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Aug 29, 20231 min read
💖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, 20222 min read
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 😅...
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Aug 1, 20221 min read
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)...
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Mar 14, 20222 min read
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:...
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Jan 3, 20222 min read
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...
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Nov 11, 20213 min read
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Dark-skinned Black folx, Asexuality Themes: Justice, reparations, power, guilt, chosen...
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Oct 17, 20213 min read
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,...
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Sep 8, 20212 min read
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...
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Sep 3, 20214 min read
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...
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Aug 27, 20213 min read
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...
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Aug 8, 20212 min read
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...
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Jul 11, 20213 min read
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...
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Jul 11, 20214 min read
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...
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Jun 27, 20212 min read
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,...
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Jun 24, 20212 min read
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...
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Jun 22, 20212 min read
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...
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Jun 5, 20212 min read
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...
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Jun 4, 20217 min read
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...
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Apr 5, 20212 min read
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....
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Mar 22, 20211 min read
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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