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Wilder Girls by Rory Power

30th November 2020
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
- Publisher: Delacorte Press, July 9th 2019
- Genre: Horror, Young Adult
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 348 pages
- My Rating: ★★★★ (4/5)
Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.

Content warnings: body horror, blood, bones, gore, guns, death of prominent/secondary/minor characters, poisoning

Fear like a veil, and everything looks like something else, like danger, like hurt.
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This is one of the very few horror books I have ever read, and as someone who was haunted by the supposedly cute animation Monster House, horror was never my first choice of genre. But October calls for spooky reads, and since Wilder Girls is sapphic, the scare would hopefully be worth it. And I was pleasantly surprised. The gore and horror, not entirely revolting, were almost poetic.
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The Awakening by Nora Roberts | ARC Review

23rd November 2020
The Awakening (The Dragon Heart Legacy #1) by Nora Roberts
- Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, November 24th 2020
- Genre: Fantasy, Romance
- Format: eARC
- Page Count: 448 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
This is my first Nora Roberts book. I know. I couldn’t believe I have never read anything else by her either. And I really enjoyed this first book of her new fantasy series.
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The Holiday Treatment by Elle Spencer | ARC Review

18th November 2020
The Holiday Treatment by Elle Spencer
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, November 10th 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 242 pages
- My Rating: ★★★★ (4/5)
Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.

Content warning: homophobia

I finished this book on a perfect day, aka the trailer release day of the sapphic Christmas rom com Happiest Season, where, and I quote the book, “lesbian Twitter” was freaking out about it. You should see my timeline. And I also want to quote Kyle Krieger (soccer player Ali Krieger’s brother) on the Krashlyn wedding, “we get happy endings, too.” I love that speech and will probably be repeatedly quoting it.
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Blog Tour: Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao [EN/ZH-TW]

13th November 2020
Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao
- Publisher: Simon Pulse
- Release Date: November 10th 2020
- Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
- Page Count: 320 pages
Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.

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Ta-ke hó*! I am Hsinju (she/they/他), a born-and-raised Taiwanese currently residing in Illinois. Today (November 13th, 2020) is my Hear Our Voices Book Tours blog stop for the adorable Taiwanese American, fake-dating YA romance Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao! Mostly set in Palo Alto with a few chapters in Chicago (yay, Illinois), the story opens with Chloe Wang and her family meeting her boyfriend—ahem—hired boyfriend, whose real name is Drew Chan, for the first time on Thanksgiving.

* “Ta-ke hó” is “hi, everyone” in Taiwanese.
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Blog Tour: You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

9th November 2020
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
- Publisher: Scholastic Press
- Release Date: June 2, 2020
- Genre: Young Adult
- Page Count: 336 pages
Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.

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Hey y’all! I am Hsinju (she/they/他), a queer Taiwanese book reviewer and blogger currently residing in Illinois. Today (November 9th, 2020) is my Hear Our Voices Book Tours blog stop for the uplifting sapphic YA with a Black teen lead You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson! Set in the Midwest (hi neighboring Indiana), we follow Liz’s journey of running for prom queen.
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