💖Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert💖
I read this book in January but ended up running out of steam to write and share my review. So here it is: Talia Hibbert's first YA book...
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- Oct 11, 2022
- 7 min
September Wrap-Up
Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 3.75 stars Rep: Black American (Biracial, Southern) This contemporary fiction novel is about two...
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
A teen love story for the ages! Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Romance Representation: Black American teens, disability (side character)...
- Jun 23, 2022
- 2 min
The Marvellers (Book 1) by Dhonielle Clayton
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Representation: Black American, Creole, African (Ghanaian, Nigerian, and more), Arab, Irish,...
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
When We Make It by Elizabet Velasquez
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult - Novel in Verse Representation: Nuyorican girl, poverty Content Warnings: rape, classism, abuse, teen...
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Dark-skinned Black folx, Asexuality Themes: Justice, reparations, power, guilt, chosen...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Description: Nothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you...
- Sep 3, 2021
- 4 min
Latinx Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15 Before I dive into my book recommendations, I just want to provide more information on this month and the...
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
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 5, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
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 18, 2021
- 3 min
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 11, 2021
- 4 min
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 mother...
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
Teen/Young Adult | Mystery/Fantasy/Magical Realism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Description: "Ropa dropped out of school to become a...
- Jun 6, 2021
- 3 min
Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Synopsis: “A romantic, heart-felt, and whimsical YA novel about letting go of the past, figuring out what you...
- Jun 4, 2021
- 7 min
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...
- May 29, 2021
- 2 min
The Hazards of Love, Vol. 1 by Stan Stanley
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: The Hazards of Love follows the story of a queer teen from Queens who makes some mistakes, gets...
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
The Mothers: A Novel by Brit Bennett
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Summary: "It is the last season of high school life for Nadia Turner, a rebellious, grief-stricken,...
- Mar 13, 2021
- 5 min
Women's History Month Book Recommendations
Beginner Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Penelope Bagieu A graphic history book with mini biographies on "rebel ladies" from...
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Summary: Crystal Maldonado's debut book Fat Chance, Charlie Vega follows a "Fat brown girl in a white...
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