Throw history and multiculturalism into the mix and I am hook line and sinker into the graphic novel. I have to say that for stepping away from his usual subject matter of zombies, Brooks does a really superb job in his storytelling about the 369th Infantry Regiment.
The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks | Book Review
Summer Of The Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall | Book Review

After The Summer Of The Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall passed my threshold, I looked at it with optimism, but not much motivation. Friends, this book sat on my Kindle and then in my house for YEARS because I can sometimes be a terrible blogger. I decided to make McCall’s contemporary-fantasy retelling a summer priority in order to kill two birds with one stone — read an old book from my TBR pile and thus be able to pass it on and also to remove a Netgalley book from my queue. Also, because The Odyssey is mad awesome.
If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth | Audiobook Review

Why Did I Listen To This Book? If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth uses music as a huge theme and is a historical fiction young adult book. These two elements are among my favorite things to read. Originally, I had a copy of If I Ever Get Out Of Here from Netgalley, […]
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew | Book Review
Why Did I Read This Book? When it comes to graphic novels, one of my favorites in the industry is Gene Luen Yang. I was so excited for The Shadow Hero because I’ve never read a single disappointing thing by Gene Luen Yang. While The Shadow Hero is not quite on the level of Boxers & Saints, it […]
Mambo In Chinatown by Jean Kwok | Book Review
I am always a little tiny bit hesitant when it comes to reading GROWN UP books, maybe because most of my reading time is spent whipping my way through young adult and middle grade books. Yet, when Mambo In Chinatown by Jean Kwok came across my threshold, I could not ignore it. I could not hesitate. […]
A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman | Book Review

I just read the most quiet, sweet novel, my friends. A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman is a young adult verse book that doesn’t loudly declare itself, but kind of whispers. As weird as that sounds, it makes sense when you read it. Venkatramana’s book explores dance, growing up, and India. It’s a book that […]