Get your tissue ready. Underneath the Sycamore Tree is a heartbreaking exploration of reinforcing familial relationships heavily strained by invisible diseases and the harsh realities of them when someone is diagnosed with one.

Veronica G. Henry’s The Foreign Exchange is reminiscent of a cozy mystery with Haitian voodoo elements.

Happy Hump Day and welcome to the WWW Wednesday post for January 25, 2023!

Once read, reread, and zoomed out, this book of poetry reads as a mashup of the author’s biography and passions. In 13 poems, Javier describes his concerns and love for Harlem.

I’m somehow still surprised when someone expresses a thought that’s almost my exact sentiments. The tweet attached to this post came across my Facebook feed via a Facebook Group I’m a member of, and I immediately had to ‘love’ and share.

We Knew All Along by Mina Hardy, follows the trials, tribulations, and trepidations of stay-at-home mom and wife, Jewelann Jordan. Jewelann dolls herself up, putting on airs, to vie for the attention of a high school fling, Christian Campbell. She thinks her presence is reminding him of what he could have had. Amid the compliments and attention, little does she know that that wasn’t all she’s getting from this one night of playing catch-up.

The tweet in this facebook post recently came across my feed, so I decided to pick up the author’s book. Luckily, the audiobook was available at my library and you all….it’s REALLY good so far. It’s been such a long time since I’ve reached for a middle grade series.

Coughing, congestion and Christmas cooties got me in a chokehold. Reading is literally the least I can do next to mandatory napping. When I’m awake and not reading, I’m watching shows with ‘demon’ in the title. I wonder what that says about me.

Unsurprisingly, after experiencing failure at the first bar, Hubert remains hopeful. It’s moments like these that display how supportive Hubert is, but I cannot help but wonder if he’s only being supportive because it further protects him and his secret. What say you?

D. W. Brooks’s Homecoming Chaos is as its name implies. It’s a homecoming full of chaos that culminates into a story worth reading. I thoroughly enjoyed this romantic suspense and look forward to reading more from this author.

What do you get when you combine a missing person, vampires, blood-siphoning butterflies, and caterpillars galore? You get Direwood by Catherine Yu.

Libraries are a necessary fixture in all communities. Their purpose for existing is more than housing books. Take the time to visit your local library more often. If you aren’t able to do that, get an e-library card and borrow ebooks from your library. Keep them open and active. Utilize their devices. They continuously support YOU, so support and amplify them wherever you can.