5/5 stars A full review may be coming later, but my motivation in quarantine is looooow… This was an enthralling story about two sisters that took very different paths in life. Spanning from the 1950s to present, we follow the sisters to see how they ended up completely opposite of what they had imagined.
“You can live in a free country, but you are not truly free unless you have the opportunity and financial means to express that freedom.” 5/5 stars Thank you to Counterpoint Press for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal both endured unimaginable struggles … More Between Everything and Nothing
4/5 stars Thanks to Leah Johnson and Scholastic Press for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Liz Lighty had her plan. She was going to attend an elite college and become a doctor. She would finally leave the town she can’t fit into. When her financial aid plan … More You Should See Me in a Crown
4/5 stars Thank you to Counterpoint Press for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This Town Sleeps is the debut novel from Dennis E. Staples and follows an openly gay Ojibwe man, Marion, who finds himself back on his reservation. He begins a secret relationship with an old … More This Town Sleeps
3/5 stars When new teacher, Alex Witt, arrives at Stonebridge Academy, she has no clue about the dark secrets hidden within the school’s walls. She realizes something is up when students share disturbing responses to a writing assignment. One student, Gemma, is fed up with the sects and is ready to do something about it. … More The Swallows
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, I was enthralled by this collection of essays. The writers are diverse and pour their hearts onto the page. I could feel the hope and struggle of these writers and their families. … More A Map is Only One Story
Happy Publication Day to Only Mostly Devastated! Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Ollie had the summer of his dreams. He met an absolutely gorgeous guy, Will, but unfortunately is likely never going to see him again. … More Only Mostly Devastated
3/5 stars Millie is the sole woman in her small group of friends. When her group needs to find dates to a black tie gala, they turn to online dating. After the guys tease Millie for her impersonal profile, she makes a new one with her middle name and shares a little bit more about … More My Favorite Half-Night Stand
4/5 stars Thank you to Catapult for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Babike and Ariyike experience their lives change when their parents divorce and their household dissolves. They and their younger brother are placed in the care of their grandmother, a woman reluctant to raise them. Each … More Black Sunday
5/5 stars Thank you to Catapult for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Saheb is a surgeon at a run-down clinic with barely enough supplies to stay open. Every day is a battle as Saheb must fight to get the supplies he needs from corrupt officials. One night, … More Night Theater
