Book Reviews and Other Fangirl Musings
by Hanna Alkaf Publication Date: April 19th, 2022 Rating: 5/5 Thank you to Simonteen/Salaam Reads for the eARC. My review is unbiased and honest. All I knew about this book going in was that it was Hanna Alkaf and it had a scrabble tournament. What I didn’t know because I didn’t need to know any… Continue reading Review: Queen of Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
by Sabaa Tahir Publication Date: March 1st, 2022 Rating: 5/5 Thank you to PenguinTeen for the ARC. My review is unbiased and honest. This book discussed some incredibly intense topics of abuse and addiction as well as racism and Islamophobia and loss of a parent. Be mindful of these as you read! This book follows… Continue reading Review: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Kuhn Rating: 4/5 Publication Date: May 11th, 2021 GOODREADS--BOOKSTORE LINK--BOOKSHOP AFFILIATE LINK* *by using this link to purchase the book I would receive a small commission at no extra cost to you I received this from the publisher in exchange for a review. This does not affect my… Continue reading From Little Tokyo With Love
Wicked Fox (Gumiho #1) by Kat Cho Publication Date: June 25th, 2019 Rating: 4/5 Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret--she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss,… Continue reading Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski Rating: 3/5 Publication Date: March 3rd, 2020 Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. You either follow… Continue reading The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy Rating: 3/5 Publication Date: October 1st, 2019 In the city of Craewick, memories reign. The power-obsessed ruler of the city, Madame, has cultivated a society in which memories are currency, citizens are divided by ability, and Gifted individuals can take memories from others through touch as they please. Seventeen-year-old… Continue reading The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy
Once Upon an Eid edited by Aisha Saeed and SK Ali Publication Date: May 5th, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Once Upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety… Continue reading Once Upon An Eid: The anthology where every single story made me cry
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary Publication Date: April 18 2019 Rating: 4.5/5 Tiffy and Leon share a flatTiffy and Leon share a bedTiffy and Leon have never met…Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they’re crazy, but it’s the perfect solution: Leon occupies the… Continue reading The Flatshare
Wow what a whirlwind of a month, huh? I had my last days in Pakistan for a long long time, attended another friend's weddings and then I came home. And then I stayed at home (which really wasn't that different from what I was planning to do anyway I guess). I was a little bummed… Continue reading Adventures in March
Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter Rating: 4/5 Publication Date: March 3rd, 2020 April didn’t mean to start the fire. She wasn’t even the one who broke the vase. She had absolutely no intention of becoming the only person who knows that Gabriel Winterborne, the missing-and-presumed-dead billionaire, is neither missing nor dead… Continue reading Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor: Ally Carter does it again with a fun mystery adventure!
Star is All Booked Up 