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A Guide to: The Books by Angie Thomas (Including Concrete Rose)

THE HATE U GIVE This novel follows Starr Carter who witnesses the death of her childhood best friend, Khalil, when he is wrongfully shot...

Feb 27, 20213 min read

Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston (book review)

GENRE: YA fantasy LENGTH: 338 pages PLOT Cerys lives in the kingdom of Aloryia which is surrounded by a cursed wildwood. When the curse...

Feb 20, 20213 min read

5 Things I LOVE in Books Ft. Recommendations for Each 💖 (Inspired by BooksandLala)

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I debated if I should do a related blog or not. I considered doing a tag or talking about my favorite...

Feb 13, 20213 min read

I Read a Book Written by a K-pop Idol: Shine by Jessica Jung book review

GETTING INTO K-POP AND ABOUT THE BOOK This past fall I started casually listening to K-pop (Korean pop music). I know a lot of people who...

Jan 16, 20213 min read

Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett (book review)

GENRE: YA Contemporary LENGTH: 404 pages PLOT Josie returns to her New England hometown of Beauty after having fled in the night with her...

Jan 9, 20213 min read

I Ranked Every YA Fantasy I Read in 2020 (Part II - #12-1)

12. Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova (rated 4.25 ⭐️) Renata is a memory thief of the fallen kingdom of Memoria. She was kidnapped as a child...

Dec 26, 20205 min read

Raybearer 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...

Nov 21, 20203 min read

I 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...

Sep 11, 20205 min read

Unravel 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...

Aug 21, 20203 min read

House 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...

Jul 25, 20202 min read

How 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...

Jul 17, 20204 min read

2020 (a joke review)

Genre: Dystopian Length: 366 pages (days) Rating: 0 stars Plot: A young woman tries to navigate a world under the rule of a questionable...

Jun 13, 20202 min read

March Reading Wrap-Up

Monthly Stats (YTD) Books Read (completed): 13 (28) Total Pages Read: 4,379 (10,140) Average Rating: 4.48 (4.34) Average # of Pages per...

Apr 24, 20204 min read

A Review of: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Genre: YA Contemporary Length: 388 pages Rating: 5 stars Plot: Emoni is a senior in high school with a real talent and passion (or as her...

Mar 28, 20202 min read

A Review of: The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (Montague Siblings #2)

Genre: YA Historical Fiction Length: 442 pages Rating: 5 stars Plot: This novel is a sequel to The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue...

Mar 14, 20202 min read

A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy (a review)

Genre: YA fantasy Length: 351 pages Plot: In the queendom of Myre there live two sister princesses. Eva and Isa must, upon their...

Feb 29, 20201 min read

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal (a review)

Genre: YA fantasy Length: 369 pages Plot: The novel follows the story of a continent that once was rich in magic but has since lost it...

Feb 7, 20202 min read

A Review of: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

Summary: The Hazel Wood is a young adult urban fantasy novel following Alice, whose grandmother is an infamous, reclusive fairytale...

Jan 25, 20192 min read

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