I Wanna Be Where You Are is an Own Voices YA novel written by Kristina Forest starring a Black ballerina, a stinky dog, a bad boy, and a road trip! Add it to your Tbr now! https://open.spotify.com/track/3mnVgyzn5HC7Sqkn3B5zHs Click here for some ambience. Summary: Seventeen-year-old Chole Peirce has big dreams of making Ballet her career, and... Continue Reading →
This book is written in a series of vignettes by renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo and follows the life of a young Dominican American girl from Harlem. The Poet X is prefect for lovers of poetry and slam poets. “I only know that learning to believe in the power of my own words has been... Continue Reading →
“I scored a 1560 and a 34 on my SATs and ACTs respectively, and despite growing up in a “bad” area (not too far from your old stomping grounds), I have a future ahead of me that will likely include an Ivy League education, an eventual law degree, and a career in public policy. Sadly... Continue Reading →
Many of us have probably read or heard about Brock Turner, a Stanford student who raped an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. During the trial, we only knew this woman as Emily Doe, until now. Chanel Miller pens and narrates her powerful Memoir, Know My Name, to finally tell her story and humanize herself after... Continue Reading →
I considered myself to be a very inclusive reader, someone who reads books by BIPOC authors, but one glance at my Goodreads tells me that I can do better. So I decided to begin June reading Odd One Out by Nic Stone. Not only is Odd One Out an Own Voices novel, literature written by... Continue Reading →
It’s been a while since my last post and safe to say the quarantine stress finally got to me. To combat it, I threw myself into sewing and watching animal crossing streams. That was great and all, but I was not able to focus on reading nor creating content for this blog. I’m feeling much... Continue Reading →
Everleigh Blair is a noblewoman turned orphan turned Gladiator turned Queen and the star of the Crown of Shards. This underrated series falls under the adult fantasy genre and shares similar themes to Game of Throne. What sets this series apart from other fantasy novels is that in this universe, there is a way to... Continue Reading →
I don’t want this story to end! However, I am excited for the conclusion of this series. After Kuranosuke wraps up a photo shoot at Mr. Fish’s building, he flirts his way to the top floor and meets Fayong, Fish’s secretary and childhood friend, instead of snitching to her boss that Kuranosuke has come for... Continue Reading →
I don’t always read YA novels, and when I’m not reading them, you can bet I’m reading a contemporary romance! The Swedish Prince piqued my interest because it's marketed as a Roman Holiday retelling. However, The Swedish Prince promises a Happy Ever After. Summary This story opens up with Maggie and her friend Sam discussing... Continue Reading →
Another Friday, another volume of Princess Jellyfish to review. This week we’re reviewing volume six and I’m giving it 5 stars! ★★★★★ In the previous Volume of Princess Jellyfish, Kuranosuke decided that the Jellyfish brand need to put their clothes in an exhibition. However, while explaining the exhibition to the rest of the Amars, Chieko’s... Continue Reading →
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