haleylynnthomas226 days ago3 minRaybearer by Jordan Ifueko (a review) (A.K.A. The Best YA Fantasy of 2020)GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 343 pages PLOT Tarisai has grown up with a distant mother known only as The Lady and a revolving door of servan...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 316 minAugust-October Reading Wrap-up1. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (343 pages) (5 ⭐️) This YA fantasy follows Tarisai who has been cursed by her mother to inflitrate the cast...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 254 minMy First Ever One Star Read (Discussing a Problematic Adult Romance Book)For the most part, I reserve this blog for YA content. However, this year I’ve been exploring the world of the adult romance genre. One o...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 211 minTreasure (a poem)If I could I would hoard your smiles like a dragon collecting treasure. If I could I would bottle up your laughter to listen to on lonely...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 174 minEnchantée vs. Splinters of Scarlet: Which Historical Fantasy is Right for You?WHAT ARE ENCHANTÉE AND SPLINTERS OF SCARLET? Enchnatée by Gita Trelease and Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy are two YA historic...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 106 minI Matched 12 Spyro Reignited Realms to Books for You to Read 🔥 I've never been a huge gamer, but I have very fond childhood memories of playing Spyro the Dragon and the two other games in the original...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 34 minI Read Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer for the 2000's Nostalgia (a review)WHAT IS MIDNIGHT SUN?/A SHORT HISTORY If you weren't a teenage girl (or her mom) during the height of Twilight's fame then you may be unaw...
haleylynnthomas22Sep 262 minFALL in Love with Spooky Reads for October 👻 🍁 October, the month of pumpkins, sweaters and Halloween, is almost upon us. I picked out some spooky books to get you in the proper spirit...
haleylynnthomas22Sep 196 minA Guide to: Jenn Bennett's Contemporaries (Alex, Approximately and More)Jenn Bennett is the author of 4 YA contemporary novels to date. She has a fifth coming out in early November which I do plan to read and ...
haleylynnthomas22Sep 125 minI Gave Goodreads' Recommendations a Second Chance (Forest of Souls vs. The Kinder Poison)ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee is my favorite YA fantasy of 2020 to date. Not too long ago I did a blog reading ...
haleylynnthomas22Sep 54 minThe City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty (a review) (Explore in The World of Adult Fantasy)IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT *Before we start the blog I wanted to announce that I now offer proofreading services for blog posts, high school ...
haleylynnthomas22Aug 293 minBeauty & The Beast Book TagThis is a tag I've wanted to do for some time as I love fairy tales and Belle is a huge book lover like myself. The creator of this tag i...
haleylynnthomas22Aug 261 minChasing Rainbows (a poem)You called me on the phone and said put on some shoes we’re going rainbow chasing. We drove until we found the best spot to park to view ...
haleylynnthomas22Aug 223 minUnravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim (a review) (Spin the Dawn sequel)Genre: YA Fantasy (Sequel) Length: 351 pages Rating: 4.25 ⭐️ Plot: In this high stakes sequel to Spin the Dawn, tailor Maia Tamarin is su...
haleylynnthomas22Aug 153 minReading My Favorite Author's Favorite Book: Charlotte's WebIntroduction: James Howe's book Bunnicula is a children's paranormal mystery about a vampire rabbit told from the perspective of the fami...
haleylynnthomas22Aug 83 minStay Gold by Tobly McSmith (a review)Genre: YA Contemporary Length: 357 pages Rating: 4.5 ⭐️ Plot: The novel follows two teens navigating high school. Pony is a trans boy who...
haleylynnthomas22Aug 15 minJune-July Reading Wrap-Up and StatsMonthly Stats (YTD) Books Read (completed): 16 (72) Total Pages Read: 5,933 (25,407) Average Rating: 3.80 (4.03) Average # of Pages per B...
haleylynnthomas22Jul 252 minHouse of Dragons by Jessica Cluess (a review)Genre: YA Fantasy Length: 431 pages Rating: 4.5 ⭐️ Plot: The emperor has died and noble dragon riders are called to compete in four trial...
haleylynnthomas22Jul 184 minHow Accurate are Goodreads' Recommendations? (Sadie by Courtney Summers and More)When you mark a book as read on Goodreads they will recommend you another book based on that book (provided you enjoyed it). I chose thre...
haleylynnthomas22Jul 115 minA Very Delayed April-May Reading Wrap-Up and Stats Monthly Stats (YTD) Books Read (completed): 28 (56) Total Pages Read: 9,334 (19,474) Average Rating: 4.09 stars (4.21 stars) Average # of...
