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“…loving Blackness enough to see its assets so that dark children matter.” Dr. Bettina L. Love

Hair Story by NoNieqa Ramos

August 28, 2021 by NTE Leave a Comment

I’m having a hard time explaining just how much I loved this book, but I’m going to do my best. First off, Hair Story is own voices written & illustrated, and both the author, NoNieqa Ramos, and the illustrator, Keisha Morris, include their own hair stories at the back of the book, which was a lovely surprise.     Second, do you see these illustrations? The texture and colors and patterns and perfection of them?  You can see the love in that grandmother’s face, the joy in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: afro-latinx, black, cbr13bingo, cultural appreciation, Hair Story, Illustrations, Keisha Morris, Latinx, NoNieqa Ramos, picture book, poetry, UnCannon

NTE's CBR13 Review No:33 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: afro-latinx, black, cbr13bingo, cultural appreciation, Hair Story, Illustrations, Keisha Morris, Latinx, NoNieqa Ramos, picture book, poetry, UnCannon ·
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Coming Together Had Always Been Easy

American Sweethearts by Adriana Herrera

February 27, 2020 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

While I was reading American Dreamers and American Love Story I requested and was granted an arc of the final book in the series, American Sweethearts. This is an honest review in exchange for an arc from NetGalley. Juan Pablo and Priscilla have been on again off again since they were sixteen. Through the Dreamers series they have been off. It’s painful to both of them the way they love each other but can’t live with each other. The second chance at romance is a well loved trope. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Adriana Herrera, afro-latinx, American Sweethearts, Contemporary Romance, Latinx, NetGalley

Emmalita's CBR12 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Adriana Herrera, afro-latinx, American Sweethearts, Contemporary Romance, Latinx, NetGalley ·
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Romance and Social Justice

American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera

American Love Story by Adriana Herrera

February 27, 2020 by Emmalita 2 Comments

Sometimes when I like a book I have so much to say and so many feelings that I am unable to get a coherent review out and I spend days or weeks spewing and deleting words. That’s how I have felt about my recent Adriana Herrera binge. I think I may have coherent thoughts now, but just in case this gets out of control again, the most important thing is – I like these books and think you should read them. Adriana Herrera’s debut series […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Adriana Herrera, afro-caribbean, afro-latinx, American Dreamer, American Love Story, Contemporary Romance, Dreamers series, Latinx, m/m romance

Emmalita's CBR12 Review No:14 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Adriana Herrera, afro-caribbean, afro-latinx, American Dreamer, American Love Story, Contemporary Romance, Dreamers series, Latinx, m/m romance ·
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    Thank you for the review! I've been trying to find an English copy of the book, yet I cannot succeed....
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    I will not add it to my TBR pile then. LOL. Already have way too many books.
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    on The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances Anthology Review
    I didn’t like it that much, although others here have loved it, so I may be an outlier.
  • Classic
    on The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances Anthology Review
    LOL. Yeah I was just like....okay. I haven't read that, did you like it?
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    on Someone at the bookstore doesn’t want you to know anything about this book before reading it (I don’t know why)
    I definitely do it with shows too
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