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INTL GIVEAWAY: Burning the Bacon — L. Austen Johnson (ARC Review)

TITLE: Burning the Bacon AUTHOR: L. Austen Johnson RELEASES: April 26th, 2018; Gen Z Publishing GENRE: Nonfic/Poetry AGE RANGE: Everyone SYNOPSIS: In Burning the Bacon, debut poet L. Austen Johnson navigates through deeply personal terrain, laying waste to it and watching its flowers regrow in the four sections of the collection: “Gravity,” “In Memoriam,” “Entropy,” and “Parthenogenesis.” She explores topics such as chronic illness, love, heartbreak, memory, and growing up with a blend of accessible language and rich metaphor. {GOODREADS . AMAZON} SCROLL DOWN FOR...

Long Way Down – Jason Reynolds

TITLE: Long Way Down AUTHOR: Jason Reynolds RELEASED: October 24th, 2017; Atheneum GENRE: Poetry/Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer. A tool for the RULE. Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that...

The Witch Doesn’t Burn in This One – Amanda Lovelace (ARC Review)

TITLE: The Witch Doesn’t Burn in This One AUTHOR: Amanda Lovelace SERIES: Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2 RELEASES: March 6th, 2018; Andrews McMeel GENRE: Poetry/Nonfiction AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now—indestructible. These moving, relatable poems encourage resilience and embolden women to take control of their own stories. Enemies try to judge, oppress, and marginalize her, but the witch doesn’t burn in this one. {GOODREADS . AMAZON . BOOKDEPOSITORY} BOOK 1 i didn’t come here to be civil. i didn’t come here to...

The Poet X – Elizabeth Acevedo (ARC Review)

TITLE: The Poet X AUTHOR: Elizabeth Acevedo RELEASES: March 6th, 2018; HarperTeen GENRE: Contemporary/Poetry AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has...

Sea of Strangers – Lang Leav (ARC Review)

I have always loved Lang’s poetry, ever since I can remember knowing it existed. I used to read her work over and over as a teen, getting lost in how emotive and haunting it was. When I saw that she was releasing a new collection, I couldn’t wait to read it, and was so grateful to get my hands on it. She’s been sitting on some of this work for a decade, but man, was it worth the wait. Greet...

Down the TBR Hole #9

Down the TBR Hole was originally created over at Lost in a Story, and is a super fun (and simultaneously productive) tag to help you whittle away at those never-ending TBRs! (By the way, you can click on the covers to go to the Goodreads listings!) It works like this: Go to your goodreads to-read shelf. Order on ascending date added. Take the first 5 (or 10 or 15 if you’re feeling adventurous) books Read the synopses of the books Decide: keep...

Miniature Monday #7

Every Monday, I’ll be posting a small batch of mini-reviews for graphic novels, comics, poetry collections, short stories, and other miscellaneous items that may be too short for a full-length review post. This week, I’ll be reviewing one poetry collection, two graphic novels, and one illustrated nonfiction title. Depression & Other Magic Tricks – Sabrina Benaim “i held hands with my sadness, sang it songs in the shower, fed it lunch, got it drunk & put it to bed early.”...

Miniature Monday #4

I have been on a kick lately of reading a lot of graphic novels, comics, and even a bit of manga, and I have more on my TBR for the next month, so I decided I would start a new series. Every week, I’ll be posting a small batch of mini-reviews for graphic novels and the like! I’ll also include poetry collections, as I’ve read a little poetry lately. This week, I’ll be reviewing one poetry collection and three graphic novels! I...

Miniature Monday #1

Hello, everyone, and happy Labor Day to those of you celebrating it! I have been on a kick lately of reading a lot of graphic novels, comics, and even a bit of manga, and I have more on my TBR for the next month, so I decided I would start a new series. Every 1-2 weeks, I’ll be posting a small batch of mini-reviews for graphic novels and the like! I’ll also include poetry collections, as I’ve read a little poetry...