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🎉March 2020 Wrap-Up🎉 . 📚 A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandson: Young teen, Tyson, is leaving his rough neighborhood after a tragic incident to move in with a wealthy family. In comes the daughter, Nandy, who is not happy and both teens clash. As times goes, a love hate relationship forms into more. (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)⁠ . 📚 Salty, Bitter, Sweet by Mayra Cuevas: Young inspiring chef, Isabella is taking an apprenticeship in the kitchen of world-famous Chef Pascal Grattard in France where she moves in with her father and new wife. Grieving the death of her Cuban grandmother and the divorce of her parents. New challenges come about, including a mysterious young man. (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)⁠ . 📚 My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite: Korede's sister, Ayoola, hasn't been the best with her boyfriends, they always seem to disappear and Korede is always there to help her sister with anything she needs.That is until Ayoola catches the eye of the doctor that she is in love with at the hospital she works at. Korede needs to choose between this man and her sister. (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)⁠ . 📚 Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams: Jamaican British born, Queenie, lives in London. She works at a national newspaper where she constantly is compared to her white middle class peers. On top of that, she has just broken up with her boyfriend of three years and is looking for a companion to take away her loneliness, but all the wrong ones. After a while, she starts questioning her life and recent decisions. (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) . . . #seekabook #seekabookwrapup #bookwrapup# #bookstagram #booklove #bookish #booknerd #bookgeek #igreads #booksofinstagram #goodreads #bookpic #bookphotography #bookworm #book #books #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookaholic #booklife #bookobsessed #latinxread #latinxreader #latinxbookblogger

🎉Book Review🎉⁠ . Title: A Love Hate Thing Author: Whitney D. Grandison Rate: 📚📚📚📚/5 Bookstore: Queens Library . Tyson Trice ends up in the wealthy side of Pacific Hills after being shot and surviving the rough streets of Lindenwood. He just wanted to complete his time with this wealthy family and get out. In comes Nandy Smith, golden girl from Pacific Hills who has the perfect image. She is not happy that Tyson will be staying with them and might ruin her reputation and summer plans. As time goes, a love hate relationship forms within these two teens. Nandy brings out the softer side of Tyson and Tyson helps Nandy in loosening up. . Very heartwarming and cute story about two teeangers trying to figure out their own truth and their undeniable connection. Grandison did an amazing job in developing Tyson’s character along with many of the other characters in the book. Nandy was a bit annoying in the beginning, but I started warming up to her towards the end. I enjoyed the backstory of Tyson and Nandy’s relationship and why it developed the way it did. The fact that they both grew up differently also was a great aspect to the story and how they were able to connect. The story went between both Nandy and Tyson throughout the book, which I enjoyed reading both perspectives. Very well-written and enjoyable! . Thank you @latinxreadtoo for choosing such a cute book! . #seekabook #seekabookreview #WhitneyDGrandison #ALoveHateThing #bookstagram #booklove #bookish #booknerd #bookgeek #igreads #booksofinstagram #goodreads #bookpic #bookphotography #bookworm #book #books #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookaholic #booklife #bookobsessed #latinxread #latinxreader #latinxbookblogger

🎉Book Review🎉⁠ . Title: Homegoing Author: Yaa Gyasi Rate: 📚📚📚📚📚/5 Bookstore: @mcnallyjackson . Effia and Esi are half-sisters born in different villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in the Cape Coast Castle. Effia, unfortunately, doesn’t have the same destiny, she is imprisoned in the castle dungeons and sold into the Gold Coast slave trade and shipped off to America, where her family is raised in slavery. The book follows the story of both sisters' descendents; one side living in America from plantations to the Civil War to the Great Migration. As the other side is fighting the warfare in Ghana, the slave trade and British colonization. . Starting off on how well this book was written; Gyasi did an incredible job defining the story of both Effia and Esi. I loved the structure of the book and how it followed their descendants which overcame many different important periods of time in America and Ghana. Each character had their own chapter. For some, I wish there was closure on my end for some of the characters or another chapter because I wanted to know more. I believe this book is very important and one that should be read by everyone. This book broke my heart, made me angry, made me smile and even cry (as you can see a lot of emotions). 10/10 recommend. . I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe! 💕 . . #seekabook #seekabookreview #YaaGyasi #Homegoing #bookstagram #booklove #bookish #booknerd #bookgeek #igreads #booksofinstagram #goodreads #bookpic #bookphotography #bookworm #book #books #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookaholic #booklife #bookobsessed #latinxread #latinxreader #latinxbookblogger

🎉Book Review🎉⁠ . Title: Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations Author: Mira Jacob Rate: 📚📚📚📚📚/5 Bookstore: Borrowed . Jacobs delves into a conversation of sex, love, race, and family. She creates a humorous and touching graphic novel of where her 6 year-old son asks tough questions; does the President hate brown boys like him, does his Jewish family side of the family dislike him, but Jacobs also goes into looking at her own story; her parents came to American a month after their arranged marriage, being a non-white during 9/11, winning an American Revolution essay contest and much more. . First, I haven’t read a graphic novel since high school, but I seriously enjoyed this concept as a memoir and how interactive it was. This novel engrossed me from the very beginning, apart from the pictures, Jacob's story captured me along with the conversation she was having with her son about race, colorism, politics and being a Brown boy in America. I loved reading about Jacob’s background and how she incorporated her parent’s journey to America along with being married to Jewish man, whose parents were in support of Trump. This novel was frank, raw and real about what is going on in the world today. A def must read. . . . #seekabook #seekabookreview #MiraJacobs #GoodTalk #bookstagram #booklove #bookish #booknerd #bookgeek #igreads #booksofinstagram #goodreads #bookpic #bookphotography #bookworm #book #books #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookaholic #booklife #bookobsessed #latinxread #latinxreader #latinxbookblogger

🎉February 2020 Wrap-Up 🎉 . This month was a slow month for me plus it was a short month! Work was pretty crazy and I was not able to reach my reading goal for this month. I was able to read two books and both books I ended up giving 5 stars! . 📚Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob: A graphic novel memoir about a woman who gets questions from her son about the world today - from the President’s current agenda to being a first generation America. LOVED this book so much. (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)⁠ . 📚Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi: An important novel that should be read. Two half sisters from different villages in 18th century Ghana. It takes you along a heart-wrenching, gut-punching and monumental journey of generation after generation. One half covers the story of Effia’s descendents and the other half follows Esi’s life and family in America. HIGHLY RECOMMEND(⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)⁠ . . . #seekabook #bookwrapup #seekabookwrapup #homegoing #goodtalk #bookstagram #booklove #bookish #booknerd #bookgeek #igreads #booksofinstagram #goodreads #bookpic #bookphotography #bookworm #book #books #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookaholic #booklife #bookobsessed #latinxread #latinxreader #latinxbookblogger

🎉Book Review🎉⁠ . Title: This Train Is Being Held Author: Ismee Williams Rate: 📚📚📚📚/5 Bookstore: Thank you Abrams Books and Ismée Williams . Ballet dancer Isabelle Warren and Dominican-American, baseball prodigy, Alex Rosario meet on the 1 train. In the span of three years and many train encounters, they both learn about each other. Alex is struggling with wanting to go to college and be a poet, while his father wants him to go pro baseball. Isabel is dealing with her prejudice and unstable mother, who do not like Latino men. But the 1 train is the fate that brings them together. . I truly enjoyed this book. Why? Because it was more than just a teen love story. It touched upon topics of racism, family pressure to be something great, gang violence, mental health and following your dreams. Also, the book takes place in the Upper West Side, Washington Heights (where I grew up) and most importantly, the 1 train. The train that I grew up taking my whole life until I moved to Queens. I was able to connect to this story in many ways apart from the setting. I grew up listening to my Uncle’s love of baseball (Go Yankees!) to watching my sister and cousin’s practice ballet every day. I also truly enjoyed the characters and the passion they held in doing what they love and not letting others stop them, even if it’s family (and trust me, trying to go against a Hispanic/Latinx family is not easy). It’s definitely a page turner! . . . #seekabook #seekabookreview #seekabookrecommendation #thistrainisbeingheld #ismeewilliams #latinxauthor #latinxread #latinxbooks #diversebooks #bookstagram #amuletbooks #bookworm #bookreview #bookaddict #bookcommunity

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