Tag: fiction

The Binding: Not as Magical As I’d Hoped [Wyrd & Wonder Review]

29 May 2020 / review / 8 Comments
The Binding: Not as Magical As I’d Hoped [Wyrd & Wonder Review]

Books are dangerous things in Collins’s alternate universe, a place vaguely reminiscent of 19th-century England. It’s a world in which people visit book binders to rid themselves of painful or treacherous memories. Once their stories have been told and are […]

#RamadanReadathon Wrap-up [MG and YA Reviews]

24 May 2020 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
#RamadanReadathon Wrap-up [MG and YA Reviews]

Amal Unbound by Aisha SaeedFormat/source: ebook/LibraryPublished: May 2018Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin Random House)Length: 240 pages Genre: Contemporary fictionTarget Age: 9+#OwnVoices: Author is Muslim and of Pakistani descent 🍂 Q&A @ PW 🍂 Review by Sara @ Hijabi Librarians 🍂 Review by Fadwa @ Word Wonders 12 years old […]

Indian No More [MG Review]

17 May 2020 / review / 4 Comments
Indian No More [MG Review]

Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci SorrellFormat/Source: Hardcover/ LibraryPublished: Sept. 2019Publisher: Tu Books (Lee & Low)Length: 211 pages Genre: Historical fictionTarget Age: 8+#OwnVoices: Yes (discussed below) Review ✍🏻 About the Book Indian No More is an #ownvoices title, based on the experiences of Charlene […]

How Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns Hooked Me [Wyrd & Wonder Review]

15 May 2020 / review / 8 Comments
How Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns Hooked Me [Wyrd & Wonder Review]

In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious […]

5 Reasons to Love With the Fire On High [YA Review]

10 May 2020 / review / 6 Comments
5 Reasons to Love With the Fire On High [YA Review]

With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in […]