This was an adorable and fun book with a group of LGBTQ+ high schoolers trying to solve a crime. I’m always down for books with queer kids and crime solving! First off, I really love how complex the cast of characters was, and not just in terms of the main characters. The principal (the main […]
High school Darcy would’ve quite literally killed for a book like this when they were a teenager. To know they weren’t alone, that others in the world felt like they did, and that they weren’t abnormal or wrong would’ve been everything. Both girls come to the relationship with their own issues and traumas that are […]
Started the year with an Andrew Joseph White book and finishing it with one, wish I had read this sooner too! I was completely hooked by this book. Andrew Joseph White is definitely an auto-buy author for me. He writes such compelling plots with beautiful characters that I can’t help but fall in love with. […]
This definitely wasn’t a favorite book of mine in general or for the year. But it was interesting to read right after the United States election. While I don’t currently live in a post-war world, the whole idea of loving a country that has never loved me the way I love it is certainly something […]
This book warmed my black soul so much!! It was delightful and sweet and just all around wonderful. The familiar characters are still present, along with many of the more popular quotes. Of course, the major shift is in Oliver’s (Elizabeth) thoughts on his dysphoria and societal expectations. Even without the transgender aspect the societal […]
I am in awe of this book! So beautiful and heartbreaking and healing. But also, at times, challenging and uncomfortable. The religious trauma that I’m still working through and trying to become comfortable in my own skin hits hard many times throughout the book. I feel so connected to Benji in trying to figure out […]
It’s been a while since I’ve read a collection of short stories, and this one is definitely worth a read. The introduction explains how this anthology is a way for Queer People of Color to reclaim the narrative of “other,” “savage,” or “monster.” A chance for these authors to celebrate the complexity of their long-denied […]