Gallant
5/5 stars Olivia Prior only has her mother’s journal to have any idea of her family history. Her mother’s writing shows a descent…
Category: Adoption Themes
Color Me In
4.25/5 Neveah is a biracial 16-year-old who has never felt very comfortable in her own skin. When her Black mother and Jewish father…
The Downstairs Girl | A Powerful Story about Fighting for What’s Right
Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid by day, and by night she moonlights as Ms. Sweetie, an advice columnist for a local…
The End of Her | A Dissappointing Thriller with an Offensive Adoption Trope
1/5 Stars Spoilers Ahead I am really disappointed in this because I typically enjoy Shari Lapena’s thrillers. They have always been “easy” thrillers…
The Perfect Daughter
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 3.5/5 stars Grace…
Everyone Was Falling
5/5 stars As a queer, transracial adoptee, Lucy definitely knows what it’s like to feel in-between. After surviving a mass shooting, she is…
A Map is Only One Story
4/5 stars Thank you to Catapult for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. While I don’t read much non-fiction,…
The Family Upstairs
3/5 stars On Libby Jones’ 25th birthday, she receives the letter she’s been expecting her whole life. As an adopted person, she’s fantasized…
Nothing To See Here
5/5 stars Lillian and Madison were unlikely friends at school, but have maintained distant contact in adulthood. Suddenly, Madison enlists Lillian’s help to…
Dear Edward
5/5 stars Eddie was halfway across the country when something unthinkable happened. The plane he and his family were on plummeted from the…