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sapphic book recommendations | sapphics of color
This post is about some of my favorite sapphic books that highlight authors & characters of color! This is the first part of a series I’m working on to raise awareness of sapphic books NOT focused on white, cis, “feminine,” able-bodied, women. 📖 ”are you like the girls in the book too? because i think i…
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book review: good talk by mira jacob
Rating: Format: physical book Page Count: 349 Release Date: 03.26.2019 Genre: graphic novel memoir synopsis. Mira Jacob’s touching, often humorous, and utterly unique graphic memoir takes readers on her journey as a first-generation American. At an increasingly fraught time for immigrants and their families, Good Talk delves into the difficult conversations about race, sex, love, and family…
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Book Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (The Grisha Trilogy, 1)
Rating: Format: Physical book Page Count: 358 Release Date: 06.05.2012 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy synopsis. Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of…
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Original Poem | Broken Wings
Broken Wings Never doing the right thing Because I keep forgetting That my wings Are broken Always convincing everyone it’s okay Because I keep thinking That not rising from the ashes Clashes with all the advances I’ve made I used to fly to forget What do I do now that these wings Will collect every…
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eARC Book Review: American Betiya by Anuradha D. Rajurkar
Rating: Format: Ebook Page Count: 368 Release Date: 3.09.2021 Disclaimer: I received a free eARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. American Betiya was one of my most anticipated reads of 2021, and it definitely did not disappoint. It…
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Book Review: Ritu Weds Chandni by Ameya Narvankar
Overview Ritu Weds Chandni was one of the most beautiful children’s books I’ve ever read. It was a heartbreaking yet inspiring story about a young person–not yet exposed to the hatred and bigotry of the world–defending her cousin’s happiness and “non-traditional” marriage to her girlfriend. It revealed a lot of the hatred present in the…
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YA Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by South Asian Authors To Look Forward to in 2021
South Asians are one of the most underrepresented communities in literature–especially in YA– so this is the third and final part in my series of guides for you to learn about the YA books by and about South Asians coming out in 2021. The main goal of this series is to not only highlight these…
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YA Contemporaries by South Asian Authors To Look Forward to in 2021
South Asians are one of the most underrepresented communities in literature–especially in YA– so this is the second part in my series of guides for you to learn about the YA books by and about South Asians coming out in 2021. The main goal of this series is to not only highlight these books, but…
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YA Romances by South Asian Authors To Look Forward To in 2021
I’m going to be doing something a bit different this year in terms of sharing books I’m excited for in 2021. I’ve always been a passionate advocate for diverse representation in YA, but it wasn’t until last year that I started advocated for my own community and voices that look and sound like me, as…
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South Asian Bookish Creators Launch / 1.1.2021
Happy New Year my loves! I hope you all rung in 2021 with lots of love and joy, and moreover I hope that this year is the full of happiness and good health for you and your loved ones. The announcement I’m making today, for my first post of this new year, is one I’ve…
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original poem // serial spinning
Serial Spinning Point my toes, forget all my woes. The world is a disappearing blur As I pirouette around, Unaware of the heartbreak I will incur Late at night As I feel devoid of light And even imagining becomes a fight Because it felt so right. Throw my body back in the air, eyes on…
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eARC Review: Admission by Julie Buxbaum
Rating: Format: Ebook Page Count: 304 Release Date: 12.1.2020 Disclaimer: I received a free eARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Synopsis From the New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things comes an of-the-moment novel that…
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Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, Book #0)
Overview (Spoiler Free!) So, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to even get into this book, but I let you all decide if I was going to and since 90% of you wanted me to…here we are! I initially wasn’t sure if I wanted to read this prequel because it’s been so long since I…
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Gold House Book Club Launch 10/1/2020: Anchoring & Exploring Asian American Identity with Leading Writers and Scholars
Today, I am so excited to announce the launch of The Gold House Book Club, the first book club made with the intent of promoting the diversity and inclusion of Asian American literature in order to help Asian Americans better understand their identity and culture in today’s political and social climate. Its fantastic lineup has…
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Avatar: The Last Airbender Book Tag
Muggles. Wizards. Mudbloods. Squibs. Long ago, the four beings lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Death Eaters attacked. Only the Chosen One, child of the prophecy, could stop the Dark Lord, but when the world needed him most, he was in hiding. Some time passed and Dumbledore’s Army found the Chosen One,…
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My Summer 2020 TBR :)
Hello friends! Happy Summer Solstice! 🙂 It’s officially time for my summer TBR–I’ll hopefully be reading a lot more in the coming months than I was able to during the school year. There are so many books that I’m excited to get to, but I’ve picked out a selection of ones that are very high…
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Book Recommendations | 11 Books By African American Authors To Add To Your TBR
It’s taken a while for me to write this post. This country is *finally* waking up and realizing–to a more widespread extent–that something needs to be done about the inequality and injustice that so many people face every single day just because of the color of their skin, but it’s horrific what had to happen…
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YA Recommendations: Books with Asian American Leads
It’s time for another YA Recommendations post! This time, partially in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, I’m going to be sharing my favorite YA novels that feature Asian American leads. This is a topic near and dear to my heart. As a first generation Indian-American, I didn’t grow up seeing a whole lot…
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Meet The Blogger Tag
In honor of the upcoming one year anniversary of me re-starting this blog, I thought it was finally time to introduce myself! I’m so incredibly grateful for all of the support I’ve received throughout the past year, through both the book blogging and bookstagram communities, not to mention from my close friends and family. I…
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YA Recommendations: Trilogies!
Hello again! I hope you’re having a wonderful day today 🙂 Today (after a long break), I’m back with another YA Recommendations post! I thought what better time to resume this series than now, when many of us are getting back into reading as a result of all the extra time alone and at home.…
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How to stay Healthy & Productive in Quarantine
Hello hello! I hope you’re doing well today, and are safe and healthy at home. Today I thought I’d do a bit of a different post and talk about what I’ve been doing recently to stay healthy and productive with everything going on. Much like most of you reading this, my life has gone in…
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eARC Review: What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter & How Our Online Identities Affect Us
Disclaimer: I received a free eARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Let me start off with saying I am SO excited to review this book. I picked it up knowing virtually nothing about it, and didn’t expect a…
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Book Review: Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare (The Last Hours, Book #1)
Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ Pages: 582 Format: Physical book Release date: 3.4.2020 Overview (Spoiler-Free!) OKAY. Time to review my MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2020!! Honestly, my most anticipated book of 2019 and 2020, because 2019 is when it was supposed to come out initially. I’ve been waiting for more Will Herondale in my life ever…
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The ‘I Should Have Read That Book’ Book Tag
Hi everyone ~ I know it’s probably been a stressful week for you all, with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting so many things. My university switched to online classes for the rest of the semester, and I’ll be staying at home for the foreseeable future. That said, keeping myself busy with finding fun things to do…
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Original Poem | Safe Place
Hello! I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far! It’s been a little crazy recently with the coronavirus outbreak, as most of you can relate I’m sure. My university switched over to all online classes, and I’m back at home attending classes from here, which is really nice but also making it a bit…
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Original Poem | A Lot of Reasons
hello! i hope you’re smiling right now – if you’re not – do it!! *smile* aww, look at you; you look beautiful! did you not smile? why not? do you have a lot of reasons for why you didn’t? too sad? rough day? rough week? rough year? rough life? we all have a lot of…
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Original Poem | Hope, Happiness, and a Certain Kind of Sadness
Hi! I hope you’re having an absolutely beautiful day today ❤ Today has been an exciting day for me ~ I’m writing this in the middle of a hackathon (I needed a break since it’s been eight hours and there are still five left to go !). I’ve been wanting to do a hackathon for…
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Foul is Fair Blog Tour + Q&A with Author Hannah Capin
Happy Wednesday! I have a bit of a different post for you this week: I was lucky enough to be selected to take part in the blog tour for Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin. This post includes information about the book, as well as an exclusive interview with the author! Synopsis Elle and her…
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eARC Review: Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
Disclaimer: I received a free eARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. If you’ve read my article When Dimple Met Rishi and Why it’s Important to See Yourself in the Books You Read, you’re already aware of how much…
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My Favorite Book to Movie Adaptations
Hello! I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far. This was the first full week of my spring semester, and to be honest it was pretty rough and I’m really ready for the weekend. And there’s no better way to start off a weekend than a blog post 😉 (kidding, but also not). I…
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Book Review: Rebel by Marie Lu (Legend series, Book #4)
Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ Pages: 384 Format: Physical book Release date: 10.1.2019 Ah, time to review my most anticipated release of 2019, and the fourth book in my favorite YA dystopian/sci-fi series of all time. I vividly remember the day I found out Marie Lu was releasing a new addition to the series–almost seven years…
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The Ringing in the New Year Book Tag (2020 Edition)
Happy New Year!! I can’t believe it’s 2020 already; time is just flying by and I’m so excited for what this year will bring. In celebration of the turning of the decade, I thought I’d do this tag I saw over at My Tiny Obsessions. This tag was created by Rae of Bookmark Chronicles. 1.…
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Upcoming Reads: Winter Break TBR
Hello everyone! I hope you’re having a wonderful day so far 🙂 I can’t believe it’s almost the end of the year! It’s been a long time since I’ve posted something book-related, and a lot of that has to do with the fact that I didn’t read a whole lot the past couple of months…
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Original Poem | Stars
Stars You gave me the stars When I was about to hide every part of me Away in little jars. You gave me a friend, When I was wondering What if this was the end. You gave me myself, When I believed There was nothing left to be For me Other than a leaf, Falling…
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Original Poem | You Will Always Be
My grandmother passed away earlier this week, and I wrote this poem for her, my mom, and everyone else whose lives she touched. I miss her so much, but I know she will always be with me, and in this week of giving thanks, I am more thankful than ever for my family. I hope…
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Original Poem | Pennies and Dimes
Hi! I hope you’re having an amazing day today, because you’re amazing ❤ And if you aren’t having a good day, know that the good days are right around the corner! It’s been a crazy/stressful/overwhelming first semester of my sophomore year of college so far (which is why I’ve been so inconsistent with keeping up…
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YA Recs| Romance
Hello again! I hope you’re having a wonderful day today 🙂 It’s time for another YA Recommendations post! This time, I’m going to be sharing my favorite YA romance novels. Making this list, I realized that 1) I don’t read a whole lot of books that primarily focus on romance (although romance is pretty much…
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Book Tag: Book Buying Habits
Hello everyone! Another book tag today–this one’s a bit short on account of the fact that I don’t do much book buying, but I thought it would be fun to do anyways 🙂 1. Where do you buy your books from? I don’t often buy books, but when I do, it’s usually from local friends…
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Original Poem | A Word on a Page
Hello! I hope you’re having a wonderful day so far 🙂 I’m going to be doing something very different from anything else I’ve done on this blog before–sharing a piece of original writing that’s not a review. Honestly, sharing my writing is something I’ve always wanted to do, but have always been scared of. I’ve…
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Life Update + Books I Brought With Me to College
Hello! I hope you’re having a fantastic day so far 🙂 I recently moved into my dorm for my second year of college, so I thought I would do a life update, along with a mini dorm bookshelf tour. Life Update (School, Blogging, and ATTENDING MY FIRST BOOK LAUNCH!): Now that school’s started, my life…
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YA Recs | Fantasy
Hello hello! I hope you’ve been having a magical day so far 😀 This week, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite young adult fantasy novels. To be honest, fantasy hasn’t been my go-to genre for a while now, but I’ve definitely read quite a few amazing examples of it in the last…
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The Birthday Book Tag!
So…I turned nineteen today! That feels strange to say because I still feel like I’m fourteen sometimes (especially when people think I’m still in high school…) but for whatever it’s worth, I’m a year older 🙂 To mark the occasion, I thought I’d do the Birthday Book Tag, inspired by Shanah over at Bionic Book…
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LITerary Locations| L.A. Edition
NEW SERIES! As you may or may not know, I was working in L.A. this summer, and I made it a priority to visit some bookish places (how could I not, really–those are the best places ;)) in my free time. I’m so excited to share some of my favorite spots with you all, and…
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ARC Review: There Will Come A Darkness by Katy Rose Pool
eARC Book Review: There Will Come A Darkness by Katy Rose Pool [Spoiler Free] Disclaimer: I received a free eARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Oh my goodness. THIS. BOOK. WAS. AMAZING. EXCEPTIONAL. EXTRAORDINARY. I don’t say that…
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Book Review: When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon & Why it’s Important to See Yourself in the Books You Read
Book Review: When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Hi! I hope you’re having a great day today! Before I get into the review, I’m going to start off by saying that this isn’t going to be like one of my normal book reviews. Instead of my regular what I liked/didn’t like sections, I wrote…
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book review: stay true by hua hsu
Rating: Format: ebook & audiobook Page Count: 192 Genre: nonfiction memoir synopsis. In the eyes of eighteen-year-old Hua Hsu, the problem with Ken—with his passion for Dave Matthews, Abercrombie & Fitch, and his fraternity—is that he is exactly like everyone else. Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for generations, is mainstream; for Hua,…
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book review: homebody by rupi kaur
Rating: Format: physical book + ebook Page Count: 192 Genre: poetry synopsis. Rupi Kaur constantly embraces growth, and in home body, she walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present, and the potential of the self. home body is a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself – reminding readers…
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book review: keya das’s second act by sopan deb
Rating: Format: physical book + audio book Page Count: 268 Genre: literary fiction Thank you Simon & Schuster for sending me a copy of this book! synopsis. A poignant, heartwarming, and charmingly funny debut novel about how a discovered box in the attic leads one Bengali American family down a path toward understanding the importance…
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book review: last night at the telegraph club by malinda lo
Rating: Format: Physical book + eBook Page Count: 416 Release Date: 01.19.2021 Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction synopsis. A story of love and duty set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the Red Scare. “That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other.” And then Lily asked the question that…
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book review: all my rage by sabaa tahir
Rating: Format: Physical book + Audio Book Page Count: 384 Release Date: 03.01.2022 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary synopsis. Lahore, Pakistan. Then. Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their young life is shaken by tragedy, they come to the United States and open the Cloud’s Rest Inn Motel,…
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