by Drea | Mar 24, 2023 | Book Reviews, Five Stars
Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter tells a story of sexual tension, romance, and Bingo in a way that keeps you hooked. In this page-turning romance, we meet Aja Owens who is newer to Greenbelt, South Carolina. She’s just trying to make it in a new place with less...
by Drea | Sep 5, 2022 | Book Reviews, Five Stars, Novel
Legendborn is a young adult fantasy novel with a modern-day twist on an Arthurian legend. The novel follows Bree Mathews, a teenager who attends UNC-Chapel Hill’s residential program for gifted high school students. While grieving, Bree deals with a new environment,...
by Drea | Aug 6, 2022 | Book Reviews, Five Stars, Novel
Okoye to the People: A Black Panther Novel by Ibi Zoboi gives us a look at a young Okoye new to the Dora Milaje, taking her first trip to America. The novel sends us on a journey with Okoye, as she follows King T’Chaka on a trip as the African representative of the...
by Drea | Jul 15, 2022 | Book Reviews, Five Stars, Graphic Novel
Net Galley and DC Entertainment provided this advanced reader copy and I am voluntarily giving an honest review. Alys Arden and Jacquelin de Leon take us on a magical and mystical journey through Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in the graphic novel Zatanna The Jewel of...
by Drea | Jul 5, 2022 | Book Reviews, Four Stars, Graphic Novel
Wash Day Diaries is a graphic novel focused around four best friends in five connected short story comics. We follow Kim, Tanisha, Davene, and Cookie, each having their own story within the novel. We get quick glimpses into their lives in the Bronx. The novel depicts...