Author: Amber HerbertGet it here! She’s running from her past. He’s hoping to become her present.Skylar has avoided her past for three years. She can’t be plagued by guilt and regret if she never has time to process what happened. When a song triggers the memories she’s tried so hard to bury, she knows she... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Originally posted on YA Books Central. I was provided a free copy of the book from the publisher for my honest review. Blurb The groundbreaking Own Voices YA classic from Korean-American author Marie Myung-Ok Lee, reissued with a new foreword from Wicked Fox author Kat Cho.Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. I Kissed Shara Wheeler Author: Casey McQuistonGenre: YA RomancePublication Date: May 3, 2022Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. CONTENT WARNING: homophobia ★★★★★ Plot Summary From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a debut... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Blurb When Dimple Met Rishi meets Ugly Delicious in this funny, smart romantic comedy, in which two Vietnamese-American teens fall in love and must navigate their newfound relationship amid their families’ age-old feud about their competing, neighboring restaurants. If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock. Steady and strong, but... Continue Reading →
Author: Kylie FennellGet it here! One fights for power and revenge. The other fights for atonement. Only one will prevail, but at what cost? In the aftermath of the battles in Kengia and Lamore, Theodora finds herself an outcast in the icy, barren lands of Northem.Theodora fights for acceptance from her adopted people but it... Continue Reading →
Author: R. S. WilliamsGet it here! Magic is back in Adelith, and with it the return of Cyran.Elijah spends his days preparing for the annual Hollom horse race and working at his guardian Merrick's forge. That is, until Merrick is summoned back to Castle Aebarrow in Adelith by the king.Unable to stay in Rheanydd without... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Gilded Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: FantasyPublication Date: November 2, 2021 Publisher: Macmillan AudioSeries: Gilded #1 CONTENT WARNING: gore, violence, death of a parent, death of children ★★★★ Plot Summary Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author, returns to the fairytale world with this haunting retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. Long ago cursed by the... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Four Treasures of the Sky Author: Jenny Tinghui ZhangGenre: Historical FictionPublication Date: April 5, 2022Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: rape, racism, xenophobia, violence ★★★★★ Plot Summary A propulsive and... Continue Reading →
By: Heather Dowell *Previously published on Heather's blog here. Review Lila and Gavin were best friends growing up, but for the last seven years, they’ve had their own lives. Gavin has no idea why their falling out happened, but it’s the summer before college and he want to change things. Fate (or shall we say... Continue Reading →
Author: Writing Bloc AnthologiesGet it here! A journey into the heart of the bond that shapes us all.FAMILY. Everybody has one. In 2022, families come in all shapes and sizes: blended, same-sex parented, nuclear, chosen. Some are estranged, strained, and some merely strange. Some run on love and some are fueled by resentment. Some are... Continue Reading →
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