Two for Tuesday

I’ll keep track of the themes here so I know what books I’ve done and don’t repeat them. (Unless I want to lol)

1. Jamaica’s Independence Day 8/6: True True by Don P. Hooper and Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield (8/9/23)
2. Texas judge grants ab0r ti0n exemption to women.: Plan A by Deb Caletti and Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan
3. More Diverse Horror that I didn’t know was Diverse before I read it: The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall & Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons & Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros
4. Black Christmas Books for Your TBR: Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bell & Santa’s Gotta Go by Derrick Barnes (& You Make it Feel Like Christmas by Toni Shiloh)
5. True Crime in Fictional Media: How to Find a Missing Girl by Victoria Wlosok & Your Lonely Nights are Over by Adam Sass
6. Black YA Horror Anthologies!: All These Sunken Souls edited by Circe Moskowitz & The Black Girl Survives in This One edited by Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell
7. Black YA Novels in Verse: Salt the Water by Candice Iloh & All the Fighting Parts by Hannah Sawyer
8. Graphic Novels with Kiddos that can See Ghosts: Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs & Shawnelle Gibbs & Ghost Book by Remy Lai
9. New Books by Palestinian Authors: Courting Samira by Amal Awad & With or Without You by Eric Smith
10. Two Books I Think Should Have Been on the Goodreads Choice Awards: Only for the Week by Natasha Bishop & The Art of Scandal by Regina Black
11. My Ex is Marrying my Sister: Only for the Week by Natasha Bishop & You Make it Feel Like Christmas by Toni Shiloh
12. Unexpected Guests at November Dinners!: Sinnamon & Golds by Lady Marie & A Perfect Stuffing by Danielle Allen
13. Be Careful what you Wish/Make a Spell For: This Spells Love by Kate Robb & The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner
14. A Cupid Comeback: Courtesy of Cupid by Nashae Jones & Okay Cupid by Mason Deaver
15. Crazy Families: No One can Know by Kate Alice Marshall & And Don’t Look Back by Rebecca Barrow
16. Red String Theory: Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen & If I Have to be Haunted by Miranda Sun
17. Social Media Darlings: A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone & __________________
18. When the Going is Rough: Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen & Gut Reaction by Kirby Larson & Quinn Wyatt
19. Stone Still: A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel & Medusa Katherine Marsh
20. Cancer Chronicles: Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda & The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde
21. Magical Flowers: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams & The Boyfriend Wish by Swati Teerdhala
22. Meeting at Parties: This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan & at First Spite by Olivia Dade
23. Vampires are B(L)ack!: This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings & Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
24. Black People at NASA!: The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton & Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
25. Stay Outta the Group Chat!: Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé & Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill
26. Twenty Sided Dice!: Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce & The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall (Along with Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant and With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer)
27. Library Lovin!: The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez & My Kind of Trouble by L.A. Schwartz
28. A Haunting Good Time!: Haunt Your Heart Out by Amber Roberts & Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (Along with Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann)
29. Be Kind Rewind!: Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose & Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
30. Happy Happy Hour!: Triple Sec by TJ Alexander & You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky
31. Shift Happens!: Cross the Line by Simone Soltani & Double Apex by Josie Juniper
32. Grieving Siblings: Where Was Goodbye? by Janie Lynn Mather & How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
33. Lost Family Recipes!: The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson & Sisters with a Side of Greens by Michelle Stimpson
34. Killer Parties: Killer House Party by Lily Anderson & Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy H.X. He
35. Negro League Baseball: In a League of Her Own by Kaia Alderson & Warrior on the Mound by Sandra W. Headen
36. Passing: The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson & The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
37. Secrets We Keep: Everything We Never Said by Sloan Harlow & Not Dead Enough by Tyffany D. Heiheiser
38. Dead on the Water: Seasick by Kristin Cast & Pintip Dunn & Cursed Cruise by Victoria Fulton & Faith McClaren
39. Gaming Gone Wrong: Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne & It’s Only a Game by Kelsea Yu
40. The Harlem Renaissance: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams & Do What Godmother Says by L.S. Stratton
41. Heist Novels- An Onyx-pected Trend: Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus & Jewel Me Twice by Charis Reid
42. Disability Pride Month: The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford & On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino
43. Set in Paris: Under the Surface by Diana Urban & Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield
44.  Creepy Cryptids!: It Came From the Trees by Ally Russell & Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe
45. Shark Week: Second Tide’s the Charm by Chandra Blumberg & Shark Night by R.L. Stine
46. Climate Action: We Don’t Have Time for This by Brianna Craft & Our Shouts Echo by Jade Adia
47. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month!: Love is in the Hair by Gemma Cary & The Fall of Whit Rivera
48. Back to School-Sororities!: Thirsty by Jas Hammonds & Zetas Till We Die by Amber and Danielle Brown
49. Quince Dress the Part!: The Quince Project by Jessica Parra & Queerceanera by Alex Crespo
50. I’m With the Banned (Authors)!: Twenty-Four Seconds From Now… by Jason Reynolds & Flamboyants by George M. Johnson
51. Get in Touch with the Spirits! (Séances!): This Cursed House by Del Sandeen & I’ll Come Back For You by Charish Reid
52. Culture in Horror: These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban & Hungry Bones by Louise Hung
53. Gothic Retellings: Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui & Helga by Catherine Yu