sara_m_martins's Reviews (334)

The Strangest Thing in the Sea is a great non-fiction about sea life, that will marvel adults and children alike!
The illustrations are beautiful and super fun!
The chosen animals are sure to attract the interest of an audience and the facts presented will keep readers engaged throughout
The text is written not only to be informative but to be funny as well - i loved all the closing sentences!

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for an eARC in exchange for honest review. 

Jane Goodall speaks truth in her foreword, when she says you can't put this down and that it is read in one sitting!

Give me animals, LGBTQ representation and mix in some fight for justice and that's ~90% of my personality and 100% of my social media timeline
This book completely transported me to the author's life, growing up in the 90's, while starting and creating his path in the animal rights movement, while growing up, finding himself and his people. I really enjoyed the writing style, making it easy to read and appealing to an YA audience. 
Recommend for any animal lovers, social justice people and queer kids, for a bit of representation where being queer is an important facet of life presented alongside others. Also 90's teens might get a bit of nice nostalgia.

Thank you to NetGalley+publisher for providing me with an eARC

Cute, wholesome graphic novel with a f/f main pairing
Perfect for fans of Check Please, Heartstopper, Bloom but with a sapphic romance instead
This book features the sunshine girl (a trans biracial MC) and the goth gf (fat lesbian MC) falling in love, with the background of their cheerleading team, as well as their families and school
It talks a lot about acceptance of trans people, including when that is real or when it's performative/tokenism/fetishisation

This is a great resource to introduce children to discussions of gender identities, and will more likely than not, also introduce many older people to the concepts too
It consists of the name of the identity with a small definition - i think this is good to spark discussion and introduce concepts to kids. at the end there is a small text to help parents/caretakers in navigating these discussions, which will also be very useful
it is a very simple book, both in concept and illustrations, but taking into account the aim and target of it, i find it appropriate. i think a follow-up/sequel would be welcome

thank you to netgally and the publisher for an eARC

a bingeable new adult book, with queer women trying to find themselves and their place, and navigating life and new adulthood
i thought it was going to be a low rating for the first half. however, i enjoyed the directions it took and the conversations it has at the end deeply resonated with me.
I really enjoyed the cast of only queer women (with the exception of parents). The characters are not loveable and their relationships are unhealthy at first, but their arcs do get them there (at least for the main characters).  
The representation of disability and the discussions of monogamy/non-monogamy was well-done and felt refreshing to read a different type of love story. 
The story slowly delves into conversations on finding your path, both in life and love, and how that is different for different people or happens at different times, which i think will resonate with many people!