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Eid Mubarak! Books About Muslim Women for Women's History Month & Eid al-Fitr 🌙

Eid Mubarak to my fellow Muslim book lovers who are celebrating today! I love that this year, Ramadan + Eid have crossed over with Women's History Month -- a reminder that we should celebrate women's strengths, accomplishments, and perseverance not only this month, but every day. To celebrate Eid al-Fitr and Women's History Month, I've created this list of Books About Muslim Women. They've each faced their own struggles, developed their own strengths, earned their own accomplishments, and have persevered despite all the world has thrown at them. Help me celebrate these Muslim women and their stories by adding these books to your tbr! ❗

I also want to take a moment to celebrate some of the amazing Muslim Bookstagrammers within our community. Thank you for the books you review and recommend. Thank you for amplifying Muslim voices and stories. Thank you for showing the beauty and strength of our community. 💜

Who is your favorite Muslim FMC?❓ What's your favorite book featuring a Muslim main character?❓

[ Favorite Fantasy Books by Muslim Authors ]

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[wahlpaper]

Aces Wild: A Heist Review

Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt - 5/5 - Queer Ace Contemporary YA Heist

I've been wanting to read Aces Wild by Amanda DeWitt for several years now. At first I was waiting for my library to get it on Libby, which they didn't. Then I joined the Queer Liberation Library (it's free!). It had lots of queer books available! I got myself on the waiting list pretty quickly, but the hold period was many months. Got to read another book by DeWitt while waiting, despite Aces Wild being how I discovered her. I was made aware of her through a meme of ace characters named Georgia. While that did leave me with the false impression that this book's Georgia would be the main character, it was a small price to pay for such an awesome book.

Jack Shannon has his junior year of high school ended 1 week early when his mother, C.E.O. of a casino, is arrested. He flies back to Las Vegas from boarding school to the rest of his dysfunctional family. His oldest sister takes on the role of pseudo-mother. She wants Jack to have a life without worrying about the casino. She gives him the only card not to have been closed and tells him to invite some friends to keep him distracted. Jack is a stubborn kid and wants to get back at the person who sold his mother out. So he invites his online friends he met through being asexual to join him in a heist. Will the group survive finally meeting in person and will their heist succeed? 

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Aces Wild: A Review

Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt#ContemporaryYA #Heist #Queer CW: Click Here5/5I've been wanting to read Aces Wild by Amanda DeWitt for s

[bookaddict24-7]

I ordered these white chalk markers and I’m in love. 😍✨

[franticvampirereads]

This was such a sweet story! I loved the focus on family, cooking, and finding happiness is unexpected places. I loved Dylan, he was so kind. Especially when he was dealing with an asshole customer or his boyfriends (very rich and slightly obnoxious) family. And Theo, the fake date/boyfriend was such a sweetheart. I loved that he just wanted to hangout and be around Dylan and his family. I also loved how close Dylan’s family was and that they actually acted like a family with all the teasing and jokes and working together. It was just so nice to see in a YA book!

Honestly, I think this is gonna be one of my favorite books I’ve read this year! It felt like home, even though I’ve never been to Brooklyn or had the chance to eat some of the foods mentioned in the story. It was just that good. Fake Dates And Mooncakes is getting five out of five stars!

Reading Challenge Prompt Fills:

Alphabet challenge: F

Romance Readathon: a romance with one of the colors of a sun on the cover (orange), a romance set in your favorite season, a romance by a BIPOC author

[meagankimberly]

7 Young Adult Sapphic Books With Latin Representation

Disclaimer: Some of the links in my list of young adult sapphic books are affiliate links. If you click them to make a purchase I will earn a commission. The decision of whether or not to buy something is completely up to you. A version of this book review first appeared in The Lesbrary. The sapphic spectrum runs far and wide, which is why it’s important to remember to add a little diversity to…

7 Young Adult Sapphic Books With Latin Representation

[haileygonzales]

Aro rep in my books:

Take Me to Your Nerdy Leader (Bowden Anime Club): main character Paige is alloaro. A coming of age YA novel about friends, first times, anime, finding your confidence, and art.

Strange Worlds (Jensen in the Multiverse): The main character is aroace. He vaguely thinks about it in book 1 (where he learns about the identity) and confirms it in book 2. There’s other aro and ace characters. A portal fantasy: Jensen used to be a thief. Now he’s on a quest to save the multiverse from the evil Overlord.

Ancient Magic (Gray Stone Witches): Side character turned main character, Rachel, is alloaro and bisexual. This is confirmed in book 2. In book 3 and onwards she has her own POV. An urban fantasy novel about college witches who struggle to survive in a dangerous magical world while an enemy lurks in the shadows.

Luvian Code: main character, self-love Cupid, Theodosius is aromantic. A cozy urban fantasy novella about him reluctantly mentoring a fledgling Cupid, Kai, and teaching him the equality of the seven loves.

[andiree]

The arcs have arrived 💗😭

[goddessofwisdom18]

POV: You're a basic white girl in 2014 and you just moved into your new NYU dorm only to find out your roommate is a tomboy minimalist philosophy major