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I read this and I loved it immediately. The pressures of life, of having a mother die, being in...
My first impression of this book was sad as I think of the women who got thrown through the...
I don't think this book is a read for me personally, but I do like the author's voice/writing...
At first glance this is a memoir about a girl who loses her mom and the woman she grows up to be...
The Manicurist’s Daughter is not really what I was expecting — it’s a story about families and...
This heartrending story of a woman’s loss of her mother is filled with unexpected moments of...
I am not a fan of memoirs but I bet this memoir would certainly be enticing to read! How could...
While on the surface this memoir seems to focus on one thing, it also looks like it will branch...
For being a lover of people's history as well as one intrigued by so many lifestyles, I...
As an Asian American, this first look brought up a lot of reflections, particularly when she...
My first impression of this book was that I felt for Susan. To lose a family member is such a...
This is such a heavy story while also being one of pure love. While it definitely sounds like the...
At first look the cover gave me mystery/thriller vibes so I was taken aback when I read the first...
I recently started reading "The Manicurist's Daughter" and I have to say that the beginning has...
The prologue fills us in on the narrator going through some stuff in an ER waiting room. The...
While I hadn’t heard of this book prior to reading this first impression, I’m definitely left...
The synopsis sounded uninteresting to me and not something that I would like. The writing in the...
I'm not one for memoirs, but this one struck my fancy! I usually turn away when I see a prologue,...
I am into any cover that has the neon look but especially memoirs right now. My prima does my...
From the first chapter, you can see that it will be a very personal and emotional story, a story...
I've gotten a fair share of memoirs from BookishFirst, and it's always a way to really learn...
I always enjoy a book about family secrets. Getting to know a family and their stories allows me...
Sometimes after reading so man made up books novels, a good ole memoir will be that cherry on...
Love that this book is about an author/manuscript writer and the struggles that go along with...
I really like the blurb about revenge. I have never read a book about a manicurist, and although...
There's a fierceness and urgency to Susan Lieu's writing that had me turning page after page. As...
I really liked the pop of this cover, but I did feel like it might be a little plain. I think it...
I like the story so far – it’s raw, emotional, and deeply intimate, but there’s a bit of humor in...
A memoir of grief and body image about Vietnamese refugees? Absolutely raw! The nail salon sounds...
The cover of this one grabs the reader's attention and never lets it go!! It has some great...
Wow the first couple chapter of this book was very intense! In a good way because it made me want...
A truly incredible memoir of Susan Lieu’s life and the struggles she went through to understand...
I'm not much of a fan of memoirs. Jeanette McCurdy's was great. And I can't wait to read Brittney...
At first glance, I thought this book was a fiction novel. The cover art is really nice, I just...
I don't usually read memoirs, but the cover and title were enough to make me read the synopsis...
The blurb drew me in. This is such an interesting story. The cover is eye catching without...
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