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January 5, 2018

EVERLESS by Sara Holland

January 5, 2018

Book cover & rating - EVERLESS by Sara Holland

Premise-wise, Everless was one of the most original books I’ve read in a long time. It was very intriguing, to say the least. It presented a world where life and blood are currency. I loved this idea and really enjoyed how it was integrated into the story. It was ruthless. I think the details were very well thought-out, especially when it came to how the rich exploited the poor. I also liked the legends that were incorporated and how they pulsed through the lives of the characters.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: adoption, american authors, betrayal, brothers, death, deceit, dreams, fathers and daughters, friendship, hardship, inequality, life, magic, memories, murder, orphans, poverty, royalty, secrets, time

December 19, 2017

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS edited by Ruth Bennett

December 19, 2017

Book cover & rating - I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS edited by Ruth BennettHome means so many different things to different people, and I’ll Be Home For Christmas definitely captured that through the various short stories. Although, anthologies usually leave me with mixed feelings. I’ll Be Home For Christmas was no different. While I adored most short stories and the poem at the beginning, there were a few that I didn’t enjoy, and a couple of which that even left me confused.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, anthologies, british authors, christmas, culture, diverse books, divorce, family, family problems, friendship, hardship, identity, lgbtq characters, multiculturalism, on love, orphans, poc characters, poverty, realistic fiction, romance, sense-of-belonging, short-stories, winter

November 26, 2017

THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas

November 26, 2017

Book cover & rating - THE HATE U GIVE by Angie ThomasNo contest, The Hate U Give is the best young adult novel that was published in 2017. It’s filled with heart and soul, takes an honest look at racial discrimination, and doesn’t hold back any punches. It’s so honest and raw that it hurts to read and it’s precisely because of that that everyone and anyone, young or old, needs to read The Hate U Give.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, dating, death, discrimination, diverse authors, diverse books, domestic violence, drug abuse, drugs, dysfunctional families, family, family business, family problems, friendship, funerals, gangs, grief, half-siblings, high school, hope, identity, inequality, justice, media, murder, own-voices, poc characters, poverty, race relations, racism, realistic fiction, relatives, riots, sacrifice, siblinghood, suffering, violence

June 29, 2017

A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING by Jessica Cluess

June 29, 2017

Book cover & rating - A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica CluessWhen I first stumbled across A Shadow Bright and Burning, I passed right over it. After some time though, the hype wore me down, and curiosity got the better of me. I looked up chapter samplers, and was hooked.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, ambition, american authors, assault, beliefs, cheating, demons, feminism, friendship, gender, hardship, inequality, jealousy, lies, magic, monsters, orphans, poverty, secrets, self discovery, tradition, violence

March 1, 2017

WING JONES by Katherine Webber

March 1, 2017

Book cover & rating - WING JONES by Katherine WebberIn many ways, Wing Jone is the book that I’ve been searching for for half my life. (I’m in my mid-twenties, so that’s not an exaggeration.) See, I’m of biracial descent. Even though I’ve sought books with biracial protagonists all my life, I’ve come across very few. Combine that with sports, one of my many passions, and odds of finding such a book plummet to near zero. Then Wing Jones came along and that book made my heart sing.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, alcoholism, ambition, american authors, bi- or multiracial characters, bullying, car accident, culture, diverse books, ethnicity, family, family life, family problems, friendship, hope, hospital, inter-generations, multiculturalism, on love, poc characters, poverty, racism, romance, running, siblinghood, single parenthood

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