Two friends united against their massive TBRs
The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau Publication Date: October 25, 2022 Hope you all enjoyed our Romance Week posts! If you missed any you can check them out (and past year's) here. Since I basically only read romance now, I am continuing with another romance novel I read earlier this year and loved. This book… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Stand-Up Groomsman
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar Publication Date: May 1, 2020 TW: homophobia, racism, forced outing CW: religion, cultural appropriation, Harry Potter mentions Plot: Nishat just came out as a lesbian to her Bengali family and it did not go great. It does not help that a girl from her childhood moved back to town… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Henna Wars
It's not really a secret that the romance genre, is overwhelmingly white. This Guardian article is worth the read if you are unfamiliar with that claim. So, as avid romance readers, we try to read, support, and promote romance authors of color to show publishing that we love seeing diverse stories. Since it is Black… Continue reading ROMANCE WEEK: Romance Novels Written by Black Authors [recommendations]
Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett Publication Date: October 29, 2019 Bringing you a review for a backlist title that I recently read! TW: forced outing (HIV), racism (challenged), bullying WHAT I LIKED: When we start the novel, we are thrown into the story! It’s less than 300 pages so we got to get going!! Miles… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Full Disclosure
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime that Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater Publication Date: October 17, 2017 TW: violence against LGBTQ+ teens, homophobia, transphobia, & fire I read this one for my YA Fiction class this semester and was blown away and figured I would write a full… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The 57 Bus
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (Book Two in the Modern Love series) Publication Date: April 21, 2020 TW: Panic Attacks, Panic disorder, discussions of past abuse, & PTSD, I was not the biggest fan of The Right Swipe I gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars. To be fair I did read it while… Continue reading ROMANCE WEEK: Girl Gone Viral Review
All American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney Publication Date: November 12, 2019 This review is part of the All American Muslim Girl Blog Tour so the formatting is going to be a bit different and there is going to be some details about the author and book Synopsis: Allie Abraham has it all going for… Continue reading BLOG TOUR: All American Muslim Girl Review
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