Books Rare Birds: Olive, Again These 13 short stories about loneliness, ageing and mortality are all connected by a very interesting, quirky protagonist.
Books Rare Birds: The Foundling This book raised some interesting questions about the environment a child grows up in and also shed a light on mental illness.
Books Rare Birds: The Island of Sea Women A very powerful read that taught me a lot about Jeju's haenyeo culture and the brutal history of the island.
Books Rare Birds: A Thousand Ships A very entertaining retelling of the Trojan War, now from a female perspective.
Books Rare Birds: The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters The story of the youngest sister saved this book for me as it wasn't just heartbreaking, but I also learned a lot from it.
Books Rare Birds: City of Girls I ended up loving the main character more and more over the course of the book as she turned into a very independent woman.