Fantasy Romance Young Adult #OwnVoices Diversity Found Family Heist Mythology Many thanks to JeanBookNerd and Katherine Tegen Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review and for inclusion on this blog tour. Quotes are taken from an […]
Me? Fangirling over a new book? I know, you’re shook, right? What is this world coming to?! Okay, so maybe it’s not that shocking, yet here we all are. I looked at this mammoth book and thought this one’s going to take a while to get through, because it’s a hefty book. Which I can […]
Welcome to the blog tour for Super Sick: Making Peace with Chronic Illness! Each stop in the tour features a fictional character who experiences chronic pain or illness. But first … an introduction! When I was asked to be a part of this blog tour, it didn’t take long for me to decide, yes, I […]
When I finished reading Super Sick by Allison Alexander, my first thought was, well, heck, how am I going to review this book?! Because, you know, as a blogger, that happens. Sometimes reviews are easy. Sometimes they’re hard. But this book was such a personal thing, and reading it is a personal journey, which makes […]
Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure Mythology Folklore Diversity African American Grief I had been waiting for this book ever since it was announced in, what, 2018? It’s been a long, harrowing wait. I’m not the person I once was. Okay, […]
Boy have I got a deal for you … because I’m frugal (read: cheap) and who doesn’t love a little two for the price of one? I actually debated whether or not to even do this post, because I don’t generally specifically seek out black artists. I mean, I do attempt to read diverse authors […]
Title: Deathless DivideAuthor: Justina IrelandSeries: Dread Nation #2Previous Series Reviews: Dread NationPublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: Balzer + BrayFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] The sequel to Dread Nation is a journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America. After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: […]
Title: Dread NationAuthor: Justina IrelandSeries: Dread Nation #1Publication Date: April 3, 2018Publisher: Balzer + BrayFormat: Kindle [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all […]
Title: Djinn Patrol on the Purple LineAuthor: Deepa AnapparaPublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: Random HouseFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Down market lanes crammed with too many people, dogs, and rickshaws, past stalls that smell of cardamom and sizzling oil, below a smoggy sky that doesn’t let through a single blade of sunlight, […]
Title: Black Girl UnlimitedAuthor: Echo BrownPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Holt/Ottaviano Format: Paperback ARC(Many thanks to Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight for sending me this) [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is […]