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…

Clique Bait by Ann Valett

e-ARC, 368 pages            Release Date: April 28, 2020 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: April 20-29, 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: Bullying For fans of: Pretty Little Liars,…

WoW: Smash It by Francina Simone

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!      Refreshingly authentic and bold . . . a smashing #ownvoices novel from popular BookTuber Francina Simone!     Olivia “Liv” James is done with letting her insecurities get the…

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