Book Review: 5 to 1, Holly Bodger (2015)
“…bone, once broken, never heals the same.” (Full disclosure: I received a free electronic ARC for review though NetGalley. Also, trigger warning for rape.) Although his words put me on a pedestal,...
View ArticleBook Review: One, Sarah Crossan (2015)
One of the Loveliest Books You’ll Read This Year (Full disclosure: I received a free electronic ARC for review through Edelweiss.) When conjoined twins are separated, it’s deemed a success so long as...
View ArticleBook Review: Ask Me How I Got Here, Christine Heppermann (2016)
Nine Kinds of Awesome (Full disclosure: I received a free electronic ARC for review through Edelweiss.) Public School Kids Always Ask How do you meet guys if you go to an all-girls school? Immaculate...
View ArticleBook Review: To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the...
“The men think they’re following a trail … But I know.” (Full disclosure: I received a free electronic ARC for review through NetGalley. Trigger warning for cannibalism and domestic violence.) There’s...
View ArticleBook Review: The You I’ve Never Known, Ellen Hopkins (2017)
A complex, nuanced, and heart-rending coming-of-age story. (Full disclosure: I received a free electronic ARC for review through Edelweiss. Trigger warning for child abuse, domestic violence, rape,...
View ArticleBook Review: Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil...
“Tell the Court I love my wife” (Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review through Library Thing’s Early Reviewers program, as well as an e-ARC through NetGalley. Trigger warning...
View ArticleBook Review: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (2018)
“I felt it here,” I say. (Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review through Library Thing’s Early Reviewers program. Trigger warning for sexual harassment and assault, misogyny,...
View ArticleBook Review: Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt (2019)
A Sapphic coming out story, told in verse. (Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through NetGalley. Trigger warning for homophobia.) Oh, honey. If you think being normal is a win, then...
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