Diversity in STEM – Picture + Chapter Books

Introduction This was a surprisingly difficult list to put together. I assumed I would be flooded with books fitting the theme and I would have to break it into multiple lists, and while I’m sure I missed some if not many books that exist, in terms of books I was able to find when searching…

Book Review: Peter Darling

Ten years ago, Peter Pan left Neverland to grow up, leaving behind his adolescent dreams of boyhood and resigning himself to life as Wendy Darling. Growing up, however, has only made him realize how inescapable his identity as a man is. But when he returns to Neverland, everything has changed: the Lost Boys have become…

The Diverse Book Tag

I was tagged by the ever amazing and lovely  Icebreaker694 and with everything going on, I think diverse reading is probably more important than ever. A lot of people say diverse reading/writing is "trying too hard" or they liken it to affirmative action, or that the portrayals feel forced or stereotypical, that mental illnesses are glorified. That…

Blog Tour: It Could Happen – Book Review

It Could Happen by Mia Kerick Genre: NA Romance (LGBT) Release Date: June 5th 2017 Dreamspinner Press Summary: Three misfits, mismatched in every way—Henry Perkins, Brody Decker, and Danny Denisco—have been friends throughout high school. Now in their senior year, the boys realize their relationship is changing, that they’re falling in love. But they face opposition…

Netgalley Review: Tash Hearts Tolstoy

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher via netgalley and this is my honest review. Original Release Date: June 6th, 2017 Date I Read The Book: May 2017 My Star Rating: 5 Stars Official Summary: After a shout-out from one of the Internet’s superstar vloggers, Natasha “Tash” Zelenka finds herself and her…

Book Blitz: It Could Happen

It Could Happen by Mia Kerick Published by: Dreamspinner Press Publication date: June 5th 2017 Genres: LGBTQ+, New Adult, Romance Synopsis: Three misfits, mismatched in every way—Henry Perkins, Brody Decker, and Danny Denisco—have been friends throughout high school. Now in their senior year, the boys realize their relationship is changing, that they’re falling in love. But they face opposition at…

Netgalley Review: The Love Interest

I received an e-arc of this book from netgalley and this is my honest review. Original Release Date: May 16th 2017 Date I Read The Book: March 2017 My Star Rating: 4/4.5 Stars Official Summary: There is a secret organization that cultivates teenage spies. The agents are called Love Interests because getting close to people…

Waiting on Wednesday #4 – Gentleman’s Guide To Vice and Virtue

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming book releases you’re dying for! An unforgettable tale of two friends on their Grand Tour of 18th-century Europe who stumble upon a magical artifact that leads them from Paris to Venice in a dangerous manhunt, fighting pirates, highwaymen, and their feelings for…

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Things I Want To See More Of In YA

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Anyone can participate and its a lot of fun, so I highly encourage it! Let me know if you're a part too! Today's Prompt: May 9: Ten Things On Our Reading Wishlist - things you want to see more of in books -- tropes,…

Waiting on Wednesday #3 – When Dimple Met Rishi

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming book releases you’re dying for! Summary: A laugh-out-loud, heartfelt YA romantic comedy, told in alternating perspectives, about two Indian-American teens whose parents have arranged for them to be married.  Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more…