Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. This week all three were August new releases.

The Good Eye by Jess Gibson

Summary: Twelve short stories about falls from grace; how the beautiful can turn grotesque; the exalted can fall into disgrace; the genius can be proved an impostor.

I’m thinking: Yes.

Kitten by Stacey Yu

Summary: Katie hasn’t spoken to her mother in a year when her boyfriend James introduces her to his cat Silver. A small, vulnerable, incorrigible ball of need, Silver’s acceptance of Katie cracks open something inside of her: an unravelling begins. As their bond intensifies, Katie’s other relationships reach tipping points.

I’m thinking: Yes.

My Person by Téa Mutonji

Summary:

Best friends of over twenty years, Tania and Margot are preparing to host their monthly Sunday Loaf dinner party, when Tania tells Margot this isn’t working for her anymore – they’ve been entangled for too long, she wants to ‘unknow’ her.

I’m thinking: Yes.