Shelly’s Book Corner

September 22, 2020

Book Review: How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi

Thank you Bookish First and Viking Books for Young Readers for my review copy. My thoughts: Amir is being blackmailed by a student so he runs away to Rome. He then meets an interesting cast of characters that become like a family to him during his time of need. This was my first time reading this author and it wasn’t […]

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September 15, 2020

Book Review: Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Thank you to Epic Reads for my review copy.⠀My thoughts:Chanty has dreams of being a singer but she is the eldest of several kids and a lot of responsibility falls on her shoulders. I like that she comes from a two family household because there is a stigma that all Black people come from single-parent households and that’s not always […]

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September 8, 2020

Book Review: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

Blurb: Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning… Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs […]

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August 12, 2020

Review: The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

Review This book is heavy but we need books like this and I’m so happy I was given the chance to read. I was a child when the riots in LA happened and had no clue about Latasha Harlins until I read this book now. She was killed over orange juice. 🤬 This book also tackles colorism in the Black […]

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July 30, 2020

Audiobook Review: His & Hers by Alice Feeney

Review Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced listening copy. ⠀ ⠀ My 💭:⠀ I was hesitant about this book because I didn’t like “I Know Who You Are” but I saw a lot of praise on Instagram and decided to give it a shot. After listening I should have just stuck with my original plans. I […]

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July 21, 2020

New Release+Review: The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Review: “To be a woman is to be a sacrifice.” Immanuelle is considered an outcast because she is biracial and even though she lives with her White family members, she still had to keep her head down, her nose clean and work twice as hard to prove her self worth. *Sighs*⠀ ⠀ I must say Immanuelle has become one of […]

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July 17, 2020

Review Tour: The Rivals by Vi Keeland

Title: The Rivals Author: Vi Keeland Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance Release Date: July 13, 2020 Blurb The feud between Weston Lockwood and me started at the altar. Only neither of us attended the wedding, and the nuptials happened decades before either of us was born. Our grandfathers had been best friends and business partners, at least up until my grandfather’s […]

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July 12, 2020

Book Review: Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Review Sophia was strong willed and assertive. I loved that she didn’t want to get in line, know her place and live her life serving a man or anyone. The story touched on a lot of topics especially the treatment of young girls and women. The author created a world that was very detailed and I could see everything playing […]

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July 9, 2020

Book Review: The Shadows by Alex North

Review This book had a very strong start and I couldn’t put the book down but it did stall in the middle. I’m happy I pushed through because the book got really good and the twist took me by surprise. The WHOLE book I was thinking one thing and then the author went and pulled the rug from under my […]

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July 1, 2020

New Release+Review: A Reunion of Rivals by Reese Ryan

Review Max and Quinn had a summer fling as teenagers. Fast forward several years later and they are forced to work together and neither one of them are pleased. The back and forth banter between the two of them was everything. The shade and snarky comments gave me life. You could also cut the tension with a knife and […]

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