I definitely wish I had this book available when I was a teenager. It would have saved a lot of heartbreak and shame from realizing my own feelings and who I am. This book had so many emotions: hopeful, heartbreaking, joyous, and everything in between! I was pleasantly surprised at how well Haley Kiyoko writes. […]
Title: Belladonna Author: Adalyn Grace Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication: 30 August 2022 Pages: 416 Orphaned as a baby, now at 19 Signa Farrow has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being, and each has met an untimely end. Her last remaining relatives […]
Title: The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Author: Jamie Ford Publisher: Atria Books Publication: 2 August 2022 Pages: 384 I was immediately fascinated with this novel after reading the description and thankfully, it didn’t disappoint. Ford takes on the idea of epigenetic inheritance and generational trauma through women of a Chinese family. Moving through a […]
Title: A Little Bit Country Author: Brian D. Kennedy Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication: 31 May 2022 Oh my goodness!! This book was completely, totally adorable! Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar, which is a bit of a reach when you’re seventeen and living in Illinois. Until that happens, he’s staying […]