Litsy

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Stella Griffin has broken up with her boyfriend three weeks before prom. Stella does NOT believe in fairy tales, so she is shocked when she somehow ends up in one, with the waiter who saw the breakup. Stella & Reece must work together to find a way home without disrupting the story they‘ve stumbled into. This is a frenemy to sweethearts tale and was a cute retelling of Sleeping Beauty.

Book 54/100 of the year.

Cupcake12 I keep seeing this everywhere, may need to put it higher up my TBR list x 1mo

Graciouswarriorprincess @Cupcake12 Enjoy! It was a really cute and fun book! 1mo

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DebbieGrillo

Weight of Blood | Tiffany D Jackson

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Maddy Washington deserved so much better than the childhood she'd had. If I could write her a new story, I would. Even though I want to know more, the author's ending is perfect! Themes of racism, bullying, and police brutality. A skillful retelling of King's Carrie.

Bookpearl My word! Let me push this up my TBR list!! 1mo

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AroundTheBookWorld

Pumpkin | Julie Murphy

Waylon Russell Brewer is a fat, openly gay boy stuck in the small West Texas town of Clover City. His plan is to bide his time until he can graduate, move to Austin with his twin sister, Clementine, and finally go Full Waylon so that he can live his Julie-the-hills-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-music-Andrews truth.
#Pumpkin #JulieMurphy #Dumplin #book #YoungAdult #LGBT #Contemporary #Romance #Fiction #Audiobook #Queer #RealisticFiction #Teen 💚💚💚

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

The Weight of Blood | Tiffany D. Jackson

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A YA Carrie retelling. It was a good read. Themes of racism, bullying, classism, and sexism. I did find the writing to be very YA. Everything was really spelled out for the reader, but I'm not the target audience so not a huge deal breaker.

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Bookzombie

The Weight of Blood | Tiffany D. Jackson

#12Booksof2023 #October

Jackson‘s take on SK‘s Carrie that I actually might like better. Loved it!

Andrew65

CBee LOVED this one!! 3mo

5feet.of.fury So good 3mo

Andrew65 Looks good, and great praise. 3mo

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Weight of Blood | Tiffany D Jackson

#FavBook2023

A Black YA take on Carrie. It is so much more than the Carrie of my youth, Jackson is a phenomenon. Every book she puts out is more spectacular than I could hope for, and Weight of Blood blew me away.

The only YA to make my top 10 this year.

Airykah13 This one was so good! 4mo

5feet.of.fury I really liked this one too 4mo

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Airykah13

The Weight of Blood | Tiffany D. Jackson

I had many favorites this month!

The Weight of Blood - Tiffany D. Jackson (YA)
Two Tribes - Emily Bowen Cohen (Middle Grade Graphic Novel)
Healer of the Water Monster - Brian Young (I highly recommend the audio) (Middle Grade)
Curlfriends: New in Town - Sharee Miller (Middle Grade Graphic Novel)

Least favorite: The Children of Red Peak - Craig DiLouie

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