BookWhimsy
Most Disappointing Book of 2018
updated
How are you doing? Do you have any recommendations for me?
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- Valentina Salazar is Not a Monster Hunter by Zoraida Cordova * I read an Advance Reader's Copy provided for free via NetGalley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781339039534
- The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas * I read an Advance Reader's Copy provided for free via NetGalley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781250791856
- Ghost Squad by Caribel A. Ortega
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781338280135
- Witchlings by Caribel A. Ortega
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781338745535
- Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781368049337
- Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780062498472
- Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781368023627
- Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
https://a.co/d/4EMs2j7
- Omega Morales and the Legend of La Lechuza by Laekan Zea Kemp
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780316304160
- The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780063008113
- My Life As An Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780399187360
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
Poor Lady in the background was not feeling good today :(
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- The Cowboy Whisperer by Sabrina Sol
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781538722329
I received a free Advance Reader's Copy via NetGalley. This is not a sponsored video.
I want to hear all the Cartel romances opinions!
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- Learn to Love You by Jade Hernandez
bookshop.org/a/87433/9798986954639
- Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593436721
- Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780307382474
- Vicious Union by Jocelyne Soto
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781956430004
- What Doesn't Kill You: A Life With Chronic Illness- Lessons From a Body in Revolt by Tessa Miller
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781250751478
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
Have you read any of these? Do you have any recommendations for me?
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- Poverty" By America by Matthew Desmond
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593239919
- The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593134092
- Done and Done by Leonor Soliz
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781778287275
- My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route by Sally Hayden
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781685890575
- You Never Forget Your First by Millie Perez
bookshop.org/a/87433/9798218087791
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
Let me know what you are reading for this spooky season!
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens by Raul Palma * I received a free advance reader's copy via NetGalley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593472118
This is not a sponsored video.
Who else loves middle grades books?
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilio by Adriana Cuevas * I received a free advance reader's copy via NetGalley.
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780063285491
- The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adriana Cuevas
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781250791856
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
Please feel free to share your own tips!
~Cynthia
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Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
Does anyone know of any other Arab-American historical romances?
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy
* I received a free Adnace Reader's Copy via NetGalley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780063247499
This is not a sponsored video.
Leonor Soliz has quickly become one of my favorite authors, and I think more of you would love her books.
~Cynthia
Find Leonor Soliz:
leonorsoliz.com
tiktok.com/@leonor.soliz.author
instagram.com/leonor.soliz
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Books mentioned:
- Seeking Stars
- Love In Times of Contempt
- Done and Done
- Yours For Now
Find all the books here: leonorsoliz.com/books
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* This giveaway is not affiliated with YouTube or Leonor Soliz.
I purchased all the books shown in the video, and this is not a sponsored video.
This was a rough filming day.
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780674237476
- Horse Barbie by Geena Rocero
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593445884
- Bad Moon Rising by Luisa Colón
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781587679124
- The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion, and the Making of the Alien in America by Beth Lew-Williams
https://a.co/d/boKY5A2
- The Apartment by Ana Menéndez
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781640095830
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
I forgot to name the book in the video! Fortunately, the cover is there for you to see :)
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland * I received a free advance readers copy via NetGalley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593548578
This is not a sponsored video.
Is there anything you would be interested in seeing from me for Latine Heritage Month?
~Cynthia
People Mentioned:
Shannon @ThatsSoPoe
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Books mentioned:
- Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593355367
- I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction by Kidada E. Williams
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781635576634
- A Spoonful of Time by Flora Ahn
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781683693185
- The Faithhealer of Olive Avenue by Manuel Muños
https://a.co/d/hPRftsA
- Rabbit Test by Samantha Mills
uncannymagazine.com/article/rabbit-test
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
We get Lincoln and Lady cameos today!
~Cynthia
Angelina M. Lopez' Video on the History: tiktok.com/@authorangelinamlopez/video/7242035207849643306?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7081471246894073387
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Books mentioned:
- Full Moon Over Freedom by Angelina M. Lopez
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781335639936
* I received an Advance Readers Copy for free via NetGalley
Content Warnings: Discussion of addiction, off-the-page death of a loved one, divorce, financial abuse
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
Just my thoughts as a historian on The Black Count.
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- The Black Count by Tom Reiss
https://a.co/d/cbaI00O
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
I am not sure how even my re-shoot of the last book was still blurry! I did the best I could without having to film that part a third time. My apologies!
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- The Enchanted Hacienda by J.C. Cervantes
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780778334057
- Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781250824677
- Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches From the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz
https://a.co/d/eIjAw4m
- Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780307951267
- Office Hours by Katrina Jackson
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781953908001
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
I hope you all enjoy Vampires of El Norte as much as I did!
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593436721
I received a free advance reader's copy via NetGalley. This is not a sponsored video.
I always appreciate any and all recommendations!
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- Queen of Exiles by Vanessa Riley * I received a free advance reader's copy via NetGalley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780063270992
- Night Broken by Patricia Briggs
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780425256275
- Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780679758693
- Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593549223
- Thing We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780451495112
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
What do you think? Do you want to read it?
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- Silver NItrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia * I read a free advance reader's copy via NetGalley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593355367
Content Warnings: body horror, blood, ghosts, curses, cancer
This is not a sponsored video.
Have you read any of these?
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- Sinner by Carol James Marshall * I received a free advance reader's copy via NetGalley
https://a.co/d/4mI7Onb
- Who's Black and Why? A Hidden Chapter from the 18th Century Invention of Race Edited by Henry Louis Gates and Andrew S. Curran
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780674244269
- Spare by Prince Harry
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593593806
- Burn it Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood by Maureen Ryan
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780063269279
- Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustine Bazterrica * I Read a free advance reader's copy via NetGalley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781668012666
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
Who is ready to learn some Haitian history?
~Cynthia
* I received a free advance reader's copy of Queen of Exiles via NetGalley.
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Books mentioned:
- Queen of Exiles by Vanessa Riley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780063270992
Content Warnings: suicide, death of a child
This is not a sponsored video.
I am taking recommendations for books to add to my to-be-read list!
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
-Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780451495143
- Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780451495143
- An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781335498243
- Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593436721
- Body & Soul by Abby Colette
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593336175
- The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593499696
- Seeking Stars by Leonor Soliz
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781778287237
- Spare by Prince Harry
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593593806
- Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593549223
- Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation On Race and the Meaning of Myths of "Latino" by Hector Tobar * I received a free physical Advance reader's copy from the publisher
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780374609900
-Blameless by Gail Carriger
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780316401760
- Piñata by Leopoldp Gout
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781250781178
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.
Lady decided to make a cameo in this one :)
~Cynthia
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Books mentioned:
- The Bell Jar by Silvia Plath
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780060837020
- The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni * I received a free advance reader's copy via NetGalley
bookshop.org/a/87433/9780593595299
- The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781250251466
- Not Another Family Wedding by Jackie Lau
bookshop.org/a/87433/9781989610053
- Dark in Death by J.D. Robb
https://a.co/d/9C9LYoH
Most books were borrowed from the library or purchased by me. I have indicated the ones that I received from a publisher. This is not a sponsored video.