Latinxathon TBR

Latinxathon TBR Starting on September 15, I will be participating in the Latinxathon, a readathon that focuses on Latinx authors and stories. This will be my first year participating, and I picked out some exciting reads!  LATINX-A-THON INFO Dates: September 15-24 Twitter: https://twitter.com/latinxathon Instagram:...

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The Unhoneymooners | Book Review

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Olive is always unlucky: in her career, in love, in…well, everything. Her identical twin sister Ami, on the other hand, is probably the luckiest person in the world. Her meet-cute with her fiancé is something out of a romantic...

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Death in a Budapest Butterfly | Book Review

Death in a Budapest Butterfly  - Julia Buckley  ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Description from Goodreads Hana Keller serves up European-style cakes and teas in her family-owned tea house, but when a customer keels over from a poisoned cuppa, Hana and her tea-leaf reading grandmother will have to help catch...

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The Gilded Wolves | Book Review

The Gilded Wolves Synopsis from Goodreads No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them.It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths...

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Skyward | Book Review

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Defeated, crushed, and driven almost to extinction, the remnants of the human race are trapped on a planet that is constantly attacked by mysterious alien starfighters. Spensa, a teenage girl living among them, longs to be a pilot. When...

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Daisy Jones and the Six | Book Review

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Everyone knows Daisy Jones & The Six, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs...

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Darius the Great is Not Okay | Book Review

Darius the Great is Not Okay Book Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's about to take his first-ever trip to Iran,...

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | Book Review

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more...

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Girls of Paper & Fire | Book Review

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I absolutely love that this book turned a special yet ordinary girl into an empowered woman. The abuse and problematic behavior in this book is written in a way that does not condone the abuse. I loved the writing style, which was descriptive...

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone | Book Review

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Description from the author Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.  In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown...

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The Poet X | Book Review

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo My rating: 5 of 5 stars I LOVED this book! Even though some of the poems were a bit lacking, the emotion and the plot made up for it. Xiomara's story is one that many can relate to, especially those who feel like they don't fit in or feel like they can't find an escape....

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Crown of Midnight | Book Review!

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Description from the Author “A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached. It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend.” From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as...

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Thank U, Next Book Tag!

Created by Jananie at thisstoryaintover Her Tag Video QUESTIONS: 1. Name a book that you said "thank u, next" to, i.e. DNF'd (did not finish). 2. You can answer the next three questions together OR separately with completely different books: 3. Name a book that taught you love (i.e. a book you loved) 4. Name a book that taught you patience. 5. Name a book that taught you pain. 6. Name a book...

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