Ever since I read Geekerella by Ashley Poston, I have been on a YA contemporary reading spree. I haven’t read this many delightful contemporary stories at once in a long time. I’ve had so much fun discovering books in this genre that are diverse, authentic, and relatable. The books on this list feature a person of color as the main character, are written by #ownvoices authors, and introduce readers to cultures that are rarely written about. Each character’s voice is unique, but their stories are heart-warming, endearing, hilarious, and immensely
For the past year, I have been in a terrible TV slump. I lost interest in many of the shows I used to watch and have been trying out new series this summer. Recently, Freeform’s science fiction crime drama, Stitchers caught my eye. What started as a casual viewing turned into a two day binge-watch of the series all the way to its current season three. I am so thrilled to have discovered this little gem of a show, because I am completely in love with it! The characters have
Waverly might not be an Earp?! We had a bombshell dropped on us last season and at the end of last week’s episode, Waverly finally confessed to Wynonna that she might not be her sister at all. Our jaws are still on the floor. That emotional scene left us with so many questions. Where does that leave us? Could Waverly really not be an Earp? What happens to the sisters’ relationship if that’s true? We asked Wynonna herself, Melanie Scrofano, how the sisters’s dynamics would change if we find out
This week on Younger, we had a whole lot of Josh (yay!), a really standout Maggie moment, and, of course some more flirty scenes for several folks. Josh finds out that Montana’s art studio is really a room at her parents’s mansion outside the city. And, the cherry on top? Her real name is Amy. Then, he discovers that her art is actually just taking the paintings of other artists she has worked for (hey, Maggie!) and painting the state of Montana over them to make them “hers.” Rather than