Stacking the Shelves #372 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. For Review:  From the Library:  Bought:  Weekly Wrap-Up:  Sunday 05/03/2020:Stacking the Shelves #371 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 05/04/20: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Tuesday 05/05/20:  Top 10 Tuesday: Wedding Quoteables! Wednesday 05/06/20: Waiting on Wednesday: Concrete Rose by…

Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kenneally

e-ARC, 352 pages Release Date: May 5, 2020Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Read from: May 3-8, 2020Stand-aloneSource: 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: N/AFor fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, YA       A…

Book Blogger Hop: Blogging Tings!!!

What platform do you use for your blog? Interesting Question! Especially since I just recently (and by just recently I mean it’s been a week lol) switched from Blogger to WordPress. So far I like the bigger space of WordPress and the freedom of owning my own domain. I’m also looking into doing some re-branding…

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

E-Audio, 04:36:37Narrated by: Barry BucknerRelease Date: March 3, 2020Published by:  Little Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: May 1-4, 2020Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Hate Speech (Racism) For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade, Social Justice      From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one…

WoW: Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav…

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 432 pages Release Date: May 5, 2020 Published by: Quill Tree Books Read from: April 29-May 3, 2020 Stand-alone 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: Parental Death, Grief, Plane Crash, Stalking, Sexual Assault…

All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban

E-Audio, 09:31:49 Narrated by: Kate Rudd  Release Date:  March 17, 2020 Published by:  HarperTeen Read from: April 27-28, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive)  TW:  Death, Suicide For fans of: YA, Thriller, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction (Kind of)      This thrilling debut, reminiscent of new fan favorites like One of Us Is Lying and the beloved classics by Agatha Christie,…

Book Blogger Hop: Quoteables!

Quote your favorite author!          As soon as I saw this, I knew this one was going to be difficult. I have so many lol I can’t just pick one! So, here’s a couple! “Maybe the princess could save herself.” “That sounds like a pretty good story too.”   -Fairest by Marissa Meyer “What’s…

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