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Fatal Fried Rice Author: Vivien Chien Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: March 9, 2021 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Series: A Noodle Shop Mystery #7 CONTENT WARNING: murder, microaggression, infidelity Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am giving my honest opinion […]
February was a short month but it felt like it went by in the blink of an eye! I was super busy, so I didn’t get to read as much as I’d like. We got a ton of snow, so I was stuck in the house more than […]
Here’s the rules: Happy Women’s History Month! Since it’s the first #FaeFriday in March we’re going to start off with the prompt: What are some of your favorite books written by women? Wow, Kristy, way to give me literally the most difficult prompt right off the bat! I […]
A Court of Silver Flames Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 16, 2021 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #4 CONTENT WARNING: alcohol abuse, trauma, misogyny, mention of rape, attempted rape (flashback), violence, domestic violence (flashback) Nesta Archeron has always been […]
Roman and Jewel Author: Dana L. Davis Genre: YA Contemporary Publication Date: January 5, 2021 Publisher: Inkyard Press CONTENT WARNING: substance use, mention of suicide, mention of infidelity, mention of death of a parent Jerzie Jhames — do not get her started on what is in a name! […]
This week’s topic is characters whose job I wish I had, and let me tell you, it was honestly a struggle, so I gave up at 8. I clearly didn’t want to pick run of the mill jobs, so here’s what I managed to come up with: High […]
Raybearer Author: Jordan Ifueko Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: August 18, 2020 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Series: Raybearer #1 CONTENT WARNING: violence, murder, emotional abuse by a parent, misogyny Nothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you were born to destroy? […]
Jade War Author: Fonda Lee Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 23, 2019 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Green Bone Saga #2 CONTENT WARNING: murder, gun violence, gore, torture, suicide, substance use, mention of rape, mention of abortion On the island of Kekon, the Kaul family is locked in a […]
Rent a Boyfriend Author: Gloria Chao Genre: Romance Publication Date: November 10, 2020 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers CONTENT WARNING: mention of cancer Chloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend, because the truth is, she hasn’t met him yet either. She […]
Here’s the rules: It’s the last Friday in February, and this week’s prompt is: What are some of your favorite history books written by Black authors? I don’t read a lot of history, or non-fiction at all, but there have been a couple that came up on my […]
