ARC, 406 pagesRelease Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Katherine Tegen BooksRead from: August 10- September 2, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Death, Vomit, Police Brutality, Racism, Blackface, N-word usage, Drinking, Decapitation, Bullying, Child…
Is it difficult to find new books in local bookstores? Depends on the type of books you’re looking for and where you’re looking at and last but not least, who’s looking. Because this BIPOC reader has had some difficulty finding some BIPOC books. No matter what bookstore I go to. But I also know what…
e-Audio, 09:52:45Narrated by: Carolyn KangRelease Date: May 10, 2022Published by: Books on TapeRead from: August 12-16, 2022Influencer Series, #1Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Fat Shaming/Body Shaming, Cyber-bulling, Cancer Mention, Diet & Weight Loss Talk, RacismFor Readers Interested In: Body Positivity, Enemies to Lovers, Social media, Contemporary Romance, Adult, Realistic Fiction, A gym nemesis pushes a…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! This lilting and riveting young adult debut novel about three teens entangled by secret love, open hatred, and the invisible societal constraints wrapped around people both Black and white is…
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: Top 10 School Freebie- Required Reads I Might Have Read if They Were Like This…
e-Audio, 07:12:52Narrated by: Maria Liatis & Jacob York Release Date: July 19, 2022Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: August 10-12, 2022Stand-Alone Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Misogyny, Death of a Parent, Medical Trauma, Medical Content, Car Accident with Death as a Result, GriefFor Readers Interested In: Family Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Adult Life’s Too…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. I should have known better than to forgo doing a late STS post from last week. I’m about 85% sure I forgot something. And if I did. I’ll post about it later. For Review: From Netgalley:…
e-Audio, 08:16:05Narrated by: Tyla Collier Release Date: July 26, 2022Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: August 9-10, 2022Stand-Alone Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Rape (not depicted on page), Mentions of abortion, Absent parent, Death of a grandparent (story told on page)For Readers Interested In: Family Diversity, Romance, Sports, Emotional/Hard Reads, Tear Jerkers, Realistic Fiction, YA The swoon of…
If you receive a request from an author to read his/her/their book, and you don’t have time do you suggest another way to help the author? I don’t usually get requests from authors. As a librarian who has to use certain vendors we don’t always have access to self-pubbed books. But when I do get…
e-Audio, 12:42:45Narrated by: Stacy GonzalezRelease Date: July 26, 2022Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: August 5-9, 2022Stand-Alone (BUT Author Mentioned this might be a series/companion)Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Gentrification, Racism, Racial…
