Category: review

Crushing It by Erin Becker [MG Review]

20 October 2024 / review / 9 Comments
Crushing It by Erin Becker [MG Review]

I received a free copy from the author. Crushing Itby Erin BeckerSource: ebook/authorPublished: 6 Aug 2024Publisher: Penguin Workshop (PRH) Length: 240 pagesGenre: ContemporaryTarget Age: +10Representation: Sapphic Summary 💬 On the soccer field, Magic Mel is in her element. She’s ready to lead her team […]

Fungal: Foraging in the Forest by Ariel Gordon [Non-fiction Review]

18 June 2024 / review / 4 Comments
Fungal: Foraging in the Forest by Ariel Gordon [Non-fiction Review]

Fungal: Foraging in the Forestby Ariel GordonSource: ebook/publicistPublished: 11 June 2024Publisher: Wolsak & WynnLength: 242 pages Genre: Creative non-fictionTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +14) Summary 💬 Fungal is a wide-ranging collection from Ariel Gordon where she explores her fascination with all mushrooms, not […]

Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys #3) by Seanan McGuire [Wyrd & Wonder Review]

11 May 2024 / review / 12 Comments
Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys #3) by Seanan McGuire [Wyrd & Wonder Review]

Tidal Creaturesby Seanan McGuireSource: ebook/NetGalleyPublished: 6 Jun 2024Publisher: TorDotCom (Macmillan)Length: 464 pages Genre: Speculative fictionTarget Age: AdultRepresentation: A progatonist is American with a Chinese father and Scottish mother, supporting character is Black Summary 💬 All across the world, people look up at the moon […]

Keeping Pace by Laurie Morrison [MG Review]

9 April 2024 / review / 2 Comments
Keeping Pace by Laurie Morrison [MG Review]

Keeping Paceby Laurie MorrisonI received a free copy for review. Source: ebook/publisherPublished: 9 Apr. 2024 Publisher: Amulet Books (Abrams)Length: 304 pagesGenre: ContemporaryTarget Age: Upper MG (suitable for +10) Summary 💬 Grace has been working for years to beat her former friend Jonah Perkins’s GPA […]

Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino [MG Review]

26 January 2024 / review / 2 Comments
Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino [MG Review]

Alice Austen Lived Hereby Alex GinoSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: June 2022Publisher: Scholastic PressLength: 176 pages Genre: Contemporary fictionTarget Age: +8Representation: Nonbinary protagonist, Black nonbinary supporting character, various queer supporting characters Summary 💬 Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They’re nonbinary, and their […]