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Jul 11, 20213 min read
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Rating: 5 stars My hand holding a hardcover copy of Instructions for Dancing in front of a green forest. Description: "Evie Thomas...
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Jun 27, 20212 min read
While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory
Rating: 4 stars Description: “Ben Stephens has never bothered with serious relationships. He has plenty of casual dates to keep him busy,...
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Jun 14, 20212 min read
It Had To Be You by Georgia Clark
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Description: “Five romantic couples. Two wildly different wedding planners. One spectacular city. For the past...
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Jun 6, 20213 min read
Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Synopsis: “A romantic, heart-felt, and whimsical YA novel about letting go of the past, figuring out what you...
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Jun 5, 20212 min read
The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: “His best friend is his only vice. For seven years, Jasmine Allen’s closest friend has been the...
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Jun 4, 20217 min read
Pride Month Recommendations
Note: You'll notice that many of my recommendations are by/or about Black, transgender, and femme folx. This is because I have made a...
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Jun 2, 20212 min read
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: “Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her...
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May 29, 20212 min read
The Hazards of Love, Vol. 1 by Stan Stanley
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: The Hazards of Love follows the story of a queer teen from Queens who makes some mistakes, gets...
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May 13, 20212 min read
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Synopsis: "Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when...
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May 11, 20212 min read
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: "Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to...
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May 8, 20212 min read
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 Synopsis: From the book "When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother...
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May 2, 20212 min read
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis August is kind of a drifter, but not in the cool rock n' roll kind of way. She's just trying to find a...
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Apr 16, 20212 min read
Sleepless (Volumes 1&2) by Sarah Vaughn, Leila del Duca, and Alissa Sallah
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Synopsis: (From goodreads) Volume 1 Lady "Poppy" Pyppenia is guarded by the Sleepless Knight Cyrenic, but...
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Apr 14, 20212 min read
You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Synopsis: Liz Lighty is a quiet high school student with a dream. After losing her mom and watching her brother...
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Apr 10, 20212 min read
Graphic Novels Review - The Prince and the Dressmaker - The Witch Boy
Rating (for both books): 5 out of 5 stars Synopsis: The Prince and The Dressmaker by Jen Wang Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or...
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Apr 5, 20212 min read
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
Rating: 4.5/5 Synopsis: Grace Porter just woke up in a bed by herself in Vegas with a note from her...wife? This is not what Porters do....
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Mar 14, 20211 min read
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars! Summary: Eve Brown is spoiled. That's what her parents had said, isn't it? She had been living in their home,...
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Mar 6, 20212 min read
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Summary: Crystal Maldonado's debut book Fat Chance, Charlie Vega follows a "Fat brown girl in a white...
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Feb 22, 20212 min read
How to Find a Princess (#2 The Runaway Royals) by Alyssa Cole
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Plot: How to Find a Princess is the unconventional story of Makeda Hicks, a New Jersey perfectionist down on...
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Feb 21, 20211 min read
Tikka Chance On Me by Suleikha Snyder
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Summary: Every week Pinky Grover spots Trucker Carrigan and his biker-gang friends eating at her family's Indian...
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