Date (Re)Read: April 2022 Publication Date: 2017 and 2020 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 210 pages // 288 pages Listening Time: 4 hours 33 minutes // 4 hours 46 minutes Print Publisher: Scholastic Press, Crown Books for Young Readers Audio Publisher: Listening Library Nic Stone is a gift to young readers. Continue reading “Dear Martin and Dear Justyce by Nic Stone”
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Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Date Read: April 2022 Publication Date: May 10, 2022 Rating: 4.0/5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 288 Listening Time: 8 hours 45 minutes Print Publisher: Tordotcom Publishing Audio Publisher: Macmillan Audio Hollywood and science fiction combine into a novel with a queer protagonist? Yes, please. In Siren Queen we meet Luli, a Chinese American girlContinue reading “Siren Queen by Nghi Vo”
Just My Luck by Adele Parks
Date Read: April 14, 2022 Publication Date: April 2021 Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Format: Physical Book, Audio Book Page Count: 384 Listening Time: 12 hours 50 minutes Print Publisher: Mira Books Audio Publisher: Harlequin Audio What a ride this book took me on! The plot of this was unique (to me) and it unfolded likeContinue reading “Just My Luck by Adele Parks”
Dis-Connected by Emma Gannon
Date Read: April 19, 2022 Publication Date: May 31, 2022 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 128 pages Listening Time: 2 hours 52 minutes Print Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Audio Publisher: Andrews McMeel Audio This was my first book by the author it was a wonderful read – I will definitely beContinue reading “Dis-Connected by Emma Gannon”
Black Girls Must Be Magic by Jayne Allen
In the second book of Tabitha “Tabby” Walker I opted for the audio book, and I am so glad I did. The narrator, Marcella Cox, brought Tabby to life and her inflections during the inner monologue was subtle and effective. In the first novel, I enjoyed meeting Tabby and the people in her life (there’sContinue reading “Black Girls Must Be Magic by Jayne Allen”
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
In Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter, the reader follows the life of a thirty-something woman, Andy, living with her mother, Laura, in a small and quiet community until they both experience a traumatic event while in a restaurant.
Akata Witch (Nsibidi Scripts #1) by Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor initially caught my reader heart with her novel Remote Control and her brilliant way of weaving fantasy and magic into everyday life. Akata Witch, the first in the Nsibidi Scripts series, highlighted Nnedi’s work in Africanjujuism, a sub-genre she coined.