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A very sweet YA romance with queer characters

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan

July 23, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

#CBR11 Bingo: Rainbow Flag (author is a lesbian, as is the main character) This book would also fit nicely into the “Youths!” and “Own voices” squares on the bingo card. Official book description: Leila has made it most of the way through high school without having a crush on anyone, which comes as something of a relief. Her Persian heritage makes her different enough; if word got out that Leila liked girls, life would be twice as hard. And what would her parents think? It’s bad […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #ownvoices, cbr11, cbr11bingo, coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, culture clash, friendship, LGBTQIA, Malin, Rainbow Flag, Sara Farizan, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, Young Adult, Youths!

Malin's CBR11 Review No:50 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #ownvoices, cbr11, cbr11bingo, coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, culture clash, friendship, LGBTQIA, Malin, Rainbow Flag, Sara Farizan, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, Young Adult, Youths! ·
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“You can have anything once you admit you deserve it”

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

July 22, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

#CBR11 Bingo: Own Voices (the book is about a trans girl, written by a trans woman) (Can also easily fit into the categories of Youths!, Award Winner and/or Rainbow Flag) Official book description: Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she’s determined not to get too close to anyone. But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can’t help but start to let him into […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #ownvoices, bullying, cbr11, cbr11bingo, contemporary fiction, friendship, if i was your girl, LGBTQIA, Malin, Meredith Russo, Rainbow Flag, romantic, Young Adult, Youths!

Malin's CBR11 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #ownvoices, bullying, cbr11, cbr11bingo, contemporary fiction, friendship, if i was your girl, LGBTQIA, Malin, Meredith Russo, Rainbow Flag, romantic, Young Adult, Youths! ·
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“This book is meant to free, not capture, a life” ~ Lindberg

Birdie by Tracey Lindberg

July 16, 2019 by kella 3 Comments

CBR11 Bingo – Own Voices   When it comes to diversifying my reading list, I’m trying to be more intentional about including voices from Canadian Indigenous communities.  Canada, for all its wonderful awesomeness, has an atrocious history (and even current relationship) with its Indigenous population – and so often, has kept so much of it quiet. Stories keep coming to light now about the horrors that ripped these families apart, the way entire communities were destroyed, and yes, despite what many of our politicians say, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #ownvoices, birdie, Canada, cbr11bingo, cree, indigenous author, traceylindberg

kella's CBR11 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #ownvoices, birdie, Canada, cbr11bingo, cree, indigenous author, traceylindberg ·
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Identities

A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer and Trans Identities by J.R. Zuckerberg

July 3, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #OwnVoices I have a feeling I am going to be saying this for a lot for my reviews: I really wish I did not have to rate this book. (And not so often, warning: long review ahead.)  And this is for #cbr11bingo #OwnVoices, On one level, A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer and Trans Identities is a five. There is so much going on! Everything is done in a friendly, accessible tone. Are you well on your way on your journey to knowing […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #ownvoices, cbr11bingo, J.R. Zuckerberg, lgbt, Mady G

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:253 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #ownvoices, cbr11bingo, J.R. Zuckerberg, lgbt, Mady G ·
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🦄 🍦 🍆 🍑

Ice Cream Lover by Jackie Lau

April 30, 2019 by Emmalita 7 Comments

I read Ice Cream Lover twice in one day. The joke in the title is that Drew hates ice cream and Chloe owns an Asian ice cream shop called Ginger Scoops. I 100% want an Asian ice cream store close by so that I too can have ginger ice cream in a bubble waffle cone. After reading two of Jackie Lau’s books, I’m going to need her to come out with a cookbook soon too. Ice Cream Lover is out May 21. I received this ARC in exchange […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: #ownvoices, Canada, Contemporary Romance, Ice Cream Lover, Jackie Lau, precocious child

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:23 · Genres: Romance · Tags: #ownvoices, Canada, Contemporary Romance, Ice Cream Lover, Jackie Lau, precocious child ·
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Promising Series Start with Some of the Usual First Book Challenges

August 21, 2018 by Jen K 2 Comments

For Two Heads Are Better Than One, emmalita and Jen K chose to read and review Rebecca Roanhorse’s Trail of Lightning, the first in The Sixth World series.  In order to make this simpler, we are pulling the Amazon description for the plot summary, and then going into our thoughts below that!

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #ownvoices, cbr10bingo, emmalita, JenK, post-apocolyptic, Rebecca Roanhorse, rural fantasy, The Sixth World, Trail of Lightning, two heads are better than one

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:152 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #ownvoices, cbr10bingo, emmalita, JenK, post-apocolyptic, Rebecca Roanhorse, rural fantasy, The Sixth World, Trail of Lightning, two heads are better than one ·
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