Book Details Date Read: December 28, 2022Publication Date: March 1, 2022Rating: 4.5 / 5.0Format: Physical BookPage Count: 320Listening Time: 8 hours 16 minutesPrint Publisher: BallantineAudio Publisher: Random House Audio The Unsinkable Greta James Book Review I picked up The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith at a second-hand bookstore on a whim and sankContinue reading “The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith”
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We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu
This year has given us celebrity memoir gold and We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu is no exception. I loved it so much!
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe was a powerful coming-of-age debut that I keep thinking about. It’s set in the southside of Chicago during the late nineties, in the Robert Taylor Homes.
Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black might be my favorite book of the year. I know we have 5 months left to go, but this story was incredibly special.
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins Reid is an author I will always read and when I saw her book, One True Loves, available on Libby I borrowed it right away. There was so much about this book that felt like familiar TJR and with Julia Whelan narrating, even more so.
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
The Proposal (The Wedding Date #2) by Jasmine Guillory is a cute, lighthearted romance novel that features two people who were absolutely not looking for love yet find it anyway. In it we meet Nik on one of the most publicly weird days of her life, as she rejects a wedding proposal on the jumbotron in Dodger stadium.
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
This novel was not what I expected, in the most wonderful way. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant is set in the Appalachian woods, a place I spent nearly 4 and a half months hiking through, so it immediately intrigued me when I read the book description.
White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
Date Read: May 25, 2022 Publication Date: September 2021 Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 384 Listening Time: 8 hours 56 minutes Print Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Audio Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books I’m drawn to Tiffany D. Jackson books because the writing is great and there is always a deeper message toContinue reading “White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson”
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
Date Read: May 14, 2022 Publication Date: May 31, 2022 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 304 Listening Time: 8 hours 1 minute Print Publisher: Flatiron Books Audio Publisher: MacMillan Audio I was not prepared for how this book would impact me emotionally which is the risk I always take, as someoneContinue reading “Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour”
Dear Martin and Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
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”