Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi is a Nigerian-influenced fantasy novel that absolutely blew me away. Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC. In the walled city of Kos, corrupt mages can magically call forth sin from a sinner in the form of sin-beasts – lethal creatures spawned from feelings of guilt. … Continue reading beasts made of night review
Wild by Hannah Moskowitz is a brilliant YA book that talks honestly about diversity, relationships, and the possibility of literally running away from your problems. Zack Ramos is training for two things: being a parent to his twelve-year-old sister once his mother's early-onset Alzheimer's (the same kind he and his sister each have a 50% … Continue reading wild review
Oh my word. I was provided with City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson through Netgalley - I honestly didn't really know what it was about when I first started reading. I'd just seen it recommended on Twitter and thought I'd give it a go. THANK YOU TWITTER! (There are trigger warnings for murder, … Continue reading city of saints & thieves review
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of Jennifer Gold's On the Spectrum through Netgalley. All of my opinions are my own. Growing up in the shadow of a famous mother, Clara has never felt good about her body. Now, at sixteen, she has an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. After a social media … Continue reading on the spectrum review
Grrls on the Side by Carrie Pack is a recent publication by Interlude Press that I was given through Netgalley. All opinions are my own. The year is 1994 and alternative is in. But not for alternative girl Tabitha Denton; she hates her life. She is uninterested in boys, lonely, and sidelined by former friends … Continue reading grrrls on the side review
Chris Bellows is just trying to get through high school and survive being the only stepchild in the social-climbing Fontaine family, whose recently diminished fortune hasn’t dimmed their desire to mingle with Upper East Side society. Chris sometimes feels more like a maid than part of the family. But when Chris’s stepsister Kimberly begins dating … Continue reading my fairy godmother is a drag queen
Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn’t sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan, sort of, one that’s going to help her figure out this whole “Puerto Rican lesbian” thing. She’s interning with … Continue reading juliet takes a breath review
I was kindly provided Future Leaders of Nowhere by Netgalley. All of the opinions expressed are my own. Finn and Willa have been picked as team leaders in the future leader camp game. The usually confident Finn doesn’t know what’s throwing her more, the fact she’s leading a team of highly unenthusiastic overachievers or coming … Continue reading future leaders of nowhere
For me, summer = more time to read. I thought I would put together a huge list of some of the diverse books being released this June, July, and August - I know my TBR has suffered because of it! Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Makenzi Lee (bisexual) Saints and Misfits - S.K. Ali … Continue reading diverse summer releases
I honestly can't believe that it is June already - how has half of the year flown by so quickly?! June means many things, but one of which is that it is Pride Month! Here is my tentative TBR of books that I already own but haven't yet read. Lesbian: Knit One, Girl Two by Shira … Continue reading pride month: a tentative TBR
