Books, Writing, and Content for your Reading life
I was so excited to read a book with Filipino representation! It feels like I'm always on the hunt for books from marginalized voices and Filipino was one I haven't heard in a while (or at all). And for the first book with Filipino rep, it definitely delivers a fantastic story that's unafraid to be [...]
I went into reading Girls of Paper and Fire with little knowledge of the book. You have to admit, marketing teams don't do the greatest job explaining books in their blurbs and that completely makes sense. However, this book gave me some serious Raise the Red Lanterns meets The Hunger Games vibes. The stories aren't [...]
When I first picked up this book, I thought I was picking up a romance. I think being published by Berkley always has that reflex of assuming the novel is a romance. While it's not entirely a romance with two protagonists that fall in love, it is a book about love. It's about the love [...]
I'm so happy to start off Pride month with a Pride book and truly blessed I got to read Casey McQuiston's Red, White, and Royal Blue! The story starts with young Alex heading off to England with his sister to attend a royal wedding. He finds out that Prince Henry of Wales will be there, [...]
Ok I liked the book. Was I absolutely in love with it the way the Bookstagram community was? Not really, but it was still a good book and definitely worth the read. The story starts off with a bang when a hyperbaric oxygen chamber explodes in Miracle Creek, Virginia. The reason for the explosion? A [...]
Alright, I'm going to do my best reviewing this book because thing 1) I'm not Afro-Puerto Rican so I don't know that life and thing 2) I don't have any children. Not to say you need either to read this book. I'm just saying this perspective won't be as nuanced as someone who may #ownvoices [...]
I started reading The Poppy War because a ton of my friends online were saying this was the best fantasy novel they've read. You know me, I have to investigate the hype of any book when it sounds like that. I've never read a military fantasy before. I thought I might have, but according to [...]
