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My June Reading Wrap-Up!
June was a slow month for me, in regards to reading, thanks to an increase in my workload and a couple of successful Pride Month outings.
Jul 73 min read
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9 Queer BIPOC Books
Pride Month ain’t over yet! I’ve got 9 Queer BIPOC Books for y’all to enjoy.
Jun 273 min read
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36 Amazing Book Recs to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day
I took a little break from posting & now I'm back to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day!
Apr 32 min read
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My New Arrivals: 12 books I recently received
Whenever I'm feeling hopeless, I try to to find something to look forward to like a get together with my friends or a new book.
Mar 243 min read
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Banned Books Club - Book 4 - Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi has been banned in school districts in the following states: Texas, Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin, & Kentucky...
Feb 223 min read
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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1916-2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
This book has been on my tbr for some time. I kept telling myself I should read it. I knew I would love it but I also knew that it was one..
Jul 17, 20242 min read
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The Best Books Of The 21st Century According To Me
I'm often at odds with the choices that The New York Times makes so here are my best books of the 21st century.
Jul 10, 20248 min read
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💖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...
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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September Wrap-Up
Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 3.75 stars Rep: Black American (Biracial, Southern) This contemporary fiction novel is about two...
Oct 11, 20227 min read
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Peter Darling by Austin Chant
Finally finished this book! My boyfriend got it for me a couple of months ago and it was on my Pride tbr, but my mood kept shifting 😅...
Aug 4, 20222 min read
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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)...
Aug 1, 20221 min read
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May Reading Reviews
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: 16 Retellings of Asian Myths and Legends edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman Rating: 5/5 stars Click...
May 31, 202217 min read
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Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala
Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Representation: Filipina-American, PTSD, Black, Latinx, South Asian & Disabled Content warning:...
Mar 14, 20222 min read
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Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
Thank you to NetGalley for the electronic advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult -...
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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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...
Jan 3, 20222 min read
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My favorite books of 2021
Happy New Year! These are the books I enjoyed reading the most in 2021. You can find the list below this collage. Listed by genre: Poetry...
Dec 31, 20212 min read
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So Many Beginnings by Bethany C. Morrow
Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Representation: African American, possibly Asexual (there wasn't an understanding of asexuality...
Dec 15, 20212 min read
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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Rating: 5 stars Genre: SciFi/Fantasy Representation: Indigenous, Transgender, Queer, Nonbinary, Blind (author: Black Indigenous)...
Nov 27, 20212 min read
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Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
Rating: 4 stars Genre: Romance Spice: 🔥🔥🔥 (out of 4) Representation: Fat-positive, sex-positive, dyslexia Description: Marcus...
Sep 11, 20210 min read
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The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
Rating: 4 stars Genre: Romance Description: When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she...
Sep 8, 20212 min read
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