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The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
The Sky Blues is a wonderfully wholesome YA coming of age that makes for the perfect summer read. The novel is narrated by Sky who is in his last year of high school. After coming out as gay Sky finds himself living with his best friend, Bree, and her supportive family as his own mother…
4 STARS, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, anxiety, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, bullying, coming of age, Contemporary, drama, found family, friendships, gay, HIGH SCHOOL, identity, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, m/m, male authors, Michigan, My reviews, prom, published in 2021, read in 2021, reading, Robbie Couch, SMALL TOWN, social issues, The Sky Blues, trans side characters, uplifting reads, YOUNG ADULT -
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson — book review
“Maybe things don’t need to be exactly as I’ve imagined them. Like maybe in this universe I’ve suddenly found myself in, things could be different. I could be different.” You Should See Me in a Crown is an incredibly thoughtful and wholesome YA book. Liz’s first person narration won my heart within the very first…
1st pov, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, anxiety, Black & Black heritage authors, coming of age, Contemporary, f/f, family, female authors, GRIEF, HIGH SCHOOL, illness, Indiana, Leah Johnson, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, mental health, musicians, orphans, prom, published in 2020, queer, re-reads, read in 2020, read in 2021, ROMANCE, sapphic, summer reads, uplifting reads, You Should See Me, YOUNG ADULT