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"Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute" is Delightfully Delicious | Book Review

In which I wax poetic about one of my favorite books of last year You need to know this: I'm big a Talia Hibbert fan. Before last year,...

Book Review: SELF-MADE BOYS by Anna-Marie McLemore is Triumphant

In Anna-Marie McLemore's spin on The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway is Nicolás Caraveo, a trans Latine boy from Wisconsin who heads out to...

Book Review: "The Summer of Bitter and Sweet" by Jen Ferguson

Jen Ferguson's debut YA, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, released on my birthday and if that's not a sign of the publishing overlords...

Steven Salvatore's "And They Lived..." is queer, fairytale-like perfection

There's a fairytale within the pages of Steven Salvatore's recent YA release And They Lived..., and I'm not talking about the queer...

"Travelers Along the Way" by Aminah Mae Safi is adventure storytelling at its finest

I read Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix last December and let me tell you, the ride this book took me on! It was everything...

Lillie Lainoff's debut "One For All" puts disabled girls in the spotlight and lets them shine

I've never read a book like One For All before. Well, I've read books similar to it — as a kid, I read a young reader's version of The...

I fell in love with Phil Stamper's "Golden Boys"

I don't know where to start with Golden Boys! There's simply too much to say — from that delightful cover to the four main characters who...

I freaking loved "These Witches Don't Burn" by Isabel Sterling

These Witches Don't Burn (affiliate link) is not just the first in a duology by Isabel Sterling — it's a queer contemporary witch story...

"Tokyo Ever After" by Emiko Jean is a Masterful Modern Fairy Tale

Tokyo Ever After, a YA contemporary by Emiko Jean, takes all the best parts of The Princess Diaries, shifts them to Japan, throws in a...

Book Talk: "When We Were Them" by Laura Taylor Namey | Jan. 2022

Laura Taylor Namey, y'all. I have read two of her books so far and each of them was emotional and gorgeous in its own way. Today I need,...

Book Talk: "If This Gets Out" by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich | December 2021

Picture this: you're one of the stars of America's most popular boy band, and you've got a massive crush on one of your bandmates. The...

Book Talk: "So Many Beginnings" by Bethany C. Morrow | October 2021

I am unabashedly in love with the Little Women universe created by Louisa May Alcott. I'm in love with the movie adaptations, although I...

Book Talk: "A Clash of Steel" by C.B. Lee | October 2021

Have you ever had the experience of reading a book and even long after you finish it, the story lives RENT-FREE in your head? Just...you...

Mini Book Reviews | July 2021

Let's do something fun! Instead of randomly sprinkling my blog with long reviews every few weeks, I'm going to try out a monthly...