Lioness of Punjab by Anita Jari Kharbanda, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “I have learned to stay away from those who want to find fault with me, who try to extinguish the fire within me. I am afraid if I allow them to do it long enough, theyContinue reading “Lioness of Punjab”
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Debating Darcy
Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “It’s not that guy’s hadn’t been jerks to be more in school or on the road, but this felt different, worse somehow, because it was so quiet…This felt like those same guys had come into the privacy ofContinue reading “Debating Darcy”
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “The unbearable regret of knowing it’s your fault that their sacarifice wasn’t worth it.” Vero, p. 51 Phew. The past two months have been a lot, but I’m back with reviews! And I’m startingContinue reading “Breathe and Count Back from Ten”
If I Tell You the Truth
If I Tell You the Truth by Jasmin Kaur, 464 pages, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “this world is too heavy; can I put it down somewhere?” ~Kiran, p. 293 (Thanks to Gayatri Sethi for recommending this book! Also, please note the content warnings Kaur includes to ensureContinue reading “If I Tell You the Truth”
All My Rage
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir, 384 pages, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult “We plan. We dream. We hope.” ~Misbah, p. 213 If you aren’t feeling rage about 2/3 of the way through this book, you’re not human. That said, this was such a good book that IContinue reading “All My Rage”
Dawn Raid
Dawn Raid by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith, Illustrated by Mat Hunkin, 224 pages, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Young Adult “I carried on walking, trying to act like I didn’t care, but I did.” ~Sofia, p. 11 It’s AAPI Heritage Month! So this month I’m reading a variety of books byContinue reading “Dawn Raid”
One for All
One for All by Lillie Lainoff, 400 pages, Can be read in a couple of evenings depending on your speed, Young Adult “I was nothing; I was an amalgamation of wrongs.” ~Tania, p. 32 (Thanks to Lucy for help taking this photo! Not exactly how I wanted it to look but we had fun taking it!)Continue reading “One for All”
Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions
Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Hillon, 294 pages, Can be read in a couple of evenings depending on your speed, Young Adult “We’re all great at pretending. Until we’re not.” ~Sunny, p. 159 (Thanks to 22Debuts for gifting me this book!) I don’t know what I expected when I picked up thisContinue reading “Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions”
The Thief
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, 280 pages, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult “Don’t match your weakness against your opponent’s strength?” Saphos (Thanks to Preeti Chhibber for recommending this series on the Desi Geek Girls podcast!) The Thief is about one of my favorite plot devices: A heist! WeContinue reading “The Thief”
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, 444 pages, Can be read in about a week depending on your speed, Young Adult “That’s the problem. We let people say stuff, and they say it so much that it becomes okay to them and normal for us. What’s the point of having a voice if you’re gonnaContinue reading “The Hate U Give”
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