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[thebookdragon217]

Day 5 of @decolonizeliterature #DecolonizeDecember Photo Challenge Today's Prompt: Favorite BIPOC character QOTD: Who is your favorite BIPOC character? I couldn't decide on just one so I decided to feature my two favorite characters from two of my favorite YA reads this year. If there's one thing I love is a bad ass female protagonists. Both Juliet and Furia are challenging gender norms and stereotypes about Latinx females. They are strong and independent and don't let anything get in the way of their dreams. They're both smart, well read and want to change the world. I wish these books were around when I was growing up because both these girls are inspiring. The way they navigate the world and mold their identities despite the societal molds and expectations is worthy of praise. They truly embody girl power and point out that feminism must be intersectional. #DecolonizeDecember #LatinxYALit #JulietTakesaBreath #Furia #Latinxlit #bookstagram #bookdragon #books #bookworm #bibliophile #bookphoto #femaleprotagonists #readYAstories #readLatinx #Latinxbookstagrammer #decolonizeyourshelves #ownvoices #PuertoRico #Argentina #LGBTQrecs #YArecs #YAfeatures #diversespines (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIcDI9pgFWx/?igshid=15p5xarm93o0q

[thebookdragon217]

Thank you to @fiercereads and @coloredpagesblogtours for the gifted copy of The Mirror Season. This book is a retelling of the Snow Queen fairy tale told through the eyes of Cielo and Lock, who were both victims of sexual assault on the the same day. This one will grab you by the throat, make you hold your breath as the details unfold and hit with a gut punch like no other. Although the story is about a traumatic and painful event, McLemore's descriptive, poetic, beautiful writing carries you safely through it all. McLemore writes about consent, being non-binary and taking your life back while exploring the effects of PTSD and what keeps poor and brown people from seeking justice. They take us through Cielo's and Lock's journey to reclaim their power and voices while possibly falling love in the process. McLemore writes a tale that will leave you no choice but to sit with your feelings. This is a story that you will carry with you long after it is over. The writing was stunning and I wanted to share some of my favorite quotes: 🪞 "Every moment of our life, it goes with us. And alot of the moments you don't have say over. So the ones you do, you've got to do everything with them. So that what lives forever is something you want to live with." 🪞 "If no one believed me on things that small, why would they about anything this big?" 🪞 "It costs something to listen to someone else's story. " 🪞 "I want to stand for what I am, how I love, how my broken heart still works. Even if there are cracks in me. Even if my heart is scar tissue around a sliver of glass." #TheMirrorSeasonTour #YAfiction #annamariemclemore #Latinxbooks #ColoredPagesTours #Booktour #latinxbookstagram #newrelease #booksandsneakers #bookfeature #bookreview #nonbinary #bibliophile #LatinxYALit #ReadLatinx #PTSD #sexualassault #bookdragon #books #bluebooks #ownvoices #hardcover #readingisresistance #readYAstories #MexicanRep #reebok #bookworm #booksoutside #bookstoread #snowqueenretelling (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNYIZQ1rRXN/?igshid=wpwnxf6eaxwa