What impresses me most is this book’s capability to tackle important, big issues, such as poverty and sexism, in such a simple, comprehensible way. AMAL UNBOUND, as[…]
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Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne : spaceships and survival and jane eyre
I like this book more than I care to admit. Look, I’ll be honest: you could set anything in space, and I’ll all but guarantee I’ll like it. Once[…]
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Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian : ice cream and friendship and summer
This, unfortunately, is a solid no from me. Look, I have nothing against fluffy contemporaries. Nothing at all. In fact, I like to seek them out, because they’re refreshing.[…]
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I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Foreman : friendship in NYC in a day
Hi, all! I know I’ve been scarce lately (because I’m working on my WIP that is slowly killing me #funtimes) but I’m back for better of for worse. Today[…]
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More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer : emotions and gaming and jujitsu
I AM A MESS OF EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW. I love this one so, so much. The concept. The plot. The heartrending scenes, the emotional scenes, the pure adrenaline scenes.[…]
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In Search of Us by Ava Dellaira : mothers and daughters and road trips
This was emotional and heavy and so, so good. IN SEARCH OF US follows Marilyn and Angie, mother and daughter, at seventeen years of age. And let me just say,[…]
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This Heart of Mine by CC Hunter : transplants and mysteries in Houston
The first thing you should know is that this book is perfect. Yes, I’m totally serious. What I absolutely loved about THIS HEART OF MINE is[…]
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Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough (Blog Tour!)
This is beautiful and powerful and absolutely necessary. It’s historical fiction novel written in alternating verse and prose, exploring the life of seventeenth century painter Artemisia[…]
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Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody : magic and street gangs and red lipstick appreciation #bless
This was absolutely marvelous. Look, any book out there promising a quirky city that is twisted and disturbing and magical is sure to catch my attention. I just really[…]
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The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton : flowers and desserts and court intrigue #yaasqueen
I’ve got to hand it to THE BELLES: there is nothing I like more than pretty pink flowery books with darkness and stabbing and political intrigue going on inside, amid[…]
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A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard : awkardness and adorableness and anxiety
This book is an even mixture of the adorable and the serious, which is an oddly satisfying quality to see. And, more than anything else, Sara Barnard’s ability to[…]
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Reign the Earth by AC Gaughen : magic and deserts and political intrigue
This was nothing like I first made it out to be. Starting with the subject material. See that cover? How bright and cheerfully illustrated? I actually thought[…]
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