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Cece Rios and The Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera {review + interview}

Hi, everyone! Today I'm excited to be sharing a VERY special book; an own voice middle grade fantasy from debut author, Kaela Rivera. Buckle up, you're in for a ride! I'm sharing a review and then an interview with the author. Enjoy!Book title: Cece Rios and The Desert of SoulsPublication date: April 13, 2021Author: Kaela RiveraGenre: Middle Grade FantasyPublisher: HarperCollins Children's

Interview with Monica Gomez-Hira, author of Once Upon a Quincea��era

Hi everyone! I've been pretty busy moving out but we are very happy in our new home. It has been a difficult but beautiful process. And guess what? My books are still inside a lot of boxes. But, today I have the pleasure to share with you an interview with Monica Gomez-Hira, the author of Once Upon a Quincea��era. This is Gomez' first book! It was officially out to the world yesterday, but today

Interview with Monica Gomez-Hira, author of Once Upon a Quinceañera

Hi everyone! I've been pretty busy moving out but we are very happy in our new home. It has been a difficult but beautiful process. And guess what? My books are still inside a lot of boxes. But, today I have the pleasure to share with you an interview with Monica Gomez-Hira, the author of Once Upon a Quinceañera. This is Gomez' first book! It was officially out to the world yesterday, but today

#ReadLesMis2021 January update

Hi everyone! I know, I know... I've been MIA here on the blog. But I've been a little more active on Instagram. Well... kind of. Grad school is tough. And now, I'm teaching at the university, so I have more on my plate. Despite that, I'm still taking a little time for reading. So here's a short update on one of my current reads: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. As you may already know, I started

#ReadLesMis2021

Happy New Year! We wish you a happy 2021, filled with health, love, good decisions, and books. Have you started reading your first book of the year? My friend Adriana and I decided to read Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. This book have 365 chapters and we are going to be reading one chapter each day. So for us, 2021 is Les Mis year! Do you want to join us? All you have to do is download the check

Our top 10 favorite books we read in 2020

Hey everyone! We hope you are doing well. This year, we had plenty of time to update our reading list-and we made the most of it. However, we cannot tell you all the books we read, because you wouldn’t finish reading this post. So, we narrowed down the list and will share our favorites. It was a bit difficult to choose just 5 books each, but here are our top 10:So You Want to Talk About Race by

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo {review}

Hi everyone! Andrea Carolina signing in. Today I'd like to talk to you about race-and what better way to do it than with this book? Book Title: So You Want to Talk About RaceAutor: Ijeoma OluoPublication date: January 16, 2018Genre: Non-fictionPublisher: Basic BooksPages: 256How I got the book: Internship book club giftStar Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Hmmm, well, what else can I say other than “WOW!”? Well, a

El Humor es Cosa Seria: una antología boricua de escritos con humor

¡Hola! Hoy vengo a compartir un notición... ¡Escribí un cuento y fue publicado en una antología! La realidad es que esto ocurrió en septiembre, pero no pude compartirlo en el blog porque estaba súper ocupada con el doctorado; solo lo anuncié brevemente en las redes sociales. Pero aquí estoy finalmente compartiendo con ustedes esta noticia. Entre mis cuentos favoritos se encuentran: Mientras

Memorias de una Jíbara por Ivette Crespo Bonet {reseña}

Hola! Por fin culminé mi primer semestre del doctorado, así que me estoy poniendo al día con mis lecturas. Hoy comparto mi reseña de un libro corto de 20 relatos.Título: Memorias de una JíbaraAutora: Ivette Crespo BonetFecha de publicación: 25 de marzo de 2020Géneros: Cuentos cortos, MemoriasEditorial: Publicación independientePáginas: 64Cómo obtuve el libro: Enviado para Reseña; recibí una

Release Blitz: Holiday Home Run by Priscilla Oliveras

Hey everyone! I hope you and your loved ones are doing well. Today I'm sharing information about a new release! I can't wait for my Christmas break from grad school, so I can snuggle up with Holiday Home Run by Priscilla Oliveras.

 


Romance, Holiday Romance 

Date Published: October 27, 2020 


Publisher: Kensington, Zebra Books 
 

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