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Oct 29, 20212 min read
Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang
Rating: 4.5 stars Representation: (mixed kinda) & immigrants Content Warnings: addiction, gore/blood, murder, sexual assault, and spousal...
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Oct 13, 20212 min read
We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Queer, Sapphic, Latinx Content Warnings: Violence & Gaslighting Description In this...
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Oct 10, 20213 min read
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Latinx/Latine, Queer, LGBTQ+, Sapphic Description At the Medio School for Girls,...
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Sep 23, 20212 min read
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Description: Nothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you...
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Sep 6, 20213 min read
How Moon Fuentez fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Rating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance (w/magical realism) Description: The Hating Game meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in this...
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Sep 3, 20214 min read
Latinx Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15 Before I dive into my book recommendations, I just want to provide more information on this month and the...
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Aug 26, 20212 min read
Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma
Rating: 4 stars Genre: YA Romance Description: Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world... until...
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Aug 11, 20212 min read
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
Rating: 5 stars Genre: YA Fantasy Description Ever since she can remember, Briseis has had power over plants. Flowers bloom in her...
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Aug 8, 20212 min read
Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton & More
Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Young Adult Romance Description "A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown...
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Aug 5, 20212 min read
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Rating: 5 stars Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance Description: That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love...
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Jul 18, 20213 min read
Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass
Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Young Adult/Teen - Second Chance Romance Description: "Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Where the Rhythm...
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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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Jul 11, 20214 min read
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Rating: 5 stars A hardcover copy of Legendborn sits on the outer wall of a small wooden well in the woods. Description: "After her mother...
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Jun 22, 20212 min read
The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
Teen/Young Adult | Mystery/Fantasy/Magical Realism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Description: "Ropa dropped out of school to become a...
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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 21, 20212 min read
Arsenic and Adobo (A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery) by Mia P. Manansala
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Description: "The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes--one that...
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