I am learning how to besadand happyat the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything… Continue reading Mini-Review // Other Words for Home
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Mini-Review // Permanent Record
Hello everyone! I am so excited to share my spoiler-free review of Permanent Record by Mary HK Choi! As you guys know, I fell in love with this author's writing after I read Emergency Contact last year. Thank you to Simon & Schuster Books for providing a free e-copy in exchange for an honest review.… Continue reading Mini-Review // Permanent Record
Mini-Review: Red, White & Royal Blue
I’ve been hearing lots about this book and couldn’t wait to read it. After a string of long & serious classic and high fantasy novels, I was looking forward to something light, sweet, and fun. Red, White & Royal Blue was EXACTLY what I needed. A big-hearted romantic comedy in which First Son Alex falls… Continue reading Mini-Review: Red, White & Royal Blue
Mini-Review: Opposite of Always
Jack Ellison King. King of Almost. He almost made valedictorian. He almost made varsity. He almost got the girl . . . When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he’s falling—hard. Soon she’s meeting his best friends, Jillian… Continue reading Mini-Review: Opposite of Always
Blog Tour // Jade War Review + Aesthetics!
Hey everyone!! I am SO excited to participate in the blog tour for Jade War (second book in the Green Bone Saga!) This is my first time reading a book by Fonda Lee, and this series is new to me, but once I started I couldn't stop!! In this post today, you'll find my review… Continue reading Blog Tour // Jade War Review + Aesthetics!
Mini-Review: East of Eden
Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Adam Trask came to California from the East to farm and raise… Continue reading Mini-Review: East of Eden
On the Come Up
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food… Continue reading On the Come Up
