My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Adult “See, even during a pandemic, racism never fails to insert itself into the equation.” ~p. 115 Told through the lens of Earl “Trey” Singleton as he survives his first few years living on his ownContinue reading “My Government Means to Kill Me”
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Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win
Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult (Thanks to Book Sparks for the gifted copy!) Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win is a perfect example of why diverse YA books are so needed, but also a perfect example of why YA books canContinue reading “Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win”
Year of the Tiger
Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Memoir A quote that I really appreciated: “No one is disposable or invisible.” p. 273 I’ll admit I didn’t know who Alice Wong was until very recently, but for several years now I have learned a lot aboutContinue reading “Year of the Tiger”
The Love Match
The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult (Thanks to the author for an ARC of the book and Gayatri Sethi for encouraging me to enter the giveaway! You can buy the book everywhere as of January 3, 2023.) The Love Match often gets compared toContinue reading “The Love Match”
Firekeeper’s Daughter
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult A quote that I really appreciated: “Wisdom is not bestowed. In its raw state, it is the heartbreak of knowing things you wish you didn’t.” Daunis, p. 393 This book has been on my radar ever since itsContinue reading “Firekeeper’s Daughter”
The Sunbearer Trials
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult (Also, a quick reminder that if you aren’t following me on Instagram, please do! I’m much more active there with lots of other book content and not just my reviews.) “A single choice could end the world.”Continue reading “The Sunbearer Trials”
Lost in the Never Woods
Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “A person can stand right in front of you and be dangerous without even knowing it.” ~Peter, p. 84 I do not like Peter Pan. Really, I find him in sufferable. But, something about Lost inContinue reading “Lost in the Never Woods”
The Bone Houses
The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “She reminded him of an ocean—beautiful, with enough salt to kill a man. He suspected it would take a knight or a hero of legend to impress one such as her.” ~Ellis The second I finished thisContinue reading “The Bone Houses”
Odder
Odder by Katherine Applegate, 2 hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade A quote that I really appreciated: Hope can be exhausting” Odder, p. 206 I love otters. Any time I am at a zoo or an aquarium, I always find the otters. But sea otters are the best. Sea otters are without a doubt myContinue reading “Odder”
True Biz
True Biz by Sara Novic, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Adult Fiction “…anyway, how could anyone be expected to learn history when they didn’t know the first thing about themselves?” ~February, p. 42 This book is the epitome of why I gravitate towards books by and about people with marginalizedContinue reading “True Biz”
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