Category: Pine Reads Review

More Than a Hashtag | Value, Humanity, & Being ‘One of the Good Ones’

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for One of the Good Ones by Maika and Maritza Moulite!  “She was mine before she was anyone else’s. All mine. Partly mine. Now she belongs to

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This is Not the Jess Show | Anna Carey

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This is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey Quirk Books; Releasing February 2, 2021; 304 pages Content Warnings: Terminal illness, strong language, death of a loved one, underage drinking,

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Forging the Future with Stories of the Past

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Without a crystal ball or time traveling machine, how can we envision the future? Well, while it may seem counterintuitive at first, the past is a pretty good place to

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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners | Joanna Ho

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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho  Illustrated by Dung Ho HarperCollins, 2021, 40 Pages About the Author: “Joanna Ho is the author of Eyes that Kiss in

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The Hatmakers | Tamzin Merchant

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The Hatmakers written by Tamzin Merchant and illustrated by Paola Escobar  Norton Young Readers; Releases February 2, 2021; 368 pages  Content Warnings: Mild violence, referenced death of a loved one.

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The Magic in Verse Writing | Reacting to ‘Chlorine Sky’ by Mahogany L. Browne

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne; content warnings for the novel itself include a discussion of sexual assault, colorism, absent parent, mentions of drug usage, and violence. 

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