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When you walk into an indie comedy, you expect a small film with modest acting and a few hearty chuckles from time to time. What’s unexpected is the laugh-out-loud, balls-to-the-wall
Continue ReadingWhen you walk into an indie comedy, you expect a small film with modest acting and a few hearty chuckles from time to time. What’s unexpected is the laugh-out-loud, balls-to-the-wall
Continue ReadingThe Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani follows Rae who has a disability that affects her ability to move around. Due to that, Rae is typically overlooked by others. Her
Continue ReadingSweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley will be ideal for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Girls of Paper and Fire. It’s a bittersweet fantasy book about a cursed witch
Continue ReadingI have finished my first book of 2021, and it is the fantastic debut novel A Pho Love Story by Loan Le. I enjoyed every minute of this heartfelt romantic
Continue ReadingWarning: This review contains spoilers for We Hunt the Flame and We Free the Stars. We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal is the perfect ending to the duology. The
Continue ReadingConcrete Rose by Angie Thomas is the prequel to The Hate U Give or THUG. The story is set in Garden Heights, when Starr’s Dad, Maverick, finds out he’s going
Continue ReadingThe Once Upon a Con series by Ashley Poston is a set of companion novels that are modern fairy tale retellings told with a fangirl flair. For more about the
Continue ReadingMirage is Somaiya Daud’s young adult debut novel from 2018, and the first in a planned duology. It is a dazzling tale of political intrigue, deception, and identity. It blends
Continue ReadingSandhya Menon’s new young adult trilogy of fairytale retellings is called St. Rosetta’s Academy. These stories will be companion novels and modern retellings. Each book will focus on a separate
Continue ReadingYou might remember these three siblings from Season 13 of America’s Got Talent. Joshua, Bethany, and Manny Humlie brought the entire house, several of the judges, and yours truly to
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