Myrtle’s Reviews > No Sweetness Here and Other Stories > Status Update

Also, I mistakenly read ahead, IM FINISHED?

Other Versions was sublime. AAA can write about motherhood!

Something to talk about on the way to the funeral was piping, hot tea. I love these lighter reads. I’ll stop rating them individually actually I lied ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I will give The Late Bud - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 sooo close to 5 stars. As a fellow labelled as lazy child for wanting to play this was real. AAA does motherhood and parent/child relationships so well. This is definitely one I wish I could continue to follow.

You can’t force a leopard to change its spots, Two Sisters was a lighter, even comedic entry. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Gift from Somewhere ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a surprise gem and what a direct contrast to No Sweetness Here. As one child dies unexpectedly, one lives unexpectedly. AAA is masterful, truly. Motherhood is such a prevailing theme that she covers so well.

“He popped it into his mouth and his tongue received the bitter piece of fruit with the eagerness of a lover.”

“He is angry with shame.”

No Sweetness Here, drilled two large holes in my heart and tugged at its strings.

Choice quotes: His eyes were of the kind that always remind one of a long dream on a hot afternoon”

“Chicha, our people say a bad marriage kills the soul. Mine is fit for burial.”

That was devastating.

I can’t say I understood all of the story but funny. ⭐️⭐️

The sister turned out to be a lady of the night? ⭐️⭐️