2019 · Book Review · Bookish · Children's Book · Diversity · Hena Khan · Islam · Muslim · Own Voices

Book Review of Under My Hijab: We need more beautiful stories like this!

Blurb Grandma wears it clasped under her chin. Aunty pins hers up with a beautiful brooch. Jenna puts it under a sun hat when she hikes. Zara styles hers to match her outfit. As a young girl observes six very different women in her life who each wear the hijab in a unique way, she…… Continue reading Book Review of Under My Hijab: We need more beautiful stories like this!

Book Review · Bookish · Diversity · Neurodiversity · Own Voices · YA

Book Review of The Place Inside the Storm: A coming of age, dystopian story of a girl named Tara, who goes on a journey of self-discovery and learns more about neurodiversity.

The Place Inside the Storm takes place in the near future, 2038, where the word Autism has been deleted from dictionaries and published papers. Tara is a 14 years old girl who is extremely intelligent and struggles to make friendships. Her only current friend is Xel, an AI that looks like a cat. Her parents…… Continue reading Book Review of The Place Inside the Storm: A coming of age, dystopian story of a girl named Tara, who goes on a journey of self-discovery and learns more about neurodiversity.

2018 · 2019 · Book Review · Bookish · Debut Novel · Drug addiction Rep · Eric smith · Flux · Flux Books · Kati Gardner · Own Voices · YA

Book Review of Brave Enough- A raw, honest, heartbreaking, and beautiful story.

Blurb Teenager Cason Martin is the youngest ballerina in the Atlanta Ballet Conservatory. She never really had a choice of whether she learned to dance or not. Her mother, the conservatory’s artistic director, has made all the decisions in Cason’s life. But that’s about to change. Cason has been hiding an injury, and it’s much…… Continue reading Book Review of Brave Enough- A raw, honest, heartbreaking, and beautiful story.

2018 · 2019 · Asian Rep · Book Review · Bookish · Diversity · Entangled Teen · Lydia Kang · Own Voices · Romance · Sci-Fi · YA

Book Review Of Toxic- A very unique Sci-Fi thriller that dwells on one’s troubling cogitations & showcases brilliancy when it comes to world-building.

Blurb Hana isn’t supposed to exist. She’s grown up hidden by her mother in a secret room of the bioship Cyclo until the day her mother is simply gone – along with the entire crew. Cyclo tells her she was abandoned, but she’s certain her mother wouldn’t leave her there to die. And Hana isn’t…… Continue reading Book Review Of Toxic- A very unique Sci-Fi thriller that dwells on one’s troubling cogitations & showcases brilliancy when it comes to world-building.

2019 · Book Review · Bookish · Contemporary · Diversity · Eric smith · Fantasy · Fiction · Flux · Flux Books · Own Voices · YA

Book Review of The Girl and the Grove- A heartfelt Urban Fantasy that explores environmental activism, acceptance, family, and friendship!

Blurb Teenager Leila’s life is full of challenges. From bouncing around the foster care system to living with seasonal affective disorder, she’s never had an easy road. Leila keeps herself busy with her passion for environmental advocacy, monitoring the Urban Ecovists message board and joining a local environmental club with her best friend Sarika. And…… Continue reading Book Review of The Girl and the Grove- A heartfelt Urban Fantasy that explores environmental activism, acceptance, family, and friendship!

Book Review · Bookish · Dystopian · Entangled Teen · Pintip Dunn · Romance · Sci-Fi · SFF · YA

Book Review of Star-Crossed: A storyline that is very unique and weird and a bit hard to swallow.

Blurb Princess Vela’s people are starving. Stranded on a planet that lacks food, Vela makes the ultimate sacrifice and becomes an Aegis for her people. Accepting a genetic modification that takes sixty years off her life, she can feed her colony via nutrition pills. But her best friend is still getting worse. And she’s not…… Continue reading Book Review of Star-Crossed: A storyline that is very unique and weird and a bit hard to swallow.

2019 · Book Review · Bookish · Depression · Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult · Fiction · Penguin Books · YA

Book Review of Speak: A powerful story with a difficult narrative during a time where such stories had no place to echo in this cruel, cold world. #mhbb

Blurb The first ten lies they tell you in high school. “Speak up for yourself—we want to know what you have to say.” From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she…… Continue reading Book Review of Speak: A powerful story with a difficult narrative during a time where such stories had no place to echo in this cruel, cold world. #mhbb

2018 · Book Review · Bookish · Diversity · Entangled Teen · Fantasy · Historical Fiction · LGBTQIA · Madeline J. Reynolds · magic · Romance · YA

Book Review of Illusions: A uniquely written, piece of heaven!

    Thomas Pendelton was born into wealth and prestige. He has a sensitive heart and wants nothing more than to write poetry. Instead, he is apprenticing for Neville Wighton the Great, an aging magician who has become somewhat crazed over the years in his pursuit of fame. With Thomas’ help, Wighton is about to…… Continue reading Book Review of Illusions: A uniquely written, piece of heaven!

2018 · Book Review · Bookish · Fantasy · Fiction · magic

Book Review- Legacy of Light (Legends of the Tri-Gard Book 2): An emotional rollercoaster ride that will take you into the darkest alley of losing the people you love the most & learning how to survive the aftermath.

Blurb Love once bonded them. Death tore them apart.   Nothing is the same for Rissa, Trystan, and Davion as they try to prevent their kingdoms from sinking into ruin.  Davion never thought he had a purpose in life, yet he now finds himself commanding men and invading villages in the name of his father.  With…… Continue reading Book Review- Legacy of Light (Legends of the Tri-Gard Book 2): An emotional rollercoaster ride that will take you into the darkest alley of losing the people you love the most & learning how to survive the aftermath.

#RamadanReadathon · 2018 · @MuslimReadathon · Blog Tour · Book Review · Bookish · Diversity · Islam · Ramadan · S.A. Chakraborty

Ramadan Readathon Blog Tour: Book Review of City of Brass + S.P of What Ramadan in Egypt Looks Like.

What is the Ramadan Readathon? It is a month-long reading challenge to celebrate and support Muslim authors during the holy month of Ramadan. Created by Nad @Scorpioreads. You can learn more about it here. It’s the ninth day of the Ramadan Readathon blog tour and hidden behind the eighth door is…   🥁 🥁 🥁…… Continue reading Ramadan Readathon Blog Tour: Book Review of City of Brass + S.P of What Ramadan in Egypt Looks Like.