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Review: The Bullet Journal Method- Ryder Carroll
Title: The Bullet Journal Method Author: Ryder Carroll Publisher: Portfolio Pages: 310 Rating: 2/5 I heard about this book when I was working at a Barnes and noble College bookstore. It was very popular with the kids, and I added it to my TBR list. I started Bullet journaling back in 2020. I started it…
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ARC Review: Silence is a Sense- Layla Alammar
Title: Silence Is a Sense Author: Layla Alammar Publisher: Algonquin Books Pages: 304 Rating: 5/5 ‘Silence Is a Sense’ is a remarkable and thought provoking story of a young woman who fled her country, Syria, that is worn-torn. Currently she resides in the U.K. where she writes columns for a magazine under a false name, The…
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ARC Review: Honey Girl- Morgan Rogers
Title: Honey Girl Author: Morgan Rogers Publisher: Park Row Books Pages: 352 Rating: 5/5 ‘Honey Girl’ was just an amazing piece of literature. You must absolutely read it. It has definitely been moved to the pile of books I have that have left quite an impression on me. This book deals with so many issues…
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Review: Pigeon-Blood Red- Ed Duncan
Title: Pigeon-Blood Red Author: Ed Duncan Publisher: Book Publicity Services Pages: 204 Rating: 5/5 Pigeon-Blood Red was an emotionally and heart racing crime novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This is my first Ed Duncan novel and I will say, I love his style of writing and I will definitely…
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ARC Review: Black Girl, Call Home- Jasmine Mans
Title: Black Girl, Call Home Author: Jasmine Mans Publisher: Berkley Pages: 200 Rating: 5/5 What a beautiful collection of Poetry from Jasmine Mans. I’m a huge fan of poetry and lately I’ve been exposed to a lot of talented writers. This book is like an amazing magical elixir. The book touches on many subjects that are still important…
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ARC Review: MS-13: Steven Dudley
Title: MS-13 Author: Steven Dudley Publisher: Hanover Square Press Pages: 352 Rating: 5/5 Steven Dudley did a great job writing this book. It was very informative and statistical. It also did a great job explaining how the formation of the gang began, the expansion. Dudley goes on to explain the deportation processes including under the…
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Blog Tour ARC Review:Girlhood: Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices- Masuma Ahuja
Title: Girlhood: Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices Author: Masuma Ahuja Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Pages: 256 Rating: 5/5 I absolutely loved this book. What an amazing idea to give the platform to these young girls so they can share their aspirations, dreams, and hobbies. Often times we forget that there’s young women…
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ARC Review: All of My Friends Are Rich- Michael Sarais
Title: All of My Friends Are Rich Author: Michael Sarais Publisher: Cloudy Day Publishing Pages: N/A Rating: 5/5 TW/CW: Drug use, explicit sex scenes, alcohol, divorce Ever since I saw this book on the authors Instagram I knew I just had to read it. Boy! was I right. I absolutely devoured this book. If I…
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Blog Tour Book Review: How to Build a Heart- Maria Padian
Title: How To Build a Heart Author: Maria Padian Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Pages: 352 Rating: 5/5 “You understand that no one is just a color, like crayon”-Maria Padian, How to Build a Heart Nice the passing of her father who was a Marine 6 years ago, Izzy and her family have been moving constantly.…
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ARC Review: Everywhere You Don’t Belong- Gabriel Bump
Title: Everywhere You Don’t Belong Author: Gabriel Bump Publisher: Algonquin Books Pages: 264 Rating: 5/5 TW/CW: Parent abandonment, Police brutality, Murder, Gang Violence This is one of the books that you MUST read. Claude grew up on the Southside of Chicago. He was abandoned as a young child by his parents (I resonated with this).…
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