Things we've been up to: Bookish Us

Oh the life of audiobooks. How did I ever think you were wastes of time?

 I remember the days when I swore I'd never pick up an ebook, because the only real books to me were hard copies. Then I won a Nook, and hard copies seem to now inconveniently take up space, where any day now, I fear being overrun by 6 full bookcases and growing I can no longer handle.

Review: Dagger by @StevendosSantos @thetorchkeeper

 

 Dagger by Steven Dos Santos

Review: Coal by Constance Burris

Welcome to "Coal" Blog Tour!

This Mini-Tour features author Constance Burris, and is brought to you by Diverse Book Tours!

Looking for a Diverse new Fantasy? Check out "Coal!" Coal blends a matriarch society of Queens, Dwarves and Elves in a race to save a child from a corrupt Princess.

Review: Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero @5puntosbooks

So today we're proud to announce to be a part of a blog tour for the 2015 Morris YA debut author award. There were so many awesome finalists but this one really appealed to us because it fits under our "diverse" protagonist requirement. Not only is the main protagonist Latina(Mexican American), she's also overweight. Intersectionality isn't always something I see a lot in books, so when I learn that a protagonist is hmm...let's say gay and black, or latino and disabled, I rush to learn more about the book as intersectionality is so important to us!

Review: The Sista Hood: On the Mic by E-Fierce

 The Sista Hood on the Mic by E-Fierce

Purchase Links:

Amazon/Barnes & Noble/Goodreads

 I bought this book in August and after consuming it in less than a few days, I'm really disappointed in myself for taking such a long time to read it! It had everything a girl could ask for in a book! 

1.An Afro-Latina main character. 

2.Characters that come from a lower socio-economic background.

3.Queer female characters of color, especially Black and Latina characters of color.

4. Characters that reflected the Hip-Hop culture without being offensive, appropriating or stereotypical.

Review: Marisol and Magdalena:The Sound of our Sisterhood by Veronica Chambers

Marisol and Magdalena: The Sound of our Sisterhood by Veronica Chambers

Review: Princesses Don't Get Fat by Aya Ling

 May 19th 2013

Princesses Don't Get Fat by Aya Ling

Review: The Last Prince of Atlantis by Leonard Clifton

 May 16th 2013

The Last Prince of Atlantis by Leonard Clifton

Review: Wildefire by Karsten Knight

May 4th 2013

Wildefire by Karsten Knight 

Review: Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

 April 28th 2013

Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

Review: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

  April 22, 2013

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Review: Ember by Madison Daniel

April 15th, 2013

Ember by Madison Daniel

Review: Living Violet by Jaime Reed

  April 7th, 2013

Living Violet by Jaime Reed

Review: Jack & Diane by Lena Hampton

July 20th, 2014

Jack & Diane by Lena Hampton

Review: A Song For Bijou by Josh Farrar

June 18th, 2014

A Song for Bijou by Josh Farrar

Review: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

June 18th, 2014

The Lightning Thief By Rick Riordan