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    Blog Tour: You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

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    You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

    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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    Two to Tangle by Melissa Brayden | ARC Review

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    Two to Tangle (A Tangle Valley Romance #2) by Melissa Brayden

    Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.


    Food, wine, and softball games with a sexy chef and hot contractor? I’m in love.

    “You’re a good chef.”

    [Gabriella] paused. “Ryan. I’m the best chef. Stop by my truck one day.”

    Chef Gabriella Russo (34) moved from the East Coast to the West with her best-friend-cum-ex-girlfriend Madison LeGrange (31) after Tangle Valley Vineyard owner Joey Wilder’s (31) job offer. Soon the restaurant of her dreams is under construction, and Gabriella finds herself in the constant presence of the gorgeous contractor Ryan Jacks (28), who might also be the woman of her dreams. Too bad Ryan is a player and too young for her.

  • WLW Wednesday

    WLW Wednesday — 21 Oct 2020

    WLW Wednesday is a bookish meme among bloggers who read sapphic books. Hosted by Sasha and Amber @ Sasha and Amber Read, we are encouraged share our recent wlw/sapphic reads every week or two.

    I know it’s no longer October 21st, but my cutoff day is on Wednesday so here I am, four days late, sharing what sapphic books I read over the past two weeks (since my last WLW Wednesday post)! I also totally intended on doing monthly wrap-ups, but the one for August is still no where to be seen. Pretty sure I am not running on Earth time anymore.

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    The Other Women by Erin Zak | ARC Review

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    The Other Women by Erin Zak


    Content warnings: infidelity, mention of miscarriage, gambling addiction, mention of drugs, mention of past car accident scene, mention of parental loss, uses of ableist language

    This book is heavy on infidelity but light-hearted. The flirty interactions between these two other women are cute and them entering a friendship without expectations makes the story relatively low drama.

    Francesca Lopez (31, Latina, bi+) is recently dumped by Willow Carmichael (lesbian), who declared she was in love with a married woman elsewhere. Cecily Yates (bisexual), who has been with Willow for four years, and her husband Luke are separating. When Willow dumped her, too, while Cecily is on a business trip, Cecily meets bartender Francesca. The pair decides to spend the rest of Cecily’s trip together for an unforgettable weekend, not knowing about the woman they once shared.