Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, one of the only black kids at Jefferson Academy and the secret creator of the online multiverse known as SLAY. When a teen is murdered over a dispute in the SLAY world, the game reaches mainstream media and is labeled exclusionary, racist and violent. On top … Continue reading Slay by Brittney Morris
This was a really cute and feel good book that tackled some hard subjects. When Ben de Backer comes out to their parents as non-binary, they're thrown out of the house. With nowhere else to turn, Ben calls their estranged sister, Hannah, who takes them in. Struggling with anxiety and their parents' reaction to their … Continue reading I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver
This book was something else. I don't even know what to summarize because my brain is still processing everything that happened. Betrayal, romance, and secrets explode in Ruthless Gods. Nadya, Serefin and Malachiasz are constantly reunited and torn apart throughout this installment. And I lived for every moment Malachiasz and Nadya were together. Another ship I … Continue reading Ruthless Gods (Something Dark & Holy #2) by Emily A. Duncan
4.5/5 I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This was a wild ride!! After like the first two chapters, I was hooked. And the chapters are so short, which was kind of a relief since the book before had ridiculously long chapters. It starts with a plane crash. There are … Continue reading Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake
This YA sci-fi retelling of Jane Eyre is not one I'll forgot anytime soon. Earth has suffered an ice age and so humanity fled to space. Stella Ainsley wants to get off her old and slowly falling apart ship. She applies to any job she can get, hoping to get out of the engineering career before she's … Continue reading Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne
I binged this whole book and I cannot wait to do the same thing to Honor Lost! Honors Zara and Beatriz are the first to learn the truth about The Journey without completing their Tour. The Leviathans are being hunted by an alien being called The Phage. After rescuing the Elder Typhon and barely surviving a Phage attack … Continue reading Honor Bound (The Honors #2) by Rachel Caine & Ann Aguirre
At the end of the 21st century, the Earth's surface has become a toxic wasteland forcing humans to live at the bottom of the ocean. Sea creatures swim through the ruins of Big Ben and the Tower of London, while Great Britain's human residents vacillate between fear and hope: fear of the abyss that surrounds … Continue reading The Light at the Bottom of the World (Light the Abyss #1) by London Shah
A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself. A prince in danger must decide who to trust. A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. 3.5/5 Both times I've read this, I've done so via audiobook. And … Continue reading Wicked Saints (Something Dark & Holy #1) by Emily A. Duncan
Holy cow. Still just as good the second time around! Anytime I think about this book I just want to scream with happiness. Zara Cole is a petty criminal. Her painful past made he choose life in New Detroit rather than move with her family to Mars. When Zara crosses one of the most dangerous … Continue reading Honor Among Thieves (Honor Among Thieves #1) by Rachel Caine & Ann Aguirre
Very interesting. A lot to think about with this story. This was a brutal story to read. It really forces readers out of their comfort zone and to endure the stark reality many slaves faced in the US's past. Dana Franklin's life has been pretty ordinary. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, … Continue reading Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Forever In A Story 