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It’s time for my April reading wrap-up! I read 10 books last month & here are my thoughts:

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi
Star Child is a fantastic genre-bending book for introducing young people to Octavia E. Butler’s life & works! I loved reading Butler’s quotes and seeing copies of her actual writing in these pages. In between the stories & quotes, Zoboi brought creativity, flow, & imagination to Butler’s life with poetry. Every time I read one of her books, I’m inspired to learn more about her life and understand her mind. Yes, I could just read her Wikipedia page but this was so much better. This book would be an amazing addition to every library and school!

The Windweaver’s Storm (TJ Young & The Orisha #2)
The 2nd book in the TJ Young & The Orishas series is action-packed! TJ has a lot to handle between trying to uphold the promise he made to a god, grieving his sister, starting a new school, & his growing feelings for his best friend. You know, normal teen stuff! I loved getting to know TJ and his friends better while exploring this magical school in Lagos. It was an entertaining continuation of the series, for sure. The only thing that bothered me a bit was how the only disabled character in the book was treated. Aside from that, I think this is a great book and look forward to seeing how TJ processes the final events of it in the next book.

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Welcome to my bindery! I will mostly be sharing content on books by and about Black and Latine folks but you can also expect some of my work to be geared towards book bans. My go-to genres are usually Romance, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction and Historical Fiction but I am also exploring books outside of those, too. If any of that appeals to you, I hope you'll subscribe!
Special interest: Black & Latine books.

I’m a bisexual & disabled, Black Latina who loves reading & talking about books. 
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