ARC Review: Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide, Volume 1 by Mone Sorai

Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide, Volume 1 by Mone Sorai My rating: 4 of 5 stars Super serious Asahi Suzumura and laidback, easygoing Mitsuki Sayama might seem like an odd couple, but they made a deal; they'll vacation around the world and when they get back to Japan, they'll get married. As they travel from …

Blog Tour & Review: The Sword in the Street by C. M. Caplan

Welcome to the Blog Tour for The Sword In The Street; this time, we are both doing the tour and we buddy-read this book, so you get two reviews! Title: The Sword In The StreetAuthor: C. M. CaplanPublisher: Razor Sharp BooksPublication Date: March 3, 2021Genres: (Adult) Fantasy Synopsis: Trial by battle is a holy rite …

ARC Review: Toritan: Birds of a Feather, Vol. 2 by Kotetsuko Yamamoto

Toritan: Birds of a Feather, Vol. 2 by Kotetsuko Yamamoto My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Birdsong starts sounding like a love song when bird whisperer Inusaki meets a crow that sounds oddly like a handsome young man he knows! Inusaki can communicate with birds—and some of them are real jerks! Tired of the incessant …

ARC Review: Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel by Gabby Rivera & Celia Moscote

Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel by Gabby Rivera My rating: 4 of 5 stars Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn’t sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But don’t worry, Juliet has something kinda resembling …

Audiobook ARC Review: Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala

Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala My rating: 4 of 5 stars Who's ready to sparkle?? Project Runway goes to Comic Con in an epic queer love story about creativity, passion, and finding the courage to be your most authentic self. Raffy has a passion for bedazzling. Not just bedazzling, but sewing, stitching, draping, pattern …

Diversity Spotlight Thursday #105

Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal @ Bookshelves and Paperbacks, and is all about highlighting diverse literature. Diversity Spotlight takes place every Thursday, and it will be featuring three books in any given week: A diverse book you have read and enjoyed A diverse book that has already been released but …

ARC Review: Blue Flag, Vol. 5 by Kaito

Blue Flag, Vol. 5 by Kaito My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars An unexpected love quadrangle with a dash of unrequited love as two classmates, a boy and a girl, begin to fall for each other when each of their best friends have already fallen for them. It’s the last year of high school, and …

Diversity Spotlight Thursday #104

Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal @ Bookshelves and Paperbacks, and is all about highlighting diverse literature. Diversity Spotlight takes place every Thursday, and it will be featuring three books in any given week: A diverse book you have read and enjoyed A diverse book that has already been released but …

Diversity Spotlight Thursday #103

Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal @ Bookshelves and Paperbacks, and is all about highlighting diverse literature. Diversity Spotlight takes place every Thursday, and it will be featuring three books in any given week: A diverse book you have read and enjoyed A diverse book that has already been released but …

Diversity Spotlight Thursday #102

Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal @ Bookshelves and Paperbacks, and is all about highlighting diverse literature. Diversity Spotlight takes place every Thursday, and it will be featuring three books in any given week: A diverse book you have read and enjoyed A diverse book that has already been released but …

ARC Review: Blue Flag, Vol. 4 by Kaito

Blue Flag, Vol. 4 by Kaito My rating: 4 of 5 stars An unexpected love quadrangle with a dash of unrequited love as two classmates, a boy and a girl, begin to fall for each other when each of their best friends have already fallen for them. It’s the last year of high school, and …

ARC Review: Blue Period, Vol. 1 by Tsubasa Yamaguchi

Blue Period, Vol. 1 by Tsubasa Yamaguchi My rating: 4 of 5 stars STILL LIFE Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening …

ARC Review: The Wolf and the Water by Josie Jaffery

The Wolf and The Water (Deluge #1) by Josie JaffreyMy Ratings: 4/5 Some secrets are worth killing for The ancient city of Kepos sits in an isolated valley, cut off from the outside world by a towering wall. Behind it, the souls of the dead clamour for release. Or so the priesthood says.Kala has never …

Diversity Spotlight Thursday #101

Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal @ Bookshelves and Paperbacks, and is all about highlighting diverse literature. Diversity Spotlight takes place every Thursday, and it will be featuring three books in any given week: A diverse book you have read and enjoyed A diverse book that has already been released but …

ARC Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus …