First and foremost, thank you so much to Penguin Teen for sending me the e-ARC of this witchy novel. While I always appreciate the chance to work with Penguin, this one ended up not exactly being my cup of tea. However, I’ll tell you more because it’s possible it will be your cup of tea.…
What My Favorite YA Characters Would Be Like in Quarantine
In the U.S., some states are starting to ease quarantine restrictions, but many of us—either legally or by choice—remain locked down. So, I think it’s been long enough that we ask ourselves a very important question: what would some of our favorite fictional characters be like in lockdown? Let’s discuss. Pepper from Tweet Cute I…
Book Review: Let’s Call It a Doomsday by Katie Henry
Let’s Call It a Doomsday is a contemporary YA written by Katie Henry and released as her sophomore novel in August of 2019, which, in pandemic terms, was actually like fourteen years ago, so it seems like it’s been out for a while, and yet it only recently surfaced on my radar. As soon as…
Most Recent 5-Star YA Reads: Undead Girl Gang, The Final Six, & I Have Lost My Way
So clearly, the title of this post is a major spoiler: I’m giving all these books five stars. No surprises here, I’m just putting my cards out on the table right off the bat. So maybe the conclusion of the reviews won’t shock you, but I still wanted to talk about these three books on…
Book Review: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
I’m back! And I’m back with a vengeance, because this review has been a long time coming and I have a lot to say, and some of it may come across a little…erm…let’s say “strong-willed”. Much like the main character of this book, actually. The Hazel Wood is a contemporary fantasy novel by Melissa Albert…
Book Review: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
Everything Leads To You is a YA contemporary by Nina LaCour. I actually recently discovered Nina LaCour when I read her novel We Are Okay (review here, by the way) and fell madly, deeply, and instantly in love with her writing. As soon as I finished reading that book, I said to myself, well, okay, now…