I've been on a bit of a romance kick lately - I think it's something about the heat and the laziness of summer that's drawing me to them! So here's a quick list of some of the romances that I've really enjoyed recently. Start HereI will never shut up about this book! Start Here is … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | romances
I read The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde during June, which was Pride month! It was the group read for the Queer Lit Readathon, which I took part in. As a rock star drummer in the hit band The Brightsiders, Emmy King’s life should be perfect. But there’s nothing the paparazzi love more than watching a … Continue reading the brightsiders review
I've read a lot of really great books so far this year - so I thought I would mention five books that I LOVED. This isn't in any particular order. FreshwaterDeliciously dark, Freshwater is Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel about fractured selves. Ada's alternate selves (Asụghara and Saint Vincent) develop after she is sexually assaulted, and protect … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | best books of 2018 (so far!)
Sorry this is only going up at this time of day - I had it scheduled to go up but forgot to write the post in time!! Anywho, this is a brief list of some of my favourite diverse YA contemporaries - my favourite genre! Radio Silence I gotta start this list off with one … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | diverse YA contemporaries
June was a big month for me - I started my internship at Faber & Faber, participated in the Ramadan Readathon and a Pride readathon. I also decided to focus a bit more on mental health, so I invited a bunch of people to guest post on here too! Reviews All Out Final Draft From … Continue reading june monthly wrap-up
There isn't enough F/F in Young Adult, and that's a fact. Here are my top 5 F/F Young Adult books. Final Draft by Riley RedgateLaila is a teenage writer who is also fat, biracial and pansexual who falls for her Korean best friend. I loved the friends to lovers trope in this - tropes are … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | F/F YA
I received Final Draft by Riley Redgate via Netgalley from the publisher. All views are my own. The only sort of risk 18-year-old Laila Piedra enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her … Continue reading final draft review
If you think I've got a lot of hardcopy books, you've got another thing coming - I have infinitely more Kindle books. I'm a bit of a guru for finding deals and sales for diverse books that I want to read. So here's a list of my top 5 books on my Kindle! The Astonishing … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | books on my kindle
Today I am delighted to have an interview with Less Than Three press, a queer romance press! Tell me a little bit about Less Than Three Press! What are your guiding principles/ideas? We are a queer romance press run by, fittingly enough, three people. Our focus is on happy endings for EVERYONE. Not just the … Continue reading focus on: less than three press
It is very apt for me to talk about All Out during June, which is Pride Month! All Out is a collection of queer YA short stories which I received for my birthday back in April. From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to two … Continue reading all out review
