Category: 5-Star Reads
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ARC Review: Girls Who Play Dead
A cozy fall read, Girls Who Play Dead is a gripping mystery. Told from two perspectives, you’re left guessing. But more answers just bring more questions.
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ARC Review: All the Way Around the Sun
Powerful, beautiful, heartbreakingly raw, All the Way Around the Sun is a moving exploration of culture, identity, and the journey through grief. The world can change in a second. And no matter how hard everyone tries to make the world the same again, you’ll never be. That’s a lesson Stella…
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Review: So you want to talk about race
A deeply validating and moving novel that all people, of every race, should read at least once in their lives. So you want to talk about race doesn’t skip out on the hard truths people need to hear. Flawlessly weaving her own experiences into real world problems, Oluo lays the…
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Review: Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in a Black and White America
Biting the Hand is a gut wrenching novel that explores the complexities of race in America whilst analyzing how the races interact to form dangerous stereotypes. Lee expertly questions what it means to be Asian in a Black and white America through the lens of her own experiences.
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ARC Review: Us Against The Likes
A beautifully raw and heartfelt coming of age story that focuses on a young content creator. Abby Martin dropped out of college to pursue her dreams as a travel influencer, her sister helping her on this journey. Us Against The Likes follows Abby on the ups and downs for her…
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ARC Review: Summer Nights and Meteorites
Jordan Edelman’s messy dating days are over. After a few too many broken hearts, and a father who worries a bit too much, she’s sworn off boys—at least for the summer. And since she’ll be tagging along on her father’s research trip to Nantucket, she doesn’t think it’ll be too…
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Warcross
Emika Chen is a bounty hunter. She makes her money by catching illegal Warcross players that the police don’t have time to catch. When she’s low on cash and only days away from being evicted from her apartment, she decides to pull a hack. Emika takes a risk trying to…
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essay covers many different science topics, but it leads off with several autobiographical chapters about Stephen Hawking’s childhood.
