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Favorite Books of All Time Part 6

  Who knows how long this series will be. Maybe as long as my underrated books one. Here are the first 5 parts: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 1. We Are Okay by Nina Lacour 2. Everything Leads to You by Nina Lacour 3. The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar 4. Monk and Robot duology by Becky Chambers 5. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 6. Speak Up! by Rebecca Burgess 7. How to be Ace by Rebecca Burgess 8. The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill 9. The Witch Boy series by Molly Ostertag 10. Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier 11. Charlotte's Web by EB White 12. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

December Wrap Up

  All the books I read in December! I read a total of 16 books. 1. Speak Up! By Rebecca Burgess . Goodreads description here . 5 stars. 2. Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood by Robert Beatty. Goodreads description here . 4.5 stars. 3. The Rise of Kyoshi by FC Yee and Michael Dante DiMartino . Goodreads description here . 4 stars.  4. The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley. Goodreads description here . 4 stars. 5. Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott. Goodreads description here . 4 stars. 6. Stars in their Eyes by Jessica Walton. Goodreads description here . 4.5 stars. 7. Watch Over Me by Nina Lacour. Goodreads description here . 3 stars. 8. Sakura Saku volumes 2 & 3 by Io Sakisaka. Volumes 2 got 5 stars, Volumes 3 got 4.5 stars. 9. Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma volumes 6, 7, and 8. All 5 stars. 10. Witch Hat Kitchen volumes 2 and 3 by Kamome Shirahama. Both 5 stars. 11. Call the Name of the Night volume 3 by Tama Mitsuboshi. 5 s...

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating

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Another great book by Adiba Jaigirdar ! Hani & Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating is about two Bangladeshi-Irish girls named Hani and Ishu who start fake dating for different reasons--the popular Hani because she wants to prove to her friends that she is bisexual since she's only dated guys, and the unpopular bookworm Ishu because she wants to be Head Girl and needs to make herself better known and better liked by the rest of her classmates. It's not easy at first because they are polar opposites in personality. But after a few incidents, they find that maybe they really do need each other after all.  I really liked how the author weaves so many great things into the story! From being queer, to being Muslim, to being a person of color in a predominantly white society, to family dynamics and friendship dynamics. Everything is so well done, relatable, and heartfelt! So I gave it 5 stars . I think Adiba is becoming a favorite author of mine! I'll read anything she puts out.

The Dos and Donuts of Love Review

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Wow! This was awesome! I found a new favorite YA sapphic comtemporary book! The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar is about Shireen, who signs up to be a part of this new reality tv show that will feature teenage bakers from all over Ireland in baking competitions. Aside from her love of baking, Shireen is also entering for the show to help save her parent's donut shop, if she wins the prize money. But then, she finds out her ex-girlfriend Christina Huang (who usually goes by Chris) is in the show, too! Things get super awkward when the host and judges (which includes Shireen's favorite celebrity chef, Indian-Irish Padma Bollywood) pair them up for the first couple of rounds. At the same time, Shireen becomes friends and starts to get close to one of the other contestants, a girl named Niamh. But then Shireen discovers things about Chris and later Niamh that'll change everything. Shireen and Chris also have to deal with a lot racist tweets on Twitter about them in t...

End of the Year Book Tag 2024 Edition

I do this tag every year in September! Here are this year's answers.  As always, feel free to do this tag if you see it! 1.  Are there any books you've started this year that you need to finish?  As of writing this, A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. I am also rereading Witch Hat Atelier up to Volume 11. Sometime I need to get my hands on the newest volume that I haven't read yet, which is #12.  2.  Do you have an autumnal book to transition to the end of the year? I have two! Tuki by Jeff Smith. I am not sure if it's super autumnal themed, but I also want to begin The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar soon.  3.  Is there a new release you're still waiting for? I also have two! Silverborn , which is Book 4 of the Morrigan Crow series by Jessica Townsend. Also Sylvia Doe and the 100 Year Flood by Robert Beatty. 4.  What are 3 books you want to read before the end of the year? The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by D...