March 2020 TBR – A Magic 8 Ball Controls My TBR

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Well I hope everyone is doing fine in spite of everything that’s happening in the world right now! If you’re reading this and you happen to not be from Earth, help us. Anyways with the COVID-19/coronavirus stuff going on, I feel like I’ll have more time to read since the best thing to do right now is stay at home. So more time for reading!

Lately I’ve had a hard time deciding to what to read from TBR, because I either want to read everything or nothing at all. So what I had in mind, and this is an idea I’ve had brewing for a while now, is to let a magic 8 ball choose what I read. With a magic 8 ball by side, who knows what it’ll let me read. I’m going to post a stack of a few selected books I’m in the mood for and see what my results are!

Also please don’t judge my poor photography skills and my chipped nail polish.

NINTH HOUSE BY LEIGH BARDUGO

WHAT THE MAGIC 8 BALL SAID: MOST LIKELY.

So that means I’m reading it. I’ve had this on my TBR for a while and I’ve been interested in this one. I’ve seen some people have either super positive or super negative reviews for this, so I can’t wait to see where I fit in.

SORCERY OF THORNS BY MARGARET ROGERSON

WHAT THE MAGIC 8 BALL SAID: OUTLOOK NOT SO GOOD

My blurriest but I didn’t bother to retake it because laziness I guess. Also my phone’s camera WOULD NOT FOCUS. So not only is the picture “not so good” but neither is my this choice because I did really want to read this but I always have April.

WITCHES OF ASH AND RUIN BY E. LATIMER

WHAT THE MAGIC 8 BALL SAID: WITHOUT A DOUBT.

YAY! I’m excited to read more witchy YA. This one is Celtic inspired and it just sounds so cool.

I HOPE YOU GET THIS MESSAGE BY FARAH NAZ RISHI

WHAT THE MAGIC 8 BALL SAID: IT IS DECIDEDLY SO.

I’ve had on my TBR since I saw that stunning cover. This was one of my most anticipated from last year so it’s quite mind boggling that I haven’t even read it yet.

FOUL IS FAIR BY HANNAH CAPIN

WHAT THE MAGIC 8 BALL SAID (PART 1): REPLY HAZY TRY AGAIN

WHAT THE MAGIC 8 BALL SAID (PART 2) : IT IS CERTAIN

REVENGE! SHAKESPEARE! ANGRY GIRLS! CAN’T WAIT TO READ!

THE MIDNIGHT LIE BY MARIE RUTKOWSKI

WHAT THE MAGIC 8 BALL SAID: SIGNS POINT TO YES

Okay so this is apparently a part of the author’s previous series, The Winner’s trilogy. But I don’t think you have to read that to understand this. At least I hope not. F/F FANTASY FOR THE WIN.

THE BELL JAR BY SYLVIA PLATH

WHAT THE MAGIC 8 BALL SAID: AS I SEE IT YES

So yeah I’ve always wanted to read this. I tried reading it last year and the yea before but I never got around to it.

NEVER LET ME GO BY KAZUO ISHIGURO

WHAT THE MAGIC 8 BALL SAID: MY REPLY IS NO

NOOOOOOOO. I’ll have read this another month but I’m definitely reading THIS BOOK THIS YEAR.

Monthly Most Anticipated – March 2020

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I started this last month so I thought I’d more of this. This month will have way more books than anything else because WOW what a solid month for book releases and especially when there’s a whole day full of amazing books. Anyways these are things I’m interested in that’s happening during the month of March. Let me know some things y’all are anticipating this month!

BOOKS

It’s a good mix of a lot of YA and a few literary fiction releases that really interested me. But this is a huge month of for amazing book releases in my opinion.

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Anna K. by Jenny Lee

When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey

Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkowski

Havenfall by Sara Holland

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu

Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer

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My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

The Deep by Alma Katsu

Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman

A Phoenix First Must Burn edited by Patrice Caldwell

When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

march 17

The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee

Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit

Darling Rose Gold by Staphenie Wrobel

The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung

march 24

Lakewood by Megan Giddings

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The Herd by Andrea Bartz

march 31

Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang

We Are Totally Normal by Rahul Kanakia

The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag

VIDEO GAMES

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

I’M SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!! I haven’t pre-ordered it yet but I plan on it because I want my hands on this game now. I’ve been getting back into Pocket Camp so I can get used to the mechanics of the game. I love using the Switch and I think this game will be so much fun on it. The hype

MOVIES

I only have two movies releasing this that I’m remotely interested watching.

A Quiet Place: Part II

I never saw A Quiet Place in the theater and I might not actually see this in theater since I like watching horror movies alone. But this is a movie I’m genuinely excited to more from. I’m not going to spoil anything for anyone who hasn’t watched the first one but if you’re looking for a unique horror premise or just like Emily Blunt being amazing, go watch these movies.

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Yeah I’m a film snob and I follow along with what airs at film festivals like Sundance and Cannes. This one caught my eye because I like coming of age films. I’ll insert a little description of the plot in case you’re also interested.

“A teenage girl in rural Pennsylvania hops on a Greyhound bus and goes on a long, expensive and distressing pilgrimage to New York City to find an abortion clinic”.

That’s it for what I’m excited about this month. I’m pretty sure I’ll find out that some more things I like will be out this month because I’m always late to the party.

Let me know some things you’re excited for in March.

Top Ten Tuesday – Books With Single-Word Titles on My TBR

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This Top Ten Tuesday topic comes from Kitty from Kitty Marie’s Reading Corner. Books with Single-Word Titles is a great topic and I have plenty of those on my TBR. So I turned this into a TBR thing. Which is a mix of old and future releases.

If you’re interested in seeing future topics and learning more about Top Ten Tuesday click here.

HORRID BY KATRINA LENO

First of all LOVE THE COVER, which itself is horridly beautiful. But I love this title because its such a great horror title. This is described as “a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores themes of mental illness, rage, and grief, twisted with spine-chilling elements of Stephen King and Agatha Christie”. All of that makes me want this book now.

LOBIZONA BY ROMINA GARBER

Again with another stunning cover! But I love the title because it comes from the Argentinian word, lobizón, for werewolf. Werewolves have never been a huge interest for me. Except for the movie Ginger Snaps which is really amazing and y’all should watch it if you like movies like Jennifer’s Body and The Craft. But I really like to see novels that explore horror lore from the perspective of other cultures and mythology (meaning non-Western/American). I actually have an arc of this and can’t wait to dig into this world.

RUINSONG BY JULIA EMBER

As described by the author this is “a queer Phantom of the Opera retelling with music magic and girls wearing pink ballgowns and ribbons while brutally destroying their enemies”. I’M SOLD! Also I love titles that have the word song in it. Another good example is Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

INCENDIARY BY ZORAIDA CORDOVA

Incendiary is such a good word. It’s the chief’s kiss of words. With fiery word comes a flaming hot cover. This is loosely based on the Spanish Inquisition with some magic thrown in. This will be one of Zoraida’s next series. I really enjoyed Labyrinth Lost so I can’t wait to see what’s in store for this story.

RUNNING BY NATALIA SYLVESTER

With the upcoming election, I think its great to see YA about elections. The title probably refers to many things. One that the protagonist’s father is running for president. Also running to find oneself. IDK But I think its a title that could suggest more.

MAYHEM BY ESTELLE LAURE

Mayhem is actually the characters name which is interesting enough but I honestly was sold by this being described as “a YA feminist mash up inspired by The Lost Boys and The Craft“. TWO THINGS I ADORE. Bring the mayhem on.

WENCH BY MAXINE KAPLAN

This sounds fun as heck. “A funny, fiercely feminist YA epic fantasy—following the adventures of a tavern wench”. Also I love the sound of a YA Fantasy that isn’t about royalty, a knight or some magical being. We need more tales about the average people in fantasy.

REVERIE BY RYAN LA SALA

Described as Inception meets The Magicians, Reverie sounds fantastical and enchanting. It’s also very gay so that’s fantastic.

PET BY AKWAEKE EMEZI

I’ve been interested in reading this more lately. This is a weird little tale about a world with no monsters…or maybe there is? Pet is a creature that emerges from the MC’s mother’s painting. Yes very weird but this sounds so unique and unlike anything I’ve ever heard of.

DIG BY A.S. KING

Dig seems like a boring word but it can mean so many things. I actually haven’t look a lot into this because I feel like it’s going to be a 5 star read. I know that its about rich people and exploring privilege which is always something I’m interested in seeing how an author explores it.

Thanks for reading and let me know some great single word titles!

My Must-Read 2020 Releases by Black Authors

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Hey everyone! I wanted to share some books being released by Black authors this year. Also especially since this is Black History Month and I really want to hype up Black authors coming out with some of my most anticipated books of the year. Add these to your TBR because you don’t want to miss out on these amazing books. I mostly feature young adult but I do have a few adult releases that piqued my interest. Genres range from hit hard hitting contemporaries to

This post was originally going to come out earlier this month but there were many covers revealed. Covers that I think are important to highlight because of the visual representation of Black teens on covers.

YOUNG ADULT

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

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Aliens + Music + Demi-Ace Rep = A fantastic sounding book. Also I’ve been waiting for more alien books in YA.

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

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BLACK GIRL SIRENS!!! Like I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t think this sounds cool. But it sure fucking is. I’ve been in the mood for fantasy set in the contemporary/modern world and this fits the bill.

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

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A queer black girl who decides to run for prom queen only to fall for the competition! This sounds fun and the representation sounds amazing. Add this if you want more F/F romance from Black sapphic authors!

A Phoenix First Must Burn edited by Patrice C. Caldwell

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“Evoking Beyoncé’s Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler’s heirs, have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black women and gender nonconforming individuals” This sells this whole anthology for me. I’ve been wanting to read more speculative fiction from black authors and I feel like this is a perfect remedy for that. Also the cover is out of this world.

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

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This is a West African inspired fantasy that deals with immortal people, demons, and powers. This is the first in a series and I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Also the cover is so gorgeous!

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

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We have another West African inspired fantasy. This features one of my favorite romance tropes, enemies to lovers!!!

Now That I Found You by Kristina Forrest

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“A YA novel about searching for answers, love, and your eccentric grandma in all the wrong places”. You had me at eccentric grandma! I’m iffy on stories about famous people but this sounds super cute and also I think its important to support cute love stories featuring Black teens because we need to see Black teens in every kind of story.

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

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This is a Nigerian inspired fantasy. This one sounds like it has some found family stuff and dark magical stuff. Which are top notch things I like to see.

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

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Tiffany D. Jackson is known for writing stories that have twists and darker themes. This one sounds like its tackling an issue that has hit the music industry as of late, that of predatory men. I can’t wait to see what the author will do this difficult topic.

The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters

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I LOVE BOOKS ABOUT SUMMER. I LOVE BOOKS ABOUT BOOKSTORES. I’ve heard nothing but great things about this author’s other books and I’m here for any book about a black queer boy. As much as we need stories about hard topics and “issue” books about Black teens, its just as important and necessary to also have contemporaries with low stakes.

Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds

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A “smart, funny, and powerful stand-alone YA contemporary novel, with a speculative twist in which Jamal’s best friend is brought back to life after a freak accident . . . but they only have a short time together before he will die again” Speculative contemporary is one of my favorites and this sounds so good. I still haven’t’ read Opposite of Always yet but I really hope to read that one soon.

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

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I saw this on Twitter pitched as “Queer Black girls overthrowing the patriarchy” and that alone is enough to sell me on reading this. Fairytale retellings are so common nowadays but I think they’re still worth looking into especially if there is a unique and diverse spin on a classic one such as Cinderella. I like that this is taking a darker fantasy approach.

The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

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Yay to books about teens voting! Yay to books set on one day. Yay to YA contemporaries by Brandy Colbert. I’ve only read one book by her, Little & Lion, but I instantly fell in love with her writing style. Her stories are very slice of life and that’s my favorite kind of contemporary.

When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

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While its get to have a plethora of YA about romantic breakups, I think its refreshing to see one about friends breaking up.

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

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Elizabeth Acevedo’s debut The Poet X gave me chills. It was so powerful and I’ll read anything she writes. This is about two half sisters whose father dies. I adore books that explore complicated family dynamics and I’m excited to see what this talented author does.

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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Do you want to read an Arthurian inspired YA story that doesn’t feature another white dude because society has convinced us Arthurian figures need to be white (they don’t because they weren’t REAL PEOPLE lol).? Then I think we should all look into this new YA series featuring Southern Black Girl Magic. I’ve also been following this authors twitter account I love her personality and taste (she’s a Loki fan). I decided to stan once I made that discovery.

Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh

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Through reading books like The Poet X and Blood Water Paint I discovered I really love novels told in verse. “Every Body Looking is a heavily autobiographical novel of a young woman’s struggle to carve a place for herself–for her black female body–in a world of deeply conflicting messages”. I cannot wait for this. Also this is apparently this is the first in a series and I kind of really want contemporary series to be bigger thing.

The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

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Based off true life events, the Rodney King Riots during 1992 Los Angeles, this is also a coming of age story about a wealthy Black girl and the events that unfold during that period of unrest and injustice . Fun fact this had already been optioned for an adaptation!

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I feel like people are going to say that this is a “The Hate U Give” knockoff but I say that we’ll always need stories like this especially with the current state of America. We need to read about about stories about the racial injustices of the past and the ones happening now.

ADULT

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2020 is the year of the witches not only in YA but also in adult fiction. This is a dark fantasy about witches of course but also about living in a Puritan society that sounds very cult like (which is always something I’m weirdly interested in).

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This is described as part The Handmaid’s Tale, part The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Both of which explore the darker sides of the patriarchal and whiteness that is Western society. There looks like there will be some body horror as it deals with experimentation on humans.

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Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing is one of my favorite novels ever and I’ve been waiting so long for another from her. Pretty much an auto-buy author. “Transcendent Kingdom revolves around a young woman named Gifty, now studying to become a neuroscientist, who grapples with faith, salvation, and science after her brother, once the star of his high school basketball team, becomes addicted to opiods”.

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I take special interest in debuts novels that sound like an author whose written several books already. This take places during the Civil War in the U.S. and from three POVS; a mother, a daughter, and the daughter of a slave owner. The mother and daughter can heal so there’s a magical element.

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“Riot Baby is both a global dystopian narrative an intimate family story with quietly devastating things to say about love, fury, and the black American experience” YES TO ALL OF THIS.

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This piqued my interest because it sounds similar to Nella Larson’s Passing which is a classic novel that is also about being a white passing black person. This one is about two generations of women. One side who live as Black women. and the other who live as White women.

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The synopsis for this is so vague. Ancient evils trying to take over New York City is still such a great premise. I have no clue whether this could be some Lovecraftian/Eldritch horror stuff or Mythology. But I love not knowing what I’m getting into (sometimes). Also NK Jemisin is such a prolific author and I know this is probably going to be amazing.

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Atmospheric Gothic mystery about an elite prestigious school? This sounds like it has dark academia vibes and I’m here for it.

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I’m not going to lie and say my interest in this book only goes as far as one of the protagonist is the young black babysitter rather than the white mom blogger.This is in fact as like all the books on here own voices and it seem like it will tackle the “whit savior” trope that is found in media about black women. Also if Reese Witherspoon puts her sticker on it there’s probably a good reason.

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I’ve seen this hyped recently. I also need to read more from queer black men so I’m up to read this.

Thanks for reading and y’all found some new books for your TBR!

Monthly Most Anticipated – February 2020

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BOOKS

BELLE REVOLTE BY LINSEY MILLER

  • YA high fantasy with French influences
  • all the characters are queer
  • ace rep

ALL THE STARS AND TEETH BY ADALYN GRACE

  • YA fantasy
  • SEA FANTASY WITH PIRATES AND MERMAIDS

THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US BY TRICIA LEVENSELLER

  • YA dark fantasy
  • enemies to lovers ship
  • morally grey characters

THE KING OF CROWS BY LIBBA BRAY

  • YA historical paranormal series
  • I CAN’T BELIEVE ITS HERE AND ITS ENDING!!!

THE SOUND OF STARS BY ALECHIA DOW

  • YA sci-fi
  • fat black girl MC + she’s ace
  • girl meets alien
  • music and books!

NIGHT SPINNER BY ADDIE THORLEY

  • YA fantasy retelling of Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • set in a tundra environment

FOUL IS FAIR BY HANNAH CAPIN

  • YA contemporary
  • TW: sexual assault; rape; violence
  • revenge story !!!
  • Kill Bill vibes

MOVIES

BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)
Release Date: Feb 7

This is the most invested I’ve been in a film within the DCEU since Wonder Woman and it looks like it’ll live up to my own hype built around it. It looks FUN and that’s pretty much all I can ask for when going to see a superhero flick. Also its directed by a woman of color Cathy Yan and produced by Margot Robbie herself. The SOUNDTRACK IS COOL.

EMMA
Release Date: Feb 21

Emma (2020) may be the Emma adaptation that will sell me on reading the Austen classic (besides Clueless). Not a huge fan of the Gwyneth Paltrow one. I like the actress Anya Taylor Joy especially for her performance in The VVitch. Also Bill Nighy as Mr. Woodhouse is a huge sell for me and an excellent casting choice. Basically reminds of me the casting for Little Women with Bob Odenkirk as Mr. March.

THE INVISIBLE MAN
Release Date: Feb 28

Moreso taken from the Universal film than the book this looks terrifying and dark. Also not too familiar with either the book or the many adaptations of it.

TV SERIES

HIGH FIDELITY on HULU

Listen just tell me Zoe Kravitz is in it and I’ll watch it. BUT seriously this sounds promising for an adaptation of a film about a white dude in the U.S. which is also an adaptation of a book from a white British guy. I love things about music and record stores and this looks fun.

BETTER CALL SAUL SEASON 5 on AMC

I really need to catch up with this show before the new season airs but I really appreciate this show. I’ve mostly kept up with it since it aired and it always surprises me every week.

I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS SEASON 1 on NETFLIX

So I JUST HAPPENED TO discover this through making this post. This is apparently an adaptation of a graphic novel by the guy who did The End of the F***ing World (WHICH I LOVE) and it also stars Sophia Lillis who I really enjoyed in the Sharp Objects miniseries and the new IT films. Its been described as Sex Education meets Stranger Things because its the coming of age story about sexuality, growing up and whatnot BUT the MC having superpowers. From what little I’ve seen there is a queer storyline with the MC being in love her best friend. I know nothing else so this could go haywire and be bad but I’m hoping it’s good and for success.

That’s that for what I’m looking forward to in February. What are you most anticipating this month?

Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith – Blog Tour Stop Review

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Don’t Read the Comments
Eric Smith
On Sale Date: January 28, 2020
9781335016027, 1335016023
Hardcover
$18.99 USD, $23.99 CAD
Ages 13 And Up
368 pages

SUMMARY

Divya Sharma is a queen. Or she is when she’s playing Reclaim the Sun, the year’s hottest online game. Divya—better known as popular streaming gamer D1V—regularly leads her #AngstArmada on quests through the game’s vast and gorgeous virtual universe. But for Divya, this is more than just a game. Out in the real world, she’s trading her rising-star status for sponsorships to help her struggling single mom pay the rent.

Gaming is basically Aaron Jericho’s entire life. Much to his mother’s frustration, Aaron has zero interest in becoming a doctor like her, and spends his free time writing games for a local developer. At least he can escape into Reclaim the Sun—and with a trillion worlds to explore, disappearing should be easy. But to his surprise, he somehow ends up on the same remote planet as celebrity gamer D1V.

At home, Divya and Aaron grapple with their problems alone, but in the game, they have each other to face infinite new worlds…and the growing legion of trolls populating them. Soon the virtual harassment seeps into reality when a group called the Vox Populi begin launching real-world doxxing campaigns, threatening Aaron’s dreams and Divya’s actual life. The online trolls think they can drive her out of the game, but everything and everyone Divya cares about is on the line…

And she isn’t going down without a fight.

I honestly won’t have too much to say but this book was so delightful and fun!

WHAT I LIKED

  • DIVYA AND AARON – Both of the main characters are truly likable and feel so much like the teen I used to be. Which is super nerdy and trying so hard. I liked that both of their stories centered around these wanting to achieve their dreams but also wanting to support their families because its harder than it looks.
  • Both Divya and Aaron are teens of color (Divya is
  • Divya loves her mom and I do too (love Divya’s mom and my mom that is)
  • I overall just really liked the family element in this story.
  • I also love reading about supportive friendships (my fave being Divya and Rebekah)
  • THE REFERENCES!!! I adored the video game references (shouout to Garrus the Cat!) There’s also references to bookstagram and some popular YA titles! Overall the references were well done, relevant, and not forced.
  • Also shoutout to the author for referencing the very good game Remember Me!!!!
  • Cute romance that isn’t a big focus but it still amused me
  • The conflict between Divya/Aaron and their harassers is well done and important given concern over racism and sexism within the gaming community which is something that needs to be addressed towards teens especially going into these communities and being bullied.
  • The video game itself Reclaim the Sun sounds so cool. It’s this open world sci-fi adventure game. I wish I could play it.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE

  • I can’t play Reclaim the Sun in real life

Anyways that’s my review and if you like video games and want more YA about it, it’s OUT NOW!!!

BUY IT HERE:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Read-Comments-Eric-Smith/dp/1335016023
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dont-read-the-comments-eric-smith/1131303425#/
Books-A-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Dont-Read-Comments/Eric-Smith/9781335016027?id=7715580291810
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/don-t-read-the-comments
Indie Bound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781335016027
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Eric_Smith_Don_t_Read_the_Comments?id=Go6PDwAAQBAJ

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Eric Smith is an author, prolific book blogger, and literary agent from New Jersey, currently living in Philadelphia. Smith cohosts Book Riot’s newest podcast, HEY YA, with non-fiction YA author Kelly Jensen. He can regularly be found writing for Book Riot’s blog, as well as Barnes & Noble’s Teen Reads blog, Paste Magazine, and Publishing Crawl. Smith also has a growing Twitter platform of over 40,000 followers (@ericsmithrocks).

SOCIAL LINKS:

Author website: https://www.ericsmithrocks.com/
Twitter: @ericsmithrocks
Instagram: @ericsmithrocks
Facebook: @ericsmithwrites

Top Ten Tuesday – Blue Books of 2020

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Today’s topic is a Book Cover Freebie so I decided to do a little throwback to a similar Top Ten Tuesday post I did two years where the theme was Books With Your Favorite Color on the Cover or Title. Blue is my favorite color and there PLENTY of 2020 releases this year that feature that color beautifully.

Also I tried to give to credit to all the designers and artists. There were only a few I couldn’t find so if you happen to know let me know in the comments!

EDIT (1/28/20) totally forgot to talk more about some of these books so forgive me for editing this at a later time ✌🏻

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
Release Date: February 4
Design by Natalie C. Sousa & Art by Gemma O’Brien

I love the blues in this one and the ocean theme is gorgeous. The perfect color for an epic sea fantasy!!!

Havenfall by Sara Holland
Release Date: March 3
Design by Peter Strain

First of all blue and gold is an excellent combo. Secdon, I definitely prefer this over the original US cover. Much like the color palette this cover gives off a gothic meets fantasy vibe.

Anna K. by Jenny Lee
Release Date: March 3

Minimalism is always the best way to go for covers. Also if you don’t know this is a retelling of Anna Karenina featuring a Korean American heroine! Also it’s been optioned as an HBO series!

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett
Release Date: March 3
Design by Billelis

Billelis is known for these kind of epic heavy metal as fuck covers.

The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
Release Date: March 3
Design by David Curtis

I’m actually not too familiar with this book but that I think it’s about Mozart’s sister and her creating a fantasy world (??) It sounds kind of wrord but cool at the same time. Also this cover is so otherworldly. 💙💙💙

The Silence of Bones by June Hur
Release Date: April 21
Design & Illustration by Kasiq Jungwoo

I love the ominous and hazy vibes this shade of blue gives off which is perfect for a mystery such as this one! This is a historical mystery-thriller set in 1800s Korea! It just sounds so cool.

I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick
Release Date: June 2
Design by Debra Sfetsios-Conover & artist Levente Szabo

Not to be that person but I’m definitely bragging that I have an arc for this one already!! But I love the use of blue here set in a pool with just that one dash of red to make it more mysterious. I cannot wait to read this Rebecca inspired YA thriller!

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Release Date: June 2
Design & Art by Alex Cabal

Aquatic vibes and black girl rep!! What more can you ask for???

Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Release Date: August 4th
Design by Laura Eckes & Illustrated by Jeff Jeff Östberberg

You would never think to make a desert scene blue but it WORKS here. This is a sci-fi fantasy that I’m so hyped for because its got Roswell vibes and will also deal with some relevant topics of today such as immigration. Also it’s going to be a TV series which is very cool!

A Golden Fury by Samatha Cohoe
Release Date: October 2020
Design by Kerri Resnick

Another one I don’t know too much going into other than there’s some alchemist magic stuff and it’s basically historical fantasy? IDK but sounds like my thing™️

Let me know your thoughts on these covers! What is your favorite color and/or color palette on book covers?