I’m excited to announce officially about my online book club #BookyChats! My aim for this club is to encourage readers to pick up diverse books and include marginalised groups. I have such a passion for these sorts of books, I’m so happy that so many of you want to diversify your reading. Really, I started the club in October. However it was a bit last … Continue reading #BookyChats Book Club: November’s Pick & Introduction
The Autumn Book Tag seems like the perfect first blog post for October! After seeing there wasn’t any tags aimed towards book bloggers, I knew this had to change! I mean bookworms are pretty much known for hyping up autumn and the cosiness it brings. I haven’t done a tag in a while, although I did create a Diverse one a few months ago! Autumn … Continue reading The Autumn Book Tag
Punching The Air is a powerful YA book written in verse about a black boy who’s wrongfully incarcerated. I received a free copy of this book because I am a part of the #PunchingTheAirTour , however all opinions and thoughts are not biased! Introduction To Punching The Air Amal Shahid has a bright future ahead of him, yet despite being in a diverse art school, … Continue reading Punching The Air By Ibi Zoboi And Yusef Salaam: Book Review
You Should See Me In A Crown is a f/f romance contemporary. There’s drama, friendship, racism and homophobia involved in this prom themed story. Warning, trigger warnings may contain spoilers: trigger warnings: death of a parent (off-page), loved ones with chronic illness, racism, homophobia, bullying, illness, mental illness (panic and anxiety attacks), vomiting Introduction To You Should See Me In A Crown Liz Lighty has never … Continue reading You Should See Me In A Crown By Leah Johnson: Audiobook Review
Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim is the sequel to spin the dawn and is the final book of this duology. To avoid spoilers, I’d recommend checking out my review of the first book! And yes, lately all I have been posting is reviews, but I promise once I catch up I’ll have some fun posts planned! This E-arc was sent to me for an … Continue reading Unravel The Dusk By Elizabeth Lim: Book Review
Hunted by The Sky is a YA fantasy inspired by medieval India. It explores class struggles, identity and romance. This book has been recently released and its sequel is expected to release in 2021. It is also a highly anticipated read for me. So I was definitely excited to receive an E-arc for review. Trigger Warnings: implied sexual slavery, death of parents, murder, animal cruelty, … Continue reading Hunted By The Sky By Tanaz Bhathena
The Court Of Miracles is a historical fiction fantasy inspired book and it has been described as Les Misérables meets Six of Crows. A recent diverse release. I’d like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me this E-arc for an honest review. Introduction To The Court Of Miracles I was instantly interested from the first line of the blurb. Being compared to six … Continue reading The Court Of Miracles By Kester Grant: Book Review
It’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, it’s a perfect time to recommend some books written by Asian authors. A list with a variety of genres such as fantasy, contemporary, thrillers and even poetry. I have included books by Asian authors as well as ownvoices. I cannot vouch for the representation of other Asian ethnics. However books featured by South Asian authors are ones … Continue reading 10 Books By Asian Authors
Books by black authors lists, graphics and posts have been circulating all over social media. It’s great that we’re bringing as much awareness as we can for black lives matter. It’s never too late to start educating yourself. And so as I came across all of these amazing books recommended by so many of us allies, I realised that I wanted to do my part … Continue reading 270+ Books By Black Authors
The Asian Readathon encourages a reader to read books from any Asian author similar to you or not. It was created by @readwithcindy and there’s an official Twitter account if you’d like updates! I’ve mentioned a few times on my blog that I would love to read more diverse books and this was perfect! If you’d like any recommendations, my March Diverse Book Releases might … Continue reading Books I’m Reading For The Asian Readathon
