[cw: death] The author Kristina Forest is an absolute force as a young adult novelist. She centers young Black love with discovery and assurance. Her recent book, Zyla & Kai, is about the titular characters’ dreams and ambitions, and their growing understanding of their desires. At the beginning of the book, Kai is dating and …
Elatose is Darcie Little Badger’s debut novel. This speculative fiction/mystery book features 17-year-old Elatsoe (Ellie for short) who lives in an America that has vampires and fae folks. She can raise the dead, a skill passed on from generations of Lipan Apache. She investigates the murder of her cousin while accompanied by the ghost of …
The new year is synonymous with resolutions, but with the craziness that 2020 has been, I need slightly different resolutions. Apart from my regular resolutions of being grateful, taking better care of myself including my own faults, and being less stubborn, I decided on a few bookish resolutions. I plan to diversify my bookshelf even …
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There is something about witches that have always fascinated me since childhood. I remember checking out books from the library and buying books at book fairs that focused on witches, their history, and their spells. In fairytales, witches have a bad reputation because of their power. But this power is what makes them appealing and …
“But above all else, I hope Felix can do for even just one reader what Adam did for me: that a reader picks up Felix Ever After and learns more about themselves and their identity, and that becoming who they truly are is a possibility” -Kacen Callender When I am writing this review it is early …
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