Charming and spooky, Claribel A. Oretga’s middle grade debut, Ghost Squad, feels like the coziest autumn evening — ever. Based in Dominican folklore, Ghost Squad follows twelve year old Lucely and her best friend Syd. Lucely lives with her father…
Book Review: Brown Girl Ghosted by Mintie Das
What do you get when you mix AHS: Coven, Riverdale, Mean Girls, and Buffy? Answer: This Book. Brown Girl Ghosted centers on 16 year old Violet Choudhury, who lives in a small town in Illinois. She’s seen as the token brown friend…
Book Review: Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry
Atmospheric and evocative, Tigers Not Daughters explores the nonlinear nature of grief and sisterhood through the lens of magical realism. Author Samantha Mabry tinges her words in bittersweet energy that will captivate the reader page after page. Tigers, Not Daughters follows…
Book Review: Wicked as You Wish by Rin Chupeco
Wicked as You Wish by Rin Chupeco is the first book in the urban fantasy series, A Hundred Names For Magic. It explores what happens when you mix politics, magic, and teenage angst. While bright, colorful and full of #OwnVoices magic…
Book Review: We Unleash The Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Revolution burns brighter than ever in We Unleash the Merciless Storm, the sequel to last year’s We Unleash the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia. Happiness, love, fear, dread, anger and hope — expect to feel every emotion in…
In Response to ‘American Dirt’: Own Voices Stories You Should Read Instead
Since its release, American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins has been the subject of controversy and a lot of pain for the Latinx book community. American Dirt follows a Mexican woman and her son who are being chased by a cartel.…
Book Review: Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
Steeped in magic and action, Infinity Son by Adam Silvera, is the first book in a series and the author’s first foray into full fledged fantasy. It’s fast paced and full of twists for the reader to enjoy. Told through…
