May 3117 minMay Reading ReviewsA Thousand Beginnings and Endings: 16 Retellings of Asian Myths and Legends edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman Rating: 5/5 stars Click...
Mar 82 minBitter by Akwaeke EmeziThank you to NetGalley for the electronic advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult -...
Jan 232 minIron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoRating: 5 Stars! Genre: YA Science Fiction Representation: Canadian-Chinese author, Chinese, Disabled, and Polyamory (specifically...
Jan 101 minMy Anticipated Releases of 2022Arranged by release date (which publishers may changes). January 25 The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk...
Jan 52 minThe Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. Garrity & Christopher BaldwinThank you, NetGalley, Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing, and Margaret K. McElderry Books for the electronic ARC of this book in...
Dec 31, 20212 minMy favorite books of 2021Happy 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 15, 20212 minSo Many Beginnings by Bethany C. MorrowRating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Representation: African American, possibly Asexual (there wasn't an understanding of asexuality...
Dec 11, 20213 minFirekeeper's Daughter by Angeline BoulleyRating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult Thriller Representation: Indigenous (Ojibwe), Mixed-race, gay (minimal), Black Indigenous (minimal)...
Nov 29, 20212 minElatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Rating: 5 stars Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy Fiction Representation: Indigenous (Lipan Apache), Asexual, Diverse Content Warning: Discussion...
Nov 12, 20213 minRedemptor by Jordan IfuekoRating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Dark-skinned Black folx, Asexuality Themes: Justice, reparations, power, guilt, chosen...
Oct 29, 20212 minOpium and Absinthe by Lydia KangRating: 4.5 stars Representation: (mixed kinda) & immigrants Content Warnings: addiction, gore/blood, murder, sexual assault, and spousal...
Oct 13, 20212 minWe Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay MejiaRating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Queer, Sapphic, Latinx Content Warnings: Violence & Gaslighting Description In this...
Oct 10, 20213 minWe Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay MejiaRating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Latinx/Latine, Queer, LGBTQ+, Sapphic Description At the Medio School for Girls,...
Sep 23, 20212 minRaybearer by Jordan IfuekoRating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Description: Nothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you...
Sep 6, 20213 minHow Moon Fuentez fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez GillilandRating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance (w/magical realism) Description: The Hating Game meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in this...
Sep 3, 20214 minLatinx Heritage MonthSeptember 15 - October 15 Before I dive into my book recommendations, I just want to provide more information on this month and the...
Aug 26, 20212 minRadha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha SharmaRating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance Description: Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world... until...
Aug 11, 20212 minThis Poison Heart by Kalynn BayronRating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Description Ever since she can remember, Briseis has had power over plants. Flowers bloom in her...
Aug 8, 20212 minBlackout by Dhonielle Clayton & MoreRating: 5 Stars Genre: Young Adult Romance Description "A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown...
Aug 5, 20212 minLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoRating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance Description: That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love...