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YA Mini Reviews || Strong Leading Ladies

YA Mini Reviews || Strong Leading Ladies

Today’s theme is strong leading ladies in YA, and I come to you with three different selections to enjoy. I like all sorts of protagonists, but think I’ll always be particularly partial to strong leading ladies. There’s just something about them that I can admire and really get behind and appreciate. You know the type […]

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara || An Atmospheric Mystery Set in India

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara || An Atmospheric Mystery Set in India

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, […]

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

Title: All the Stars and TeethAuthor: Adalyn GracePublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: ImprintFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Set in a kingdom where danger lurks beneath the sea, mermaids seek vengeance with song, and magic is a choice, Adalyn Grace’s All the Stars and Teeth is a thrilling fantasy for fans of Stephanie […]

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown || Black Girl Magic … Literally

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown || Black Girl Magic … Literally

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 […]

Burn the Dark by S.A. Hunt || Supernatural Meets Buffy

Burn the Dark by S.A. Hunt || Supernatural Meets Buffy

Title: Burn the DarkAuthor: S.A. HuntPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: TorFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Supernatural meets Stranger Things in award-winning author S. A. Hunt’s Burn the Dark, first in the Malus Domestica horror action-adventure series about a punk YouTuber on a mission to bring down witches, one vid at a time. […]

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera || Superheroes and Brotherly Bonds

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera || Superheroes and Brotherly Bonds

Title: Infinity SonAuthor: Adam SilveraPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, bestselling author Adam Silvera’s Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making. Growing up in New York, brothers […]

A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer || Mysterious Magic and Wonderful World-building

A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer || Mysterious Magic and Wonderful World-building

Title: A Heart So Fierce and BrokenAuthor: Brigid KemmererPublication Date: January 7, 2020Series: Cursebreaker #2Previous Reviews: A Curse So Dark and LonelyPublisher: Bloomsbury YAFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] In the sequel to New York Times bestselling A Curse So Dark and Lonely, Brigid Kemmerer returns to the world of Emberfall in a […]

F*ck Your Diet by Chloé Hilliard || Society and Sass

F*ck Your Diet by Chloé Hilliard || Society and Sass

Title: F*ck Your Diet: And Other Things My Thighs Tell Me Author: Chloé HilliardPublication Date: January 7, 2020Publisher: Gallery BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Fans of Issa Rae and Phoebe Robinson will love this collection of laugh-out-loud funny and insightful essays that explore race, feminism, pop culture, and how society reinforces the […]