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…
Category: Diverse Reads
While We Were Dating
3.5/5 Ben is chosen as the lead on an ad campaign starring a very beautiful and very famous actress, Anna. The two have…
The Poet X | Acevedo Blows Me Away Again
5/5 stars Xiomara is quiet. She has often resorted to using her fists to communicate. Make no mistake. She has a lot to…
Anna K Away | A Giant Story with Not Enough Pages
3/5 stars Anna K is brought to South Korea to reconnect with her family and heritage. Following the death of Alexia Vronsky, time…
These Violent Delights | A Brilliant Sci-Fi Retelling of a Tragic Romance
5/5 stars A reimagining of Romeo and Juliet taking place in Shanghai 1926. Two gangs are at war. Juliette is a member of the Scarlet…
The Wangs Vs. The World | Too Slow-Paced To Be Comedic For Me
2.75/5 stars Charles Wang earned his large fortune by building a cosmetics empore. A financial crisis takes everything he has. He gathers his…
Parachutes | A Stunning YA Debut About Friendship and Strength
5/5 stars Parachutes. Teens who were picked up from their lives in Asia and dropped into the USA to study. Claire didn’t think…
American Betiya | An Emotional Debut about Identity and Family
5/5 stars Rani Kolkata has always been the perfect, honest, and obedient daughter. Until she meets Oliver… He is not someone she would…
The Dating Dare | A Steamy Sequel to A Sweet Mess
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 3/5 stars Aubrey…
How We Fall Apart | A Great Debut about Dark Academia
4/5 stars Nancy and her friends are shocked when their ex-friend and star student, Jamie, is found dead. Now, a mysterious person called…