The Loophole by Naz Kutub
The Loophole is a modern fantasy about Sayyed, a gay Muslim teenager, trying to find his (ex-)boyfriend Farouk on the other side of the world. With the help of Reggie, who grants Sayyed three wishes,...
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Out of the Blue by Jason June
Out of the Blue is an empowering fish-out-of-water (literally!) YA queer romance. Sean, a lifeguard and aspiring film director, has just been publicly dumped by his boyfriend when he meets Ross, a stranger who seems...
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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Going into Station Eleven, I was pretty sure it wouldn’t be my cup of tea. I don’t do dystopian fiction, anything to do with a pandemic is a big turn-off right now, and, frankly, I...
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Space Trash Vol. 1 by Jenn Woodall
Space Trash Vol. 1 introduces the coolest, most punk-rock girl gang this side of the solar system. Stab, Yuki, and Una are underdogs at their school, just trying to make it through while standing their...
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NetGalley Round-Up #1
I wrote bite-sized reviews for the following four books to help boost my NetGalley ratio as I’m just starting out–here are my thoughts on what I read!
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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Ishiguro is hit or miss for me, so I was a little skeptical going into this one as to whether or not it’d be one of the ones I’d enjoy – ultimately, my sister made...
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