haleylynnthomas22Feb 27, 20213 min readA 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...
haleylynnthomas22Jan 9, 20213 min readChasing 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...
haleylynnthomas22Dec 26, 20205 min readI 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...
haleylynnthomas22Nov 21, 20203 min readRaybearer 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...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 10, 20206 min readI 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...
haleylynnthomas22Aug 22, 20203 min readUnravel 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...
haleylynnthomas22Apr 18, 20203 min readIf I Could Only Have 5 Books in Quarantine/Lock-downSince we're all stuck in quarantine, I thought it might be fun to do a blog on what five books I would keep with me if I could only have...
haleylynnthomas22Mar 28, 20202 min readA Review of: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoGenre: 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...