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Woven in Moonlight Author: Isabel Ibañez Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 7, 2020 Publisher: Page Street Books Series: Woven in Moonlight #1 TRIGGER WARNING: gore, addiction, violence A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolución, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history. Ximena is the decoy condesa, […]
The Henna Wars Author: Adiba Jaigirdar Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: May 12, 2020 Publisher: Page Street Kids TRIGGER WARNING: racism, homophobia, bullying, a character being outed Nishat’s parents say she can be anyone she wants — as long as she isn’t a lesbian. Nishat doesn’t want to […]
Happy Chanukah!! Some of you may not know, Hanukkah is the festival of lights, and in certain tales, fairies show up as lights. To celebrate the Fae & Chanukah, we are talking about books that have become the beacon of light for us. What book or genre has […]
This week’s topic is a holiday/seasonal freebie! Unfortunately, I haven’t come across 10 books with a Chanukah theme. I’ve found two, and one was basically just a Christmas book with a ton of unflattering Jewish tropes and a Hanukkah themed … title. So I’ve decided to go with […]
One of Us is Lying Author: Karen M. McManus Genre: YA Mystery Publication Date: May 30, 2017 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: One of Us is Lying #1 TRIGGER WARNING: death, drug dealing, infidelity, substance use, controlling relationship, parental neglect/abandonment, mental illness, homophobia, mention of suicide Pay close attention […]
Our Dark Duet Author: Victoria Schwab Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 13, 2017 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Series: Monsters of Verity #2 TRIGGER WARNING: gore, violence Kate Harker isn’t afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And she’s good at it. August Flynn once yearned to be human. But […]
Welcome to December! We’re in the home stretch of this dumpster fire of a year. I still want to keep up with the trend of highlighting positive things each month, so here’s my positives for November: I made major progress in reading my ARCs. I got the 50 […]
Hey everyone and happy December! This week’s prompt is books I wish I could read again for the first time. There’s nothing like reading a book and discovering the story that’s hidden within the pages. But, it also comes with the terribly sad realization that you’ll never get […]
One to Watch Author: Kate Stayman-London Genre: Romance Publication Date: July 7, 2020 Publisher: Dial Press Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who has amazing friends, a devoted family, legions of Insta followers — and a massively broken heart. Like the rest of America, Bea […]
This week’s prompt is a Thanksgiving freebie! It’s been a super difficult year for all of us, and keeping my focus on the things that I’m grateful for is one way that I try my best to stay positive. So for this week’s top ten list, I’m going […]
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