REVIEW: The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

REVIEW: The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson Released on November 30th, 2022 Published by HarperCollins Young Adult Fiction---Horror, Retellings > Carrie Author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America’s history and legacy of racism in this YA novel following a biracial teenager as her Georgia high school hosts its first integrated [...]

REVIEW: Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo

REVIEW: Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo

Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo Released on June 3rd, 2021 Published by Catapult Adult Fiction---Literary A woman wondering who she really is goes in search of a father she never knew—only to find something far more complicated than she ever expected—in this moving and hopeful novel of self-discovery for readers of An American Marriage. Examing freedom, prejudice, [...]

ARC REVIEW: I’m Not Supposed to Be in the Dark by Riss M. Neilson

ARC REVIEW: I’m Not Supposed to Be in the Dark by Riss M. Neilson

I'm Not Supposed to Be in the Dark by Riss M. Neilson Releasing on May 9th, 2023 Published by Henry Holt and Co. Young Adult Fiction---Fantasy > Magical Realism, Romance, Paranormal From the author of Deep in Providence comes a paranormal young adult romance that follows a teen convinced that her best friend–turned-enemy is possessed by a [...]

ARC REVIEW: If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

ARC REVIEW: If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang Released on October 11th, 2022 Published by Inkyard Press Young Adult Fiction---Romance, Contemporary, Fantasy > Magical Realism Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student among China’s most rich and influential teens. But then she [...]

ARC REVIEW: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

ARC REVIEW: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds Released November 29th, 2022 Published by Roaring Brook Press Young Adult Fiction---Contemporary, Romance Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a YA debut from Jas Hammonds that explores how racial violence can ripple down through generations. What’s more important: Knowing the truth or [...]

ARC REVIEW: The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson

ARC REVIEW: The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson

The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson Released on November 1st, 2022 Published by Sourcebooks Landmark Adult Fiction---Contemporary I, Maggie Banks, solemnly swear to uphold the rules of Cobblestone Books. If only, I, Maggie Banks, believed in following the rules. When Maggie Banks arrives in Bell River to run her best friend's struggling [...]