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 […]
Review This was a well written book about family secrets and how it affects each person differently. How the family deals with the aftermath of the secrets being revealed and their attempt to move forward. We have Camino and Yahaira who are sisters and only find out about each other after the passing of their father. These two girls couldn’t […]
Review *Thank you to GoodReads and Custom House for my review copy* As much as I wanted to like this book, it didn’t work out in my favor. I didn’t really care for the main character Ines. I feel she is written in a way that you will either like or dislike her character. I did like Yaya who is […]
Review So I wanted to read this book due to the topic. Simone is a teenager living with HIV. The beginning starts out with her going to the gyn doctor with her dad. Okay..no big deal but he was in the room for the ENTIRE exam. How? She is 17 why are you in the exam room with her during […]
Review *This book has subject matter that may be sensitive to some readers.* Rukhsana is queer and has a secret girlfriend, but she can’t come out to her very strict Muslim parents. The plan is to wait until she is eighteen and away at college. Sadly things don’t go as planned and it’s all downhill from here. I had no […]
Review Emoni is a teen mother and I loved how this story showcased what happens after the pregnancy and everything the teen mom faces. The whispers. The pity. The stares. Baby Daddy drama. The stigma. The day to day. What the future will bring? The ups and downs of it all. Emoni was a very refreshing character and I loved […]
Review When I saw this book the blurb had me intrigued and I really wanted to read. When my copy finally came in from the library, I was excited to read but sadly this book didn’t work out in my favor. I couldn’t connect to any of the characters and I felt the story went on and on (and on […]
Review So when I first started reading I wasn’t sure if I would continue reading. I had a very hard time connecting to Maeve. I felt her personality was lacking but as I kept reading she grew on me and I wanted nothing but the best. I loved her family and her friends who supported her throughout this story. Maeve […]
Review: Jack meets Kate at a party. They hit it off and have four wonderful months before she dies. Jack is given an opportunity to go back in time and change events. So I did like the way the story started but at times I find the story to be long and drawn out. Even repetitive at times. A large […]
Review: I’m not really a fan of poetry but a book friend of mine couldn’t stop raving about this story. So I borrowed a copy from my library and I ended up reading it in 4 hours. It’s been a while since I devoured a book. I felt like the author was talking to my soul. I found myself shaking […]