Favorite Books of Winter 2019!

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I can't believe the first quarter of 2019 is done! I read so many amazing books this winter, and I am so excited to share my top 5 reads from the months of January, February and March!

#5: New Kid by Jerry Craft




This book is such a gem! It's a middle grade graphic novel about race and privilege and moving between metaphorical worlds. The art is amazing and the message is beautiful, and I cannot recommend it enough! I saw so much of myself and my little brother in this book, as we live in a condo and went (little bro still goes) to a suuuuper white prep school with kids with private beaches in their backyards. LOVED this book, Jerry Craft is a genius, and I cannot wait to meet him at ALA!

#4: Girls on the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller


I am just so glad this book exists. It is heartbreaking and angering, but so feminist and so necessary. It takes place in Texas in 2014, and we follow a girl from Texas who has to go on a road trip with her friends to seek out an abortion because of Texas's disgusting laws. I'm so glad this book exists for teens, and I want more people to read it. Check out my full review here.

#3: Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson



This book, written in verse, which is part memoir, part love letter to survivors of sexual assault, part FU to rape culture, and part call to action, is achingly beautiful. I think more people will choose to follow and slay their nightmares after reading this. My full review is here!

#2: The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg


This book actually hasn't come out yet, but it will be out in just a few weeks! This is quite literally the most creative and unique book I have ever read. It's basically Serial meets Westworld and Disney on steroids. I could not put this book down, and it also deals with issues such as toxic masculinity and commodification. I'm participating in the blog tour for this book, so check back June 1st for a full review and Q&A with the author!

#1: Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid


Is anyone surprised? Nope. I'm trash for TJR. I've now read this book 3 times, and no, I'm not obsessed. If you haven't read this book yet, pick up the audiobook, because it has a full cast and music and it makes the format (the book is told all in interviews) much less daunting. If you want to hear more, check out my review of Daisy Jones here!

Let me know if you have read any of these books and what you thought of them; I'd love to know!

XOXO,

Isabella

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