sara_m_martins's reviews
332 reviews

incredibly sapphic in all types of imagery

no bueno. reads very young adult (tbf, it does match the characters' ages) in tone and in some morality text segments. I generally don't agree with the approach it took to the subjects at hand, and I think it might be harmful, which is hard to say on a own voices book - but it feels like the american dirt palestinian version, something WASPs can read and feel vindicated in their opinions of the world.
not sure why i didn't just dnf'ed honestly.
NB: My bad on lack of research, but I thought Palestine occupation would be delved into, but it just wasn't at alll.

I think I should know Huckleberry Finn to give this a fair shot

People not Things is a Poetry (and art) collection from an activist in soul and life, Genesis Be. I really enjoyed seeing the media combination. The subject matter is often quite strong, with race, gender, sexuality, and other, crying out for a break in the (various) status quo. 

The lyricism is very strong, although it took me a good while to figure out Be's voice: many of the pieces have a strong hip-hop cadence and rythm, which makes sense when I learned that the author has a recording artist background. For those reasons, I think this would be a great audiobook. 
My favourite poem was by far Holding Paws, and I enjoyed the last quarter (Barrier of Love) the most.
Although I enjoyed reading this book, I think, in the end, it was not my style, which is why I am giving it 3*, but I strongly believe many other people will enjoy thoroughly. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the eARC. All thoughts are my own and freely given.

Great graphic novel, with tons of representation, that deserves to be the Next Big Thing!
Brooms is a graphic novel about witches (magic people and they also race on brooms) set in 1930s Mississippi, with the background of discrimination of who gets to have their powers without restrictions. The plot follows our characters trying to navigate that world, with a focus on the illegal broom racing (à la Fast&Furious, of all pop culture references). To note that the story was inspired by underground queer communities of colour around the time period. 
I loved the story and the characters, and the subject matter is really well-handled and brought to light! The final pages with tastes of epilogue really won me over. I loved seeing all the different types of representation, especially in terms of disability rep, that you don't see often, as well as the diverse background (the bits of native, non-translated text were such a nice touch in the characters' stories!). 

Thanks to NetGalley and Levine Querido for the eARC. All thoughts are my own and freely given.