Diversity Spotlight Thursday | #2

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A Diverse Book I’ve Read
As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York C…

The Little Red Wolf by Amélie Fléchais

Standalone. Diamond Book Distributors (Oct. 2017) NetGalley
Lose yourself in in the dark forests ofAmélie Fléchais' spectacular artwork. A young wolf, on a journey to bring his grandmother a rabbit, is charmed by the nice little girl who offers to help him... but nice is not the same as good. A …

Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier

Blackthorn & Grim #1. Roc (Nov. 2014) Library
In exchange for help escaping her long and wrongful imprisonment, embittered magical healer Blackthorn has vowed to set aside her bid for vengeance against the man who destroyed all that she once held dear. Followed by a former prison mate, a silent …

Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

Song of the Lioness #1. Atheneum Books (Sept. 2002) Library
"From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight."

In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be knight of the realm of Tortall. So she finds a way t…

Taproot by Keezy Young

Standalone. Lion Forge (Sept. 2017) NetGalley
Blue is having a hard time moving on. He's in love with his best friend. He's also dead. Luckily, Hamal can see ghosts, leaving Blue free to haunt him to his heart's content. But something eerie is happening in town, leaving the local afterli…

Diversity Spotlight Thursday | #1

Hosted @ Bookshelves & Paperbacks


A Diverse Book I’ve Read
Danny's tall and skinny. Even though he’s not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot. Ninety-five mile an hour fastball, but the boy’s not even on a team. Ever…

One Moment by Kristina McBride

Standalone. Sky Pony Press (Jan. 2017) NetGalley
This was supposed to be the best summer of Maggie’s life. Now it’s the one she’d do anything to forget.

Maggie Reynolds remembers hanging out at the gorge with her closest friends after a blowout party the night before. She remembers climbing the trail…

Everything Must Go by Jenny Fran Davis

Standalone. Wednesday Books (Oct. 2017) NetGalley
Flora Goldwasser has fallen in love. She won't admit it to anyone, but something about Elijah Huck has pulled her under. When he tells her about the hippie Quaker school he attended in the Hudson Valley called Quare Academy, where he'll be te…

Mini Reviews: Baker Street, Wonderland, and a Teapot

The Baker Street Four #1. Insight Comics (May 2017) NetGalley
The Baker Street Four are a group of spies that watch the streets of London for the infamous Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Billy, Charlie, Tom, and their cat get into saving lives and stopping villains in this story. They set out to save a …

2017 Audiobook Challenge Mid-Year Update

This is my update post on how my Audiobook Challenge is going. I am going for Weekend Warrior (I'm Getting the Hang of This) 5 - 10 books. So far I have four books listened to so that means I only one more to go! I only started to listen to books this past May and none of them are on my list o…

Library Loot #3: Comics and Steampunk

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library.

I haven't done one of these in a long time, but I recently decided to get a bunch load of books from t…

Anne with an E: Netflix Review

Anne of Green Gables was a book I avoided reading for years on end. I feel like I've always had this mass market paperback in my closet. I finally got rid of the book or so I think because I can't find it now....

And then.... I watched the YouTube series. It wasn't perfect but I ended …

The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert

Standalone. Tantor Audio. (July 2015) Library
In downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lou works tirelessly to build her beloved yet struggling French restaurant, Luella’s, into a success. She cheerfully balances her demanding business and even more demanding fiancé…until the morning she discovers him in t…

Stitched Vol. 1: The First Day of the Rest of Her Life

Stitched #1. Charmz (May 2017) NetGalley
Crimson Volania Mulch has a problem; she just woke up in a crypt and, besides her name, has no idea of who, where, or what she is. Welcome to the Cemetery of Assumptions, a vast landscape of stones, mausoleums, and secrets. Home to monsters and mayhem, it may…

2017 Summer Bucket List

I've been thinking a lot about this Summer and what I wanted to do. Before long I started looking up Summer Bucket Lists which I've done in previous years. I've never made one but thought this was the year to do it. Some of my summer bucket list might not make sense but it's what I…
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