a book by an author from a country you've never visited (2017 Challenge)

[Christina]

a book by an author from a country you've never visited

[Ashley]

sad I can put the Surgeon on this list again, probably any book I will read in 2017 can go on this list, I can put our Jan book of the month on here too lol, I've never been to the USA before, Canada and Mexico are the two places I have now been .. yay for me

[Christina]

I love Canada :)

[Christina]

on audiobook.

Yoon is from Jamaica, so I put this book here.

Unpopular opinion: I did not like this book. That being said, I loved the talks about racism, race, and sexuality. (Sexuality as in inner dialogue about wanting to "do it".) I didn't like the audiobook production (especially Tasha), but I would recommend this to my teens.

[Melissa]

Nightlights author Lorena Alvarez Gomez was born and raised in Bogotá. While she has collaborated with others before, this appears to be her first solo novel and WOW it is amazing!

Just look:


(Image from Bookspoils)


The illustrations are beautifully vibrant and the story echoes classic fairy tales with a touch of contemporary struggles of finding oneself in a high-pressure society.

[Kari]

This one was pretty easy as I haven't been out of the country... ever. :(