*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: TidebornAuthor: Eliza ChanPublisher: OrbitPublication Date: March 25, 2025ISBN: 9780316564946 Synopsis: A tsunami and a dragon’s wish have wrought changes upon the city of Tiankawi that have never been seen before. But shared experiences have not healed the rift between the city’s fathomfolkContinue reading “Book Review: Tideborn by Eliza Chan”
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Book Review: Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: FathomfolkAuthor: Eliza ChanPublisher: OrbitPublication Date: February 27, 2025ISBN: 9780316564922 Synopsis:Welcome to Tiankawi – shining pearl of human civilization and a safe haven for those fleeing civil unrest. Or at least, that’s how it first appears. But in the semi-flooded city, humans are,Continue reading “Book Review: Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan”
Book Review: The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean
*I received a digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The King is DeadAuthor: Benjamin DeanPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: July 18, 2023ISBN: 9780316519144 Synopsis: Heavy is the crown James has been born to wear, especially as the first Black heir to the British throne. ButContinue reading “Book Review: The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean”
Book Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Title: Our Missing HeartsAuthor: Celeste NgPublisher VikingPublication Date: October 4, 2022ISBN: 9780735245341 Synopsis:Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade,Continue reading “Book Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng”
Book Review: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park
*I received a digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra KimAuthor: Patricia ParkPublisher: Crown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: February 21, 2023ISBN: 9780593563373 Synopsis:Alejandra Kim doesn’t feel like she belongs anywhere. At her wealthy Manhattan high school, her súper Spanish name andContinue reading “Book Review: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park”
Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Summer of Bitter and SweetAuthor: Jen FergusonPublisher: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins PublishersPublication Date: May 10, 2022ISBN: 978-63086180 Synopsis: Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She’ll be working in her family’s ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whoseContinue reading “Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson”
Book Review: From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Kuhn
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: From Little Tokyo, With LoveAuthor: Sarah KuhnPublisher: Viking BooksPublication Date: May 11, 2021ISBN: 9780593327487 Synopsis from Goodreads:If Rika’s life seems like the beginning of a familiar fairy tale–being an orphan with two bossy cousins and working away in her aunts’ business–she wouldContinue reading “Book Review: From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Kuhn”
Book Review: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Title: The Nickel BoysAuthor: Colson WhiteheadPublisher: DoubleDay CanadaPublication Date: July 16, 2019ISBN: 9780385693967 Synopsis from Goodreads:Abandoned by his parents, but kept on the straight and narrow by his grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But for a black boy in the Jim Crow South in the early 1960s, one innocentContinue reading “Book Review: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead”
Book Review: The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Downstairs Girl Author: Stacey Lee Publisher: G. P. Putnam Son’s Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 13, 2019 ISBN: 9781524740955 Synopsis from Goodreads:By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid for the cruel daughter of one ofContinue reading “Book Review: The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee”
Blog Tour: The Beauty of the Moment
Title: The Beauty of the Moment Author: Tanaz Bhathena Publisher: Penguin Teen Publication Date: February 26, 2019 ISBN: 9780735263741 Synopsis from Goodreads:Susan is the new girl — she’s sharp and driven, and strives to meet her parents’ expectations of excellence. Malcolm is the bad boy — he started raising hell at age fifteen, after hisContinue reading “Blog Tour: The Beauty of the Moment”
Worn Pages and Ink 