.Don’t Read the Comments is a poignant look at some of the biggest issues in the gaming industry, amplified by the fact that the main characters are brown teenagers. It’s a beautiful book that you…
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This book surprised me in a lot of ways, but I found myself thoroughly wrapped in it before I knew what was happening. Who Put This Song On? is an unusual novel that needs to be…
View More Review: Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker
Color Me In is a lyrical, stunning ownvoices debut novel that you won’t want to put down. Here’s why. I received an eARC of Color Me In from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.…
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I have come to thoroughly enjoy heist novels in the past few years and Immoral Code’s diverse contemporary heist was no exception. I received an eARC of Immoral Code from Netgalley in exchange for an honest…
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Just for Clicks ties a sweet romance in with a serious plotline that won’t leave reader’s disappointed in the mystery or the characters. I received an eARC of Just for Clicks from Netgalley in exchange for…
View More Review: Just for Clicks by Kara McDowell
I love a good journalism novel, especially one with a scrappy teenage reporter. Hearts Unbroken did a lot of great things, and it was great to read this ownvoices Mvskoke novel. I received an eARC…
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This is Kind of an Epic Story explores grief accumulated in one Nate Bird. He is dealing with a childhood friend / crush being back in town, and navigating a world in which his ex-girlfriend…
View More This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender
Analee in Real Life has fake dating, online friendships and all sorts of High school drama throughout the story. However, its true focus is on familial love and self realization wrapped in stunning prose. I…
View More Review: Analee In Real Life by Janelle Milanes
Hello, dear readers. Today, I’m here to introduce you to Melly, who stars in Drum Roll, Please, a delightful middle grade story by Lisa Jenn Bigelow that features a f/f crush at camp. If Drum Roll, Please sounds…
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From Twinkle With Love is the dramatic diary of a teenage Indian American filmmaker as she traverses the process of making her first real film, as well as the troubles of young love and friendship. I…
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