, packs a punch. Definitely a 'what did I just read?!' moment. Real? Hallucination? 🤷‍♀️ Not usually fan of psychological terror-y, but this was good. #booksky 💜📚

Adding #Argentina to my completed countries #readaroundtheworld challenge.

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Sweethand" by N.G. Peltier set in Trinidad #TrinidadandTobago Rivals to lovers contemporary fiction told against the backdrop of a wedding. The maid-of-honor and the best man cannot stand each other... or can they? Fun, spicy! #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld challenge, I have completed 42 countries... #TrinidadandTobago the most recent.

For my #readaroundtheworld challenge, I have completed 41 countries... #Austria the most recent.

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Café with no Name" by Robert Seethaler set in Vienna #Austria Slice of life novel set in 1960s Vienna where the café and it's regulars were the gentle story. Conveyed the sense of change and passage of time subtly. Pleasant read. #booksky 💜📚

In my #readaroundtheworld challenge, Completed: USMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherl MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeruGerm IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia AngolaSriLan Antigua&Barbuda BarbadosJamaica Cuba #Afghanistan #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "A Fort of Nine Towers" by Qais Akbar Omar mostly in Kabul #Afghhanistan Personal memoir of young Afghan from 1992-2001 during Civil War & rise of Taliban. Horrific but humble. Love of country, family, god. Infuriating beyond words. #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Revolution Sunday" by Wendy Guerra set in Havana #Cuba Challenging read; mixes poetry w/story of a Cuban poet/author living under the authoritarian regime and learning her own history. Interesting but felt like I was missing something. #booksky 💜📚

In my #readaroundtheworld challenge, Completed: USMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeruGermany IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapanNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia Angola SriLan Antigua&Barbuda BarbadosJamaica #Cuba #booksky💙📚

In my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, Completed: USMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeruGermany IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapanNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia Angola SriLan Antigua&Barbuda Barbados #Jamaica #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Broughtupsy" by Christina Cooke set in Kingston #Jamaica Akúa comes back to Jamaica 10 years after her mom's death to deal with the death of her younger brother & to confront her older sister who stayed. Themes of belonging & identity. #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Island of Forgetting" by Jasmine Sealy set mainly in #Barbados Generational saga with family ties, mental illness, trauma, all without being too saga-y. My reaction was fairly mid. Worthwhile but not wow. #booksky 💜📚

In my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, Completed: USMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeru Germany IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapanNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia Angola SriLan #AntiguaAndBarbuda #Barbados #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "A Small Place" by Jamaica Kincaid about Antigua #AntiguaAndBarbuda Creative nonfiction about slavery, colonization, independence, corruption, and tourism on the island of Antigua. Compellingly written and thought-provoking. #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USAMexCan NigeriaIceland FinPhilippines PortugalEng SweArmeEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeru Germany IrelandMorocco FraTanzania JapanNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkIndia Angola SriLan #AntiguaAndBarbuda #booksky💙📚

This homerun derby is off to an unwatchable start. #homerunderby

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USAMexCan NigeriaIceland Finland Philippines PortugalEng Swe ArmeniaEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeru Germany IrelandMorocco FranceTanzania JapanNewZea EcuUga UkrTurkeyIndia Angola #SriLanka #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "You're Invited" by Amanda Jayatissa set in Columbo #SriLanka Loved this delicious thriller set during a wealthy wedding with revenge, agendas, and a who done it of sorts. Delightful storytelling. Excellent Read. 👍 #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "A General Theory of Oblivion" by José Eduardo Agualusa set in Luanda #Angola Set during & post Angolan independence, Luda walls herself in her pent.apt & stays solitarily, for decades. Othr stories are intertwined & wrapped up w/a bow 👍 #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USAMexCan NigeriaIceland Finland Philippines PortugalEng Swe ArmeniaEgy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia DenKen IranPeru Germany IrelandMorocco FranceTanzania JapanNewZea EcuadorUganda UkraineTurkeyIndia #Angola #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Age of Vice" by Deepti Kapoor set mostly in New Dehli #India Early 2000s. Ajai is a poor kid who grows to serve rich guy Sunny who gets involved with Neda. It's Dallas or Dynasty but in India. Entertaining but could have been shorter. #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USAMexCan Nigeria Iceland Finland Philippines Portugal Eng Swe Armenia Egy ChinaNetherlands MalaysiaBelgium Australia Den Ken IranPeru Germany Ireland Morocco FranceTanzania Japan NewZea EcuadorUganda UkraineTurkey #India #booksky💙📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USAMexCan Nigeria Iceland Finland Philippines Portugal Eng Swe Armenia Egy China Netherlands Malaysia Belgium Australia Den Ken Iran Peru Germany Ireland Morocco France Tanzania Japan NewZea Ecuador Uganda Ukraine #Turkey #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World" by Elif Shafakset in Istanbul #Turkey Tequila Leila is dead in a dumpster in 1990. Over the next 10+ minutes she reflects on events/friends of her 40 year life. Excellent read. 👍 #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Silver Bone" by Andrey Kuroov set in Kiev #Ukraine New policeman unwinds a crime in tattered 1919 Kiev where several factions vie for control of the city. Good crime fiction with historical bits as well. Enjoyable read. 👍 #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USA Mex Can Nigeria Iceland Finland Philippines Portugal Eng Swe Armenia Egy China Netherlands Malaysia Belgium Australia Denmark Ken Iran Peru Germany Ireland Morocco France Tanzania Japan NewZea Ecuador Uganda #Ukraine #booksky💙📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USA Mex Can Nigeria Iceland Finland Philippines Portugal England Swe Armenia Egy China Netherlands Malaysia Belgium Australia Denmark Ken Iran Peru Germany Ireland Morocco France Tanzania Japan NewZealand Ecuador #Uganda #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "A Girl is a Body of Water" by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi set in #Uganda Feminism, female relationships, and family thru young Kirabo's life during the '70s. Excellent read. 👍 #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USA Mex Can Nigeria Iceland Finland Philippines Portugal England Sweden Armenia Egypt China Netherlands Malaysia Belgium Australia Denmark Kenya Iran Peru Germany Ireland Morocco France Tanzania Japan NewZealand #Ecuador #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Jawbone" by Monica Ojeda set in Guayaquil #Ecuador Disturbing. Psychologically Traumatic & Dramatic. Bit Psycho, bit Cruel Intentions but amped way up. Private school girls in cult-ish of their own making, teacher w/mom issues. Creepy. #booksky 💜📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Bullet Train" by Kotaro Isaka set in a Shinkansen travelling from Tokyo to Morioka #Japan Fun, intertwined assassin stories confined mostly to a high speed train. 👍 #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USA Mex Can Nigeria Iceland Finland Philippines Portugal England Sweden Armenia Egypt China Netherlands Malaysia Belgium Australia Denmark Kenya Iran Peru Germany Ireland Morocco France Tanzania #Japan #NewZealand #booksky💙📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: USA Mex Can Nigeria Iceland Finland Philippines Portugal England Sweden Armenia Egypt #China #Netherlands #Malaysia #Belgium #Australia #Denmark #Kenya #Iran #Peru #Germany #Ireland #Morocco #France #Tanzania #NewZealand #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Greta & Valdin" by Rebecca K Reilly set in Auckland #NewZealand Title siblings are 20somethings in a large, chaotic family where love means many things & they are navigating the world & themselves to figure it out. Really enjoyed! 👍 #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: #USA #Mex #Can #Nigeria #Iceland #Finland #Philippines #Portugal #England #Sweden #Armenia #Egypt #China #Netherlands #Malaysia #Belgium #Australia #Denmark #Kenya #Iran #Peru #Germany #Ireland #Morocco #France #Tanzania #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Afterlives" by Abdulrazak Gurnah set in what's now #Tanzania A generational opus set during colonization era. I'd have liked to dwell more on each time frame instead of such a sweeping saga. Just as I got into a tale, we were off. #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: #USA #Mexico #Canada #Nigeria #Iceland #Finland #Philippines #Portugal #England #Sweden #Armenia #Egypt #China #Netherlands #Malaysia #Belgium #Australia #Denmark #Kenya #Iran #Peru #Germany #Ireland #Morocco #France #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Woman Destroyed" by Simone de Beauvior set in Paris #France 3 stories about middle-aged women absolutely going thru it. Was a lot, but prickled my brain in a good way. 👍 #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: #USA #Mexico #Canada #Nigeria #Iceland #Finland #Philippines #Portugal #England #Sweden #Armenia #Egypt #China #Netherlands #Malaysia #Belgium #Australia #Denmark #Kenya #Iran #Peru #Germany #Ireland #Morocco #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "Straight from the Horse's Mouth" by Meryem Alaoui set in Casablanca #Morocco Comedic yet cynical story about a sex worker navigating life and the characters around her. Liked it, but don't know if it was supposed to be so cynical? 👍 #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: #UnitedStates #Mexico #Canada #Nigeria #Iceland #Finland #Philippines #Portugal #England #Sweden #Armenia #Egypt #China #Netherlands #Malaysia #Belgium #Australia #Denmark #Kenya #Iran #Peru #Germany #Ireland #booksky💙📚

For my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge I read "The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club" by Faith Hogan set in fictional Ballycove #Ireland Story of three women at different life-stages forming bonds and roots in a costal village. Gentle, comforting with lovely characters. 👍 #booksky 💜📚

So far in my #readaroundtheworld #bookchallenge, I have completed: #UnitedStates #Mexico #Canada #Nigeria #Iceland #Finland #Philippines #Portugal #England #Sweden #Armenia #Egypt #China #Netherlands #Malaysia #Belgium #Australia #Denmark #Kenya #Iran #Peru #Germany #booksky💙📚