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Be Yourself, The World Will Adjust

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

January 4, 2021 by Jenny S 4 Comments

This trans coming-of-age story was a great way to jumpstart my reading in 2021.  It is the story of Felix Love, an aspiring artist who dreams of attending Brown University.  He and his best friend, Ezra Patel, attend St. Catherine’s, a private New York high school.  While Ezra’s family is insanely wealthy, Felix is a scholarship student who now lives in Harlem with his dad, who works multiple jobs to help pay for the remaining costs of Felix’s education. Felix’s dad has been very supportive […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: #transvisibility, felix ever after, Kacen Callender, representation matters, Young Adult

Jenny S's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: #transvisibility, felix ever after, Kacen Callender, representation matters, Young Adult ·
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“Please tell me people who look like us can have happy endings.”

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

October 20, 2020 by faintingviolet 8 Comments

I have been waiting for this book for months and am extremely happy to report that it does not disappoint. This is only my second Dade book (Teach Me was also highly enjoyable), but I can already say my favorite thing about her writing is how relatable and human her characters are. The two leads in Spoiler Alert are at a point of change in their lives – and actively seeking it – and the layers of their lives that push them towards, and in […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: a little romance, authors on twitter, cbr12bingo, faintingviolet, fanfiction, fat representation, Green, modern romance, Olivia Dade, representation matters, Spoiler Alert, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: a little romance, authors on twitter, cbr12bingo, faintingviolet, fanfiction, fat representation, Green, modern romance, Olivia Dade, representation matters, Spoiler Alert, we need diverse books ·
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TEENS! IN! SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!

The Disasters by M. K. England

June 20, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Got in juuuuuust under the wire with this one! Another #CannonBookClub pick, another book I probably wouldn’t have picked up without being told to do so! Fortunately, it was fast-paced, warm-hearted, just dangerous enough hold me in suspense, and (last but not least) cute. The basic set up is, well, pretty basic: misfit teens up against their own social structure and a corrupt regulatory force in a race against time to stop the big bad thing from being big and bad. The misfits get into […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: audio book, CannonBookClub, debut author, diverse cast, LGTBQ, M.K. England, representation matters, school drama, space, survival story, The Future is Queer

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:62 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: audio book, CannonBookClub, debut author, diverse cast, LGTBQ, M.K. England, representation matters, school drama, space, survival story, The Future is Queer ·
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Becky Chambers and the Quest for Righteous Representation

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

June 14, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

…because lord knows we cannot deal with any more from that dreadful she-who-must-not-be-named and her unquenchable desire to hurt the hearts and minds of the people who grew up with, admired, and felt welcomed by Harry Potter and company. People are who they say they are, and she-who-must-not-be-named can do us all a favor and shout her nonsense directly into a portal to hell. Anywho! Luckily, Becky Chambers is on the scene to raise our spirits through the roof and out into the beautiful and […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CannonballBookClub, adventure, Becky Chambers, ensemble cast, found family, inclusivity, LGTBQ, representation matters, space, The Future is Queer

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:57 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CannonballBookClub, adventure, Becky Chambers, ensemble cast, found family, inclusivity, LGTBQ, representation matters, space, The Future is Queer ·
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“If no one says, This is me, this is what I believe in, and this is why I’m different, and this is why that’s okay, then what’s the point?”

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

June 22, 2019 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Well, that was adorably sweet. YA that falls into New Adult Romance isn’t normally my thing, the characters are just so young (but I don’t mind them in movie format? To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was very enjoyable on Netflix but I still don’t care to pick up the book). I know most authors land their endings on HFN for just that reason, but while I’ve enjoyed books like Anna and the French Kiss I generally tend to stay away. But the description […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: faintingviolet, New Adult Romance, read women, representation matters, sandhya menon, we need diverse books, when dimple met rishi, women in STEM, YA Romance

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: faintingviolet, New Adult Romance, read women, representation matters, sandhya menon, we need diverse books, when dimple met rishi, women in STEM, YA Romance ·
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