Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Once I realized that Of Cages and Crowns by Brianna Joy Crump was a fantasy novel where The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor, I was a little skeptical. That being said, it ended up surprising me more than I expected. Every generation ten girls are marked by the goddess andContinue reading “ARC Review: Of Cages and Crowns”
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Book Review: The Newlyweds’ Window
Genre: Short Stories Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rep: POC After reading Send Her Back by Munashe Kaseke, which was published by Mukana Press, I was interested in the Mukana Press 2022 Anthology of African Writing, The Newlyweds’ Window. I try to read books that have diverse characters, written by diverse authors, so this anthology sounded fantastic. AsContinue reading “Book Review: The Newlyweds’ Window”
ARC Review: My Name is Ona Judge
Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rep: POC Typically I am the one to recommend books for my mom, but she recently read The Girl at the Back of the Bus by Suzette D. Harrison, and couldn’t stop gushing about it! So, when I saw My Name is Ona Judge by the same author on NetGalley,Continue reading “ARC Review: My Name is Ona Judge”
Book Review: Bewilderness
Genre: YA SciFi, YA Dystopian Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow! I don’t actually know what it feels like to be in the middle of a tornado, but I’d imagined it is similar to what I felt while reading Bewilderness by Kevin Cox! The novel follows a girl who has lost her memory and is in an entirelyContinue reading “Book Review: Bewilderness”
Book Review: Stepsister
Genre: YA Fairytale Retelling Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The synopsis of Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly drew me in right away. Cinderella’s stepsister cuts off her toes to try to fit into the glass slipper? What a novel twist on the classic story! There were so many things I adored about this book! First off, possibly the mostContinue reading “Book Review: Stepsister”
Book Review: Sands of Arawiya Duology
Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ We Hunt the Flame and We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal have been on my TBR for a long time (probably since their release dates)! I finally got around to reading them in December, and they were pretty great! I will preface my review by saying that, if youContinue reading “Book Review: Sands of Arawiya Duology”
Book Review: Our Violent Ends
Genre: YA Historical Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Okay, so if you didn’t read my review of These Violent Delights, I recommend reading that first, and also don’t read this review if you don’t want to be spoiled for book 1! If you didn’t already know, I was not a big fan of These Violent Delights byContinue reading “Book Review: Our Violent Ends”
Book Review: Tiger Queen
Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan has been on my TBR for a while, so it was perfect that it was one of the books included in a reading challenge I participated in during November. Sometimes, when books have been on my TBR for a while, the novelty fades for me,Continue reading “Book Review: Tiger Queen”
Book Review: Skin of the Sea
Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A West African retelling of The Little Mermaid with Mami Wata as the protagnist? YES PLEASE! Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen is a debut novel that takes place in the 1400s when Africans were being forcibly taken and sold into slavery. This wonderful novel tells the story ofContinue reading “Book Review: Skin of the Sea”
Book Review: Firekeeper’s Daughter
Genre: Mystery, Suspense Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clearly, I caved into the hype about Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley, and for once I was not disappointed! I’m not going to lie, 90% of the reason I picked up this book was because of the cover and because I wrongfully thought it was a fantasy novel. However, I’mContinue reading “Book Review: Firekeeper’s Daughter”
The Biased Bibliophile 