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! In this riveting, keenly emotional debut fantasy, a Black teen from Houston has her world upended when she learns about her godly ancestry—and with evil sinking its claws into humans…
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 Books I Loved but Never Reviewed! This one was a bit hard for…
With this month being Romance Awareness Month, I wanted to touch on something that I didn’t realize was an issue until I became a librarian. I’m a YA librarian, but since I’m 1 of 2 people at my branch that actually read, and the ONLY one who actually reads romance, I have to do the…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. From the Library: I swear, ALL MY AUDIO HOLDS COME IN AT THE SAME TIME! I got in a physical hold this week too! Sucks that it came in when there’s 5446489152084 books that released on…
E-Audio, 09:16:46Narrated by: Kyla GarciaRelease Date: June 16, 2020Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: July 31- August 5, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Large Natural Disaster, Death, Spousal AbuseFor fans of: Historical Fiction, Romance, Adult, Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the…
Do you read books by diverse authors or books with diverse characters (such as LGBT, ethnic minorities, religious minorities, etc)? If yes, do you have any book recommendations? Do you visit indie and/or used bookstores? Also, have you ever worked in any? YES. I try to ALWAYS and mostly promote diverse books. That’s my main…
e-ARC, 384 pages Release Date: August 4, 2020Published by: Avon Read from: August 1-5, 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: Mentions of a stalker and break-in, AnxietyFor fans of: Romance, Diverse Voices,…
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! The Awakening of Malcolm X is a powerful narrative account of the activist’s adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning…
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 Books with Colors in the Title! –Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith–The Black Flamingo…
E-Audio, 10:42:19Narrated by: Jenni Barber, Jayme Mattler, Dan Bittner, Inés del Castillo, Jonathan Davis, Gibson Frazier, Madeleine Maby, Soneela Nankani, Jackie Sanders, Candace Thaxton, & Jesse VilinskyRelease Date: June 30, 2020Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio Read from: July 28-31, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Death For fans of: Thrillers, Mystery, Suspense, YA, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Standalone …
