Review: The Black Queen - Jumata Emil - January 2023 This was one book I was so looking forward to as I had read The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson which had murder, suspense, and racism in it with the main character being half-black/half-white and I enjoyed that book. The Black Queen caught my attention with the cover as the cover is amazing and TDF. However, as I started reading the book - we were already on the racism track with the school divided into AP and Standard classes, Black and White Homecoming Queens alternating, etc and this year our Black Queen is Nova who is the first Black female to be crowned Homecoming Queen in their small town. Tinsley who is the White Princess - daughter of a wealthy family is outraged as the crown has been in her family for generations and it should be hers but with all the "woke" stuff happening in town, it looks like the crown is going to Nova without a doubt. The night of Homecoming, Nova turns up dead and the prime suspect o...

Review: Cupcake - Cookie O'Gorman - November 2021 I wasn't sure what to expect with this book but I loved this book so much as it embodied all of my favorite things from Disney movies to Chick Flicks and even the popular storyline of Homecoming Princess and the cover sparkled which I love. In Cupcake, we have to meet Ariel who is a plus-size girl whose mother named her after the Disney Princess. Imagine her surprise when she is named as part of the Homecoming court. With each princess they have their prince, Ariel is Rhys who is the perfect mysterious guy - he loves reading SJM, he watches Chick Flicks, and loves Ariel for who she is as a person. This book follows her journey through being nominated and then her practicing for the court from dancing and then falling in love. If you love movies of the '80s, the 90s, and 2000s chick flick/romantic comedies, then Cupcake by Cookie O'Gorman is the perfect YA HEA read for everyone and should be added to everyone's 2021...