One holiday tradition my mom always wanted to do with us but never did is celebrate Kwanzaa. She did educate me on what it is and what everything means, but we never got around to ever doing it. But now that I’m starting my own family, I wanted to do celebrate this year (even if…
DISCLAIMER I am still a YA librarian at heart, so I cater all my content towards those teens. Though I might not be in the branches, I still am buying books for and making graphics for all those librarians who depend on me to know what I’m talking about. So I read mostly YA and…
e-ALC, 10:57:34Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle ParkerRelease Date: October 28, 2025Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: December 8-9, 2025 Puck Struck, #1Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Sexism, Toxic Friendship, Sexual Content, Homophobia, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Toxic Relationship, Abandonment, DeadnamingFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Audio,…
ARC, 480 pagesRelease Date: September 23, 2025Published by: Harry N. AbramsRead from: September 4-13, 2025Stand-aloneSource: The Publisher (I received a free ARC from the publisher. I also met the author at the ALA Conference. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Abortion, Toxic FriendshipFor Readers Interested In: ARC, Coming of Age, Contemporary,…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. From Netgalley/Edelweiss: The Weekly Wrap-Up!: Sunday 08/24/24: Stacking the Shelves #648 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 08/25/24: Red Card by Maren MooreTuesday 08/26/24: TTT:Non-bookish Freebie! & Two for Tuesday: #GirlBossWednesday 08/27/24: WoW: Split the Sky by Marie ArnoldThursday 08/28/24: 13 Months Haunted…
e-Audio, 09:59:37Narrated by: Emily SheltonRelease Date: June 10, 2025Published by: Tundra Book GroupRead from: June 30-July 1, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Bullying, Alcohol, ClassismFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Sparkly Covers, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Japanese & Canadian), Realistic Fiction, Classics Retellings, Romance, YA A sweet and savory YA romance, this modern-day Japanese-Canadian twist on Emma is just…
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish and is now run by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join. This week’s topic is: Books I’d Like to Re-read! What about you? Which books would you re-read? Let me…
Narrated by: Mary Helen Gallucci, André Santana, & Natalie NaudusRelease Date: April 8, 2025Published by: Blackstone PublishingRead from: May 1-5, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Homophobia, Grief, Panic attacks/Disorders, Racism, Biphobia, SexismFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Audio, Sparkling covers, Audio, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Ashley Poston meets Becky Albertalli in this Sapphic, second-chance romance…
These themes will vary! It could be based off of some book mail I just received, pop culture, something personal to me, a headline from the news, a trend I noticed when I was buying books for my library system, etc. I hope you stick around to see all the themes and book recs I…
With the changing of seasons from summer to fall in September, do you have a favorite book that reflects the essence of this transitional period or one that you enjoy reading when the temperature cools down? Not necessarily a favorite book, more like a specific genre. Summer is when all the scary books come out…
