Red at the Bone
5/5 stars Iris was 16 when she became pregnant with Melody. Her coming of age ceremony never happened. Now Melody is 16 and…
Category: Own Voices
With the Fire on High
5/5 stars Emoni Santiago has been working hard for her family. As a teen mother from a non-traditional family, she realizes her path…
Miracle Creek
5/5 stars The Miracle Submarine was supposed to be a new treatment to help a myriad or conditions. So, how did it end…
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
5/5 stars Chloe Brown is chronically ill and has led a very independent (and a bit introverted) lifestyle because she’s afraid of being…
Royal Holiday
5/5 stars Vivian has never been to England, but when her daughter invites her to go over Christmas, she can’t refuse. She never…
Polite Society
3.5/5 stars This was a modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Emma that was reminiscent of Crazy Rich Asians. Ania seemed to have it…
Searching for Sylvie Lee
4/5 stars Sylvie, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, returns to the Netherlands to say goodbye to her dying grandmother. She never returns. Her…
Frankly in Love
5/5 stars Frank Li has a problem. He wants to date a girl his parents would never approve of. She’s white and they’re…
My Sister, the Serial Killer
4/5 stars Korede is the older, responsible sister. Ayoolah is a free-spirit, beautiful, and a serial killer. Korede takes over after the murders…
Gods of Jade and Shadow
5/5 stars I picked this as one of my add-ons in my August Book of the Month Box, and I’m so glad I…