Amanda’s Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Recommendations

Hi, lovelies! It’s May and that means its the start of Asian/Pacific American Heritage month. I highly recommend these books and authors all year round, but I know many specifically seek out these recommendations during the month of May. So, some books and authors for you to read this month.

Middle Grade

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh

The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim

Young Adult

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco

For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Internment by Samira Ahmed

Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

Adaptation by Malinda Lo

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

Final Draft by Riley Redgate

Adult

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen

A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

These are all books I’ve read and loved and highly recommend. Some on this list are all time favorites and some are books I read this year that will be making my 2021 favorites lists. What books would you recommend by AAPI authors?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Amanda’s Favorite Adult Books of 2020

Hello, lovelies! I’m here with my final age rage favorites list. Today will be my favorite adult books that I read in 2020 (not just 2020 releases). I would recommend these books to anyone. They are a variety of genres, but they’re all excellent books. I will have a few that were on my first list of my 10 favorite reads of 2020, so don’t be surprised if you think you’ve seen these on a list before. Let’s go!

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Seven Devils by Laura Lam & Elizabeth May

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

That’s all I’ve got friends. Fifteen of my favorite adult books that I read in 2020. I already can’t wait to reread some of them in 2021. What adult books were your favorite last year?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.