Nox the Reader

Hi everyone! Welcome to Nox Reads, I'm "Nox", and I'm so unbelievably blessed to be a part of the  HUNGRY HEARTS BLOG TOUR! Several amazing bloggers have already posted about their respective stories, so please go check out  Vicky's post  with everyone's links! For this ramble, I'm going to give a brief review of the anthology as a whole and then briefly focus on one story:  Panaderia ~ Pasteleria  by Anna-Marie McLemore. This anthology is most definitely a  NEW FAVORITE!  It had me laughing, it had me crying (actually crying. I almost  never  cry when reading), and most of all, it had me feeling as if I was  seen . Even in the stories that weren't representing my heritage, there are relatable and important themes that anyone can touch on: grief, love, fear, and duty, just to name some. And the two that did represent my culture ( Gimme Some Sugar  by Jay Coles for my African-American side and  Panadería ~ Pastelería ...

Hi everyone! Welcome to Nox Reads, I'm "Nox", and  Radio Silence  by Alice Oseman is pure gold, a  NEW FAVORITE! "Hello. I hope somebody is listening." TRIGGER WARNING: Abuse, Anxiety, Mentions of Suicide (one character worries that a friend is going to attempt), Death Threats REPRESENTATION: POC (biracial main character , POC love interest), LGBTQ+ (demisexual main character, lesbian main character, gay love interest) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S P O I L E R - F R E E  T A L K  I absolutely adore this book. I love it more than words can express, but since this  is  a book blog, I'll do my best. When it comes down to characters or plot, I will always pick characters. They're what drives the story for me, and I can't think of a better example than in  Radio Silence . I don't know if there really is a plot (there's a story...