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5 days ago2 min read
Midnight, Forbidden, and Breathless by Beverly Jenkins
Beverly Jenkins took over January for me! One thing I know I can count on when I pick up her books is that the happy endings will include...
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Feb 73 min read
Banned Books Club - Book 2 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi has been banned in school districts in the following states: Florida, Maryland, Virginia, Iowa, Wyoming, Texas...
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Feb 12 min read
Black History Month: We're Still Here
It's important to remember: We existed in the past. We exist now. And we will continue to exist in the future.
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Jan 303 min read
Banned Books Club - Book 1- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Last Night at the Telegraph Club has been banned in school districts in the following states: North Carolina, Florida, Utah...
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Jan 123 min read
AfroLatine Authors by Bookish AfroLatina
AfroLatine authors I want to share with y'all.
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Dec 14, 20242 min read
November Reading Wrap-Up
Let’s get into my November reading wrap-up! I read 6 books last month: 3 Fantasy, 1 Sci-Fi Graphic Novel, 1 Historical Fiction, and 1...
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Nov 25, 20242 min read
Puerto Rican Heritage Month: A Pair of Book Recommendations
Friends, I have a pairing of two fantastic books for you! But before I get into it, I need to set the stage. My maternal family have...
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Jul 10, 20248 min read
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.
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Jun 21, 20244 min read
May Reading Wrap-Up
I finally have some time to share my May reading wrap-up! I got married this June and the planning has been all-consuming for so long...
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Jun 20, 20242 min read
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
Format: audiobook via Libby app After seeing this book pop up on my timeline quite a lot, I thought I’d add it to my TBR. I didn’t want...
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Oct 11, 20227 min read
September Wrap-Up
Where Wild Peaches Grow - Cade Bentley 3.75 stars Rep: Black American (Biracial, Southern) This contemporary fiction novel is about two...
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Jun 23, 20222 min read
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,...
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Jun 21, 20222 min read
Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa by Julian Randall
Rating: 5 stars (HANDS DOWN!) Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction/Adventure Representation: Dominican-American (Chicago), Queer...
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May 31, 202217 min read
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...
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May 3, 20222 min read
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
Soooooo I bought this beautiful dress last year that ended up matching my current favorite Romance of this year... A Caribbean Heiress in...
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Jan 9, 20221 min read
My Anticipated Releases of 2022
Arranged by release date (which publishers may changes). January 25 The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk...
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Dec 31, 20212 min read
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...
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Dec 15, 20212 min read
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...
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Oct 29, 20212 min read
Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang
Rating: 4.5 stars Representation: (mixed kinda) & immigrants Content Warnings: addiction, gore/blood, murder, sexual assault, and spousal...
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Oct 22, 20213 min read
The Conductors by Nicole Glover
Rating: 4 stars Genre(s): Historical Fiction, SciFi/Fantasy, Mystery, Romance Representation: Black characters, transgender man, racial...
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