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Blackout Book Review

This anthology by six of the bestselling YA authors of our time is perfect for fans of New York based love stories, and those who love having all the romance tropes in one place. A celebration of Black love, this novel achieves its goal of representation, even though it does unfortunately fall short of a desired execution.  Dhonielle Clayton loves magic. She loves it more than anything ... even pizza or warm chocolate chip cookies. So she reads millions and millions of books to find some in the real world, because magic makes everything much more interesting. She grew up in Washington, DC, suburbs on the Maryland side and is a former secondary teacher and librarian. She is a New York Times bestselling author, the COO of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books, and owner of Cake Creative. The Marvellers was her middle grade debut. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @brownbookworm and online at dhonielleclayton.com . Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors...

Instructions for Dancing Book Review

Freshly imaginative and instantly captivating, Nicola Yoon's Instructions for Dancing will sweep you off your feet—literally! A story so full of heart it'll leave you with glassy eyes and a smile on your face, Evie's journey of understanding love and the human behavior that fuels it is a must-read, which every reader will certainly find unputdownable.  Nicola Yoon is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Sun Is Also a Star and Everything, Everything, both of which were turned into major motion pictures. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn and lives in Los Angeles with her family. She's also a hopeless romantic who firmly believes that you can fall in love in an instant and that it can last forever. You can find Nicola Yoon on Instagram and Twitter, and at her website nicolayoon.com . Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with...