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Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance [Second-Chance] Description: Seven days to fall in love, fifteen years to forget, and seven...
Aug 27, 20213 min read
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Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma
Rating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance Description: Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world... until...
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Description Ever since she can remember, Briseis has had power over plants. Flowers bloom in her...
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton & More
Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Young Adult Romance Description "A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown...
Aug 8, 20212 min read
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance Description: That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love...
Aug 5, 20212 min read
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Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Rating: 4.5 stars Description: "In 1796 Trinidad, young Rosa Rendón quietly but purposefully rebels against the life others expect her to...
Jul 27, 20213 min read
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American Dreamers by Adriana Ferrera
Rating: 5 stars Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Description: No one ever said big dreams come easy For Nesto Vasquez, moving his Afro-Caribbean food...
Jul 24, 20212 min read
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Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass
Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Young Adult/Teen - Second Chance Romance Description: "Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Where the Rhythm...
Jul 18, 20213 min read
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Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora edited by Saraciea Fennell
Rating: 4.5 *Note: I will be using Latine instead of Latinx in my review for a couple of reasons. 1. "It’s difficult to pronounce Spanish...
Jul 15, 20213 min read
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Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Rating: 5 stars My hand holding a hardcover copy of Instructions for Dancing in front of a green forest. Description: "Evie Thomas...
Jul 11, 20213 min read
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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Rating: 5 stars A hardcover copy of Legendborn sits on the outer wall of a small wooden well in the woods. Description: " After her...
Jul 11, 20214 min read
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Caribbean Book Recommendations
June was Caribbean American Heritage Month, as well as Pride Month. I didn't have the capacity to put this list together last month so...
Jul 4, 20217 min read
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Transgender History, 2nd ed. by Susan Stryker
Rating: 5 stars Description: "Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a...
Jun 24, 20212 min read
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The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: “His best friend is his only vice. For seven years, Jasmine Allen’s closest friend has been the...
Jun 5, 20212 min read
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Pride Month Recommendations
Note: You'll notice that many of my recommendations are by/or about Black, transgender, and femme folx. This is because I have made a...
Jun 4, 20217 min read
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Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: “Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her...
Jun 2, 20212 min read
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While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: "Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, is doing her best to...
May 23, 20212 min read
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Arsenic and Adobo (A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery) by Mia P. Manansala
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Description: "The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes--one that...
May 21, 20212 min read
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The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: "Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to...
May 11, 20212 min read
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On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Overview: "Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette...
May 8, 20212 min read
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