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The Inheritance Games by  Jennifer Lynn Barnes || Knives Out for a YA Audience

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes || Knives Out for a YA Audience

Content Tags: Young Adult     Contemporary     Mystery     Thriller     Enemies-to-lovers     Love Triangle     Perfect for readers who want: Fast-paced thriller mystery Books along the lines of Knives Out Lots of riddles and clues to solve A Cinderella story turned on its side Sibling bonds Lots of […]

Loretta Little Looks Back by Andrea Davis Pinkney || Life Under The Wings of Jim Crow

Loretta Little Looks Back by Andrea Davis Pinkney || Life Under The Wings of Jim Crow

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Historical     Civil Rights     Family Bonds     Diversity     Disability Rep     Racism     Child Abuse     Slavery/Jim Crow     Perfect for readers who want: Historical fiction about sharecropping. Stories based on real accounts under Jim Crow. The ugly truth […]

The Sisters of Straygarden Place by Hayley Chewins || An Atmospheric MG Mystery

The Sisters of Straygarden Place by Hayley Chewins || An Atmospheric MG Mystery

Posted September 18, 2020 in blog tour, book review, fantasy, four stars, mid-grade, mystery / 1 Comment

Content Tags: Middle Grade     Fantasy     Mystery     Sibling Bonds     Death     Perfect for readers who want: Sibling bonds between sisters. Gorgeous, poetic prose, bordering on a light Gothic-y style. A minor mystery to be solved. Light creepy moments that give you pause. Character-driven story that’ll pull you […]

The Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons || The Past Finally Comes Back to Bite Them

The Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons || The Past Finally Comes Back to Bite Them

Content Tags: Fantasy     Epic Fantasy     Dark Fantasy     Dragons     LGBTQ     Anti-Heroes     Gray Characters     Gore     Death     Perfect for readers who want: Dark epic fantasy filled with dry, irreverent sarcasm. Footnotes adding character voice, as characters “write” the book. Well-lived-in […]

10 Reasons to Read A Chorus of Dragons (Hint: One of Them Is In the Title)

10 Reasons to Read A Chorus of Dragons (Hint: One of Them Is In the Title)

Not gonna lie: this series is a beast, and each book could easily qualify as a potentially lethal weapon in its own right. I get it. It can be intimidating. But allow me a second, if I may, to convince you why you absolutely should pick this series up. I promise I’ll even do better […]

The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen || Let the Money Dance Begin

The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen || Let the Money Dance Begin

Content Tags: Young Adult     Fantasy     Romance     LGBTQ+     High Fantasy     Dark Fantasy     Death     Gore     Perfect for readers who want: Enemies-to-lovers or ill-fated lovers romance tropes Caste-structured world that’s easy to fall into and live in A rebirth system of gods […]

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko || A Magical, Dangerous African-Inspired World

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko || A Magical, Dangerous African-Inspired World

Young Adult     Fantasy     High Fantasy     LGBTQ+     #OwnVoices     West African     Diversity     Misogyny     Emotional Abuse     Many thanks to Hear Our Voices and Amulet Books for a copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review and for inclusion on this tour. […]

This Is My America by Kim Johnson || Painful Truths About Living As A Black American

This Is My America by Kim Johnson || Painful Truths About Living As A Black American

Contemporary     Young Adult     Sibling Bonds     Diversity     Racism     Hate Crimes     Death     Many thanks to Rockstar Book Tours and Random House Books for Young Readers for a copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review and for inclusion on this blog tour. Quotes are […]

This Eternity of Masks and Shadows by Karsten Knight || Diverse Gods on the Loose

This Eternity of Masks and Shadows by Karsten Knight || Diverse Gods on the Loose

Fantasy     Young Adult     Mystery     Death     Gore     Suicide     Pedicide     Diversity     Mythology     LGBTQ     Many thanks to the author and RockStar Books for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Quotes are taken from an unfinished version […]