January Reads - 2024
New year, new format! And it's definitely not because I lost motivation to do individual reviews for every book toward the end of 2023... January Reads: Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I enjoyed all three books, but I deducted a star from Drag Me Up because I really wish the author would've included a content warning for kink. Apparently "romance" (even one labeled as erotic) is way to wide a spectrum of possibility for me. Beyond the way-more-graphic-than-I-enjoy sex scenes, the writing was compelling and I liked the retelling element (Hades and Persephone). The Hate U Give and All My Rage are both such powerful books about the bigotry and other harsh realities can have on people and the ripple effect those things can cause. I highly recommend both books. Pending Reads: He Who Drowned The World by Shelley Parker-Chan The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair If I ...