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Two people are in the center of this book cover. The young woman has long flowing black hair and light skin. She is wearing a racing uniform and holding a helmet. There is a track of racing cars behind them. The young man is also in a uniform and is smiling and looking intently at her. He has short brown hair that is wind tousled and appears to be white. There is a yellow and hot pink swoosh of color to the right side of the characters.

Book Reviews, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

Review: The Fast Track

11 September, 202611 September, 2026

Title: The Fast Track Author: Angelica Cheng Genres: Contemporary, Sports, Romance Pages: 329 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Review Copy: Review copy provided by publisher Availability: Available […] Read More

The book cover of the story of my anger features a young black woman on a stage holding a book up in her right hand. A spotlight is on her.

Book Reviews, Contemporary, Poetry

Review: The Story of My Anger

17 October, 2025

Title: The Story of My Anger Author: Jasminne Mendez Genres: Contemporary, Poetry Pages: 336 Publisher: Dial Books Review Copy: Purchased Availability: Available now Summary: Yulieta Lopez is angry. Angry at […] Read More

Illustrated cover for If We Were a Movie. Two teenage girls sit next to each other in an empty movie theater. They're smiling at each other while they share a bucket of popcorn. They both have their hair in long braids--one girl has several braids that drape over her shoulders, while the other girl has just two large braids, one over each shoulder. The other girl has her legs over the seat in front of her, too.

Book Reviews, Contemporary, LGBTQIA, Romance

Review: If We Were a Movie

4 July, 2025

Title: If We Were a Movie Author: Zakiya N. Jamal Genres: Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQIA Pages: 320 Publisher: HarperCollins Review Copy: Physical copy received from publisher Availability: Available now Summary: Lights. […] Read More

An animal skull is at the center of the book cover. On the right side of the skull, the hole for the eye is missing, but instead, there is a portion of a young woman's face. Her eye stares out and there is dark hair coing out over the top. A tag line says secrets are sweet, but revenge is sweeter....

Book Reviews, Contemporary, Horror

Review: These Vengeful Wishes

7 February, 2025

Title: These Vengeful Wishes Author: Vanessa Montalban Genres: Contemporary, Horror Pages: 320 Publisher: Zando Young Readers Review Copy: Received physical ARC from publisher Availability: Available now Summary: When her stepfather […] Read More

Anthologies, Book Reviews, Comics/Graphic Novels, Contemporary

Review: Indiginerds

13 September, 202413 September, 2024

Title: Indiginerds: Tales from Modern Indigenous Life Editor: Alina Pete Genres: Contemporary, Anthology, Graphic Novel Pages: 120 Publisher: Iron Circus Comics Review Copy: Contributed to fundraiser Availability: Available now Summary: […] Read More

Book Reviews, Contemporary, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction

Review: The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

26 January, 202425 January, 2024

Title: The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee Author: Ellen Oh Genres: Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance Pages: 305 Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Review Copy: eARC provided via NetGalley Availability: […] Read More