Published: June 27, 2017 Page Count: 513 Format: 1 of 3, still in publication Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, LGBT, Romance, Adventure My Rating: ★★★★★ Link to Buy When I started reading this book, I was really just looking for any possibly interesting audiobook to occupy my long car-rides. I had absolutely no clue how…
2020 YA Releases to Add to Your TBR List
We may be a few months into 2020, but as most of us have a ton of extra time on our hands (thanks, Corona), it’s the perfect time to look at some new releases and get some quality reading done! I had the hardest time narrowing down this batch of books; I could have easily…
Circe by Madeline Miller
Published: April 10, 2018 Page Count: 393 Format: Standalone Genre: Mythology, Fantasy, Feminism, Magic, Identity My Rating: ★★★★★ Link to Buy Like many others of my generation– those who feel too young to be millennials, but too old to be Gen Z– who grew up with books as friends rather than playing sports, I read…
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Published: February 28, 2017 by Balzer + Bray Page Count: 444 Format: Standalone Genre: Young Adult, Race, Social Issues, Family My Rating: ★★★★★ Link to Buy [Tupac] said Thug Life stood for ‘The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody’… Meaning what society gives us as youth, it bites them in the ass when we…
Fictional Characters and the Enneagram
Hello readers! Hope you got the chance to celebrate National Book Lover’s Day yesterday!! Today I want to discuss a few of our favorite literary characters and their Enneagram types. If you don’t know much about the Enneagram, that’s okay, it’s a personality type indicator that can be used to better understand your own and…
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Published: January 31, 2017 Page Count: 407 Format: 1 of 3, Complete Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Mystery My Rating: ★★★☆☆ Link to Buy Sisters Scarlett and Donatella Dragna have grown up hearing the wondrous tales of Caraval, a faraway performance where the audience participates in the magic, but the sisters have never left their small island….
2019 YA Releases to Add to Your TBR List
Okay I know 2019 is halfway over, but now that I’m not reading centuries-old literature for college, I can dive into all these amazing new releases!! Let me just say I am LOVING where YA has gone these last few years. There has been such a push for inclusive, representative stories and this is a…
Jackaby by William Ritter
Published: September 16, 2014 by Algonquin Page Count: 299 Format: Book 1 of 4, Complete Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical, Young Adult, Mystery My Rating: ★★★★★ Link to Buy They say not to judge a book by its cover, but lets be real, that’s exactly why I picked this book up. The colors, the beautifully overlaying…
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Published: May 24, 2005 by Harper Collins Page Count: 501 Format: Book 1 of 3, Complete Genre: Adventure, Steam Punk, Romance, Young AdultMy Rating: ★★★★☆ Link to Buy If you’ve ever gone to a library book sale, you know most of the books they’re getting rid of are ones people don’t read often, but I…
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Published: October 20, 2015 by Knopf Page Count: 320 Format: Book 1 of 2, CompleteGenre: Young Adult, Romance, Fairy Tale Retelling My Rating: ★★★★★ Link to Buy This one’s for sure a must read for all the geeks out there!! Main character Elle is obsessed with all things Starfield (a Star Trek-like TV show), continually…
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