💖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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- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
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 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)...
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
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:...
- 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...
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
In The Dream House: a memoir by Carmen Maria Machado
Rating: 4 stars Genre: Memoir Representation: Queer, Lesbian, WLW Content Warning: Partner abuse, Psychological abuse, Gaslighting,...
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
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 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 27, 2021
- 3 min
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 8, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Jul 11, 2021
- 3 min
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, 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 27, 2021
- 2 min
While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory
Rating: 4 stars Description: “Ben Stephens has never bothered with serious relationships. He has plenty of casual dates to keep him busy,...
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
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 22, 2021
- 2 min
Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues by Monique W. Morris
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Description: "A groundbreaking and visionary call to action on educating and supporting girls of color, from the...
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
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 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...
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
Rating: 4.5/5 Synopsis: Grace Porter just woke up in a bed by herself in Vegas with a note from her...wife? This is not what Porters do....
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
The Pretty One by Keah Brown
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars! Summary: Keah Brown opens herself to the world in a series of essays about her experiences as a Black...
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