Synopsis "Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Favorite Tropes. A trope... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! I realized that I never posted my August TBR. Whoops! I already read most of what I planned to this month, but here's what I'm hoping to finish in the next couple weeks... Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal... Continue Reading →
I got a fair amount of books from the library this week - and this isn't including the six books I checked out for reference for a paper I'm writing...! Here's the fun stuff I got this week... Best Babysitters Ever: The Good, the Bad and the Bossy by Caroline Cala The Complete Chi's Sweet... Continue Reading →
Synopsis "Private Investigator Kira Vance spends her days navigating the intricate labyrinth of Houston’s legal world, and she knows all of its shadowy players and dark secrets. On a seemingly normal day, she’s delivering a report to her top client when suddenly everything goes sideways and the meeting ends in a bloodbath. Twenty-four hours later, the... Continue Reading →
Synopsis "This summer Silicon Valley is a girls' club. Three thousand applicants. An acceptance rate of two percent. A dream internship for the winning team. ValleyStart is the most prestigious high school tech incubator competition in the country. Lucy Katz, Maddie Li, and Delia Meyer have secured their spots. And they've come to win. Meet... Continue Reading →
Synopsis "Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The... Continue Reading →
I veered slightly off my July TBR list this month. I read a few books that I hadn't planned to, and I ended up skipping one. The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland was the one I skipped. I don't think those cozy books-about-books-or-bookstores are for me, unfortunately. Or maybe I just haven't found... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is another freebie! I'm doing... Continue Reading →
