juliet takes a breath review

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 …

future leaders of nowhere

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 …

diverse summer releases

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 …

pride month: a tentative TBR

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 …

seafarer’s kiss interview and giveaway

Having long wondered what lives beyond the ice shelf, nineteen-year-old mermaid Ersel learns of the life she wants when she rescues and befriends Ragna, a shield-maiden stranded on the merfolk’s glacier. But when Ersel’s childhood friend and suitor catches them together, he gives Ersel a choice: Say goodbye to Ragna or face justice at the …

seven tears at high tide review

I have only one question: why the hell did it take me so long to read this book? The sea holds many secrets ... Kevin Luong walks to the ocean’s edge with a broken heart. Remembering a legend his mother told him, he lets seven tears fall into the sea. “I just want one summer—one …

asian lit bingo

#AsianLitBingo is a very exciting project created by Shenwei at READING (AS)(I)AM (AM)ERICA. Check out the master post to read the guidelines and find the link-ups. Here is my (tentative) TBR: LGBT+ Asian MC: Seven Tears at High Tide by CB Lee West Asian MC: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh Asian Muslim …

AVA Readathon complete!

So you may remember that during April I planned to take part in the A Very ARC Readathon - well, I am happy to say that I can now report my findings back to you! I planned to read (and finished!): Nasty Women | Stay With Me | Juliet Takes a Breath I didn't get …

#mentalhealthmonday – a tragic kind of wonderful review

A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom - terrible name, pretty good book. Fair warning: there will be some spoilers.  For sixteen-year-old Mel Hannigan, bipolar disorder makes life unpredictable. Her latest struggle is balancing her growing feelings in a new relationship with her instinct to keep everyone at arm’s length. And when a former friend confronts …

how to make a wish blog tour

How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Release Date: May 2nd 2017 Genre: Young Adult, GLBT, Contemporary Synopsis: All seventeen year-old Grace Glasser wants is her own life. A normal life in which she sleeps in the same bed for longer than three months and doesn't have to scrounge for …