My Rating: ★★★★★ Genre(s): Young Adult; LGBT+ Format: Audiobook by Audible, narrated by Richa Shukla Plot: Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali tries her hardest to live up to her conservative Muslim parents’ expectations, but lately she’s finding that harder and harder to do. She rolls her eyes instead of screaming when they blatantly favor her brother and she dresses conservatively … Continue reading Book Review: The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
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Book Review: The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze by Morgan Potts
Note: This book was sent to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This, in no way, affects my opinion on this book or my review. My Rating: ★★★★★ Genre(s): Nonfiction; LGBT+ Format: eBook from NetGalley Release Date: April 18, 2019 Plot: There can be confusion around the appropriate terminology for trans and queer identities, even within … Continue reading Book Review: The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze by Morgan Potts
Book Review: What Makes Girls Sick and Tired by Lucile de Pesloüan
Note: This book was sent to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This, in no way, affects my opinion on this book or my review. My Rating: ★★★★★ Genre(s): Graphic Novel; Feminism Format: eBook from NetGalley Release Date: March 18, 2019 Plot: What Makes Girls Sick and Tired is a feminist manifesto that denounces the discrimination … Continue reading Book Review: What Makes Girls Sick and Tired by Lucile de Pesloüan
Book Review: Some Girls Bind by Rory James
Note: This book was sent to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This, in no way, affects my opinion on this book or my review. My Rating: ★★★☆☆ Genre(s): Young Adult; LGBT+ Format: eBook from NetGalley Release Date: February 1, 2019 Plot: Jamie knows that she isn't like other girls. She has a secret. She binds … Continue reading Book Review: Some Girls Bind by Rory James
Book Review: Dear Martin by Nic Stone
My Rating: ★★★★★ Genre(s): Young Adult Plot: Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new … Continue reading Book Review: Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Book Review: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
My Rating: ★★★★★ Genre(s): Graphic novel; comic; super hero; young adult Plot: Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City — until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! When Kamala discovers the dangers of her … Continue reading Book Review: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
Book Review: The Other Boy by M.G. Hennessey
My Rating: ★★★★☆ Genre(s): Young adult; Middle grade; LGBT Plot: Twelve-year-old Shane Woods is just a regular boy. He loves pitching for his baseball team, working on his graphic novel, and hanging out with his best friend, Josh. But Shane is keeping something private, something that might make a difference to his teammates, to Josh, and to … Continue reading Book Review: The Other Boy by M.G. Hennessey
