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I really liked this book! I gave it 4☆! I didnt want it to end tbh. It gave me so much fandom/stan account nostalgia. Jes Holloway is a precious bean that I just want to protecc and make him happy. I liked Grace she made some dumb decisions but I related sometimes. I will say this that in some parts the story felt a bit boring and the side characters were a bit flat. Other than that I really enjoyed my time reading this book. And I wish I had my own copy oml!!! I'd recomend it to any ex fangirls and people that were in fandoms.

This book was so good guys!! Y'all know I'm not a huge fantasy reader. I recommend it for people that aren't big on fantasy to read it. Because, this book was easy to read and the world isn't as complicated. This book was filled with girl power, that “what's going to happen next” feeling, and a sprinkle or two of drama. The romance was well done honestly y'all know I'm not a romance-y person too. But I was literally screaming when anything cute happened.

This book was more about the two sisters and their own struggles after they were separated. Nomi was always a little bit of a rebel she questioned society and didn't want to live the social norms. Serina on the other hand lived her whole life training to be a Grace, never questioning society and their misogynistic ways. But when Nomi, who only trained to be a hand maiden, is tossed into the world of being a Grace instead of her sister. All at the same time Serina is sent to a prison for a crime she did not commit. Nomi is left in the palace without her sister having to be something she doesn't want to do.

I loVED the feminism and girl power in this book. In this world women are oppressed and have NO rights. They're literally treated like crap. Imagine not having a right to read or to have an opinion. I bet you're like johely... sis? Where the feminism at? You're going to have to read it to find out ;). I will say this it is kind of slow at the beginning. And you won't really connect with the characters until almost halfway through the book. But I really recommend you to push through because it is SOOOOO good! And I really need an arc of book 2 because I NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT GOES DOWN AFTER THAT ENDING

tw: blood, violence, and racism (japanese towards koreans)

this book was so bland. the main characters only personality traits were his fist. the female love interest was the typical ✨i'm not like other girls✨. the only character i liked was jeong il.... let's not talk about that. i did find the nationality conversation in this book really fascinating but that's basically about it.

This was sooooo cute

i'll come back to this eventually 

Not me being called out by a bee

6/25/19- DNF, I might pick up later..

tw: gangs, drug abuse, drug dealing, violence, and murder

thank you netgalley for the e-arc in exchange of an honest review.

honestly wtf was this. so much happened in only 98 pages. the author tried to pack so much in such a small graphic novel. i didn't get the chance to truly connect to the characters. heck i found some of them so annoying. mariana(badass latina queen that just wants to play major league baseball) and angel (a dominican boi with a speech impediment) were the only ones i actually liked. i liked the diversity and the hard truth of living in the hood in miami. i wish the authors expanded in this story and made it much longer so the reader could connect better with the characters and understand the story line.

this is own voices for the latine rep especially the dominican rep.

(spoiler)

there was a character that died and i just stood there like damn okay...

CW: death, graphic murder, blood, death of loved ones, mention of rape, abuse, torture, slavery, self-harm, attempted rape.

no one talk to me for a week. I can't wait to read the rest of the series with ali.

I buddy read this book with @bookteafull (on Instagram) and it was really interesting. She reads a lot of sci-fi.... I don't. It was interesting to see what she thought of certain parts as a sci-fi reader. She figured out the majority of the plot twist about half way in. When in the other had I didn't, I was completely shooked. I will admit, I did guess one of the things because it was pretty obvious. We both really enjoyed it and think it's a pretty good Sci-Fi beginner book.

This book is a very plot driven book everything happened so fast and there was so much action happening. But I didn't connect with the characters and I love reading books about characters I can connect with. I did feel bad for some of the characters but in general the characters were pretty bland.

Overall I really liked this book and totally recommend it!

Thank you netgally for giving me the opportunity of reviewing this beautiful picture book.

As a plus sized afrolatina this picture book hit close to home. This is a book that curvy girls can see themselves and know their worth. I truly wish I had this when growing up

I didn't think I'd feel so seen and understood in a book that is 50 pages. I ended up crying tears, not of sadness but rejoicing in seeing a part of myself being put into words. A piece of myself that I might've not been fully aware of, and that is beautiful. I can foresee this being a comfort read that I revisit when I need a boost of serotonin. 

CW: death of a parent, parental abandonment, biphobia, biphobic attacks sexual assault, rape, racism, murder, domestic abuse, mentions of suicide, and attempted suicide

I read this via audiobook and I recommend it as a way to read this story. The author has such a beautiful writing style that made me want to continue picking it up. I found myself caring for Benny and the complexities of her story. She is a queer woman that just wants her coffee shop and to be loved. Byron is such an interesting character, he is hard to like at first. But then, you can see has he develops as the story progresses.

I started loving this book up until halfway through. There were so many different characters that I just kept confusing them all. By the end of the story, I didn't remember the majority of them. The author tried to take on so many things at once that it just felt confusing by the end of it. I mean this could just be me thing. I recommend you to read it and make your own opinions.

I still really enjoyed my time reading it and would recommend it. Especially if you like messy familial dramas filled with secrets and interesting character dynamics.

THIS WAS SO CUTE OMG

CW: racism and microaggressive behavior towards latine people.

YALL I AM CRYING THIS BOOK WAS SO PRECIOUS

this was so adorable. i read it with some of the kids at work.