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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


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


Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Rating: 5 Stars! Genre: YA Science Fiction Representation: Canadian-Chinese author, Chinese, Disabled, and Polyamory (specifically...
Jan 23, 20222 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...
Jan 9, 20221 min read


The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. Garrity & Christopher Baldwin
Thank you, NetGalley, Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing, and Margaret K. McElderry Books for the electronic ARC of this book in...
Jan 5, 20222 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...
Dec 31, 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...
Dec 15, 20212 min read


Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult Thriller Representation: Indigenous (Ojibwe), Mixed-race, gay (minimal), Black Indigenous (minimal)...
Dec 11, 20213 min read


Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy Fiction Representation: Indigenous (Lipan Apache), Asexual, Diverse Content Warning: Discussion...
Nov 29, 20212 min read


Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Dark-skinned Black folx, Asexuality Themes: Justice, reparations, power, guilt, chosen...
Nov 11, 20213 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...
Oct 29, 20212 min read


We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Queer, Sapphic, Latinx Content Warnings: Violence & Gaslighting Description In this...
Oct 13, 20212 min read


We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Latinx/Latine, Queer, LGBTQ+, Sapphic Description At the Medio School for Girls,...
Oct 10, 20213 min read


Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Description: Nothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you...
Sep 23, 20212 min read


How Moon Fuentez fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Rating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance (w/magical realism) Description: The Hating Game meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in this...
Sep 6, 20213 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...
Sep 3, 20214 min read


Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma
Rating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance Description: Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world... until...
Aug 26, 20212 min read


This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Description Ever since she can remember, Briseis has had power over plants. Flowers bloom in her...
Aug 11, 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...
Aug 8, 20212 min read


Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance Description: That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love...
Aug 5, 20212 min read
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