Two for Tuesday – New Year, New Books

Happy New Year! We’ve successfully made it into 2019 and to rein in the new year, I purchased more books. New books also mean new pictures, so here is a shot I took right after I opened my package.

I’ve decided to treat myself, especially since these books were in my TBR for so long and I couldn’t stop thinking about them. These two should be great follow ups to The Education of Margot Sanchez.

I’ve been writing poetry since the 7th grade and I got into Spoken Word Poetry freshman year of high school. That was also the year I watched Elizabeth Acevedo perform Hair on Youtube. I’ve read so many great reviews for The Poet X and I can’t wait to finally read it for myself.

I’ve been following Nic Stone on Twitter for most of 2018 so it’s about time that I support her through more than retweets. I’ve only heard great things about Dear Martin, many compare it’s importance to The Hate U Give. This is the exact kind of book that I go for. I’m so excited to start it!

Have you read these books?

What are your thoughts?

What are you adding to your library for 2018?

Let me know, in the comments down below!

Author: Rachelle Saint Louis

Rachelle Saint Louis is a Haitian-American writer, born and raised in South Florida. She received a 2018 Silver Medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition for her poem “Red Blood Cell.” She is currently a Psychology and English double major at Florida Atlantic University. Her poetry has been published in Rigorous Magazine. Rachelle has been writing poetry since the 7th grade and you can often find her performing Spoken Word at local open mics. View all posts by Rachelle Saint Louis