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*Creator credited at the bottom of the blog 1. A book that kept you up all night reading? Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo. Anyone who knows my...

Apr 1, 20233 min read

Love The Astonishing Color of After? Read You've Reached Sam Next (book review)

GENRE: YA Magical Realism LENGTH: 293 pages PLOT Julie is struggling to cope after the death of her boyfriend Sam. When she calls to hear...

Mar 25, 20233 min read

Looking for an Enemies to Lovers Fantasy? Try Sofi and the Bone Song (book review)

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 394 pages PLOT Sofi lives in a world in which only five musicians (known as Musiks) in the kingdom are allowed...

Mar 18, 20233 min read

Escape Rooms and A Night to (Not) Remember: I Ranked All of Megan Goldin's Thrillers

1.The Night Swim WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT: Rachel Krall is a true crime podcaster who is reporting on a rape trial in a seaside town. While...

Mar 12, 20234 min read

January-February Reading Wrap-up

JANUARY READS 1. Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson (YA Mystery) (445 pages) (4.25⭐️) This is the fifth installment of the Truly Devious books...

Mar 4, 20239 min read

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (book review)

GENRE: Adult Fantasy LENGTH: 478 pages PLOT In the sequel to Ninth House, Alex, Dawes, and Detective Turner band together to find a way...

Feb 25, 20233 min read

The Caraval Trilogy by Stephanie Garber: An Author's Journey from Good to Great

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 1,315 pages (3 books combined length) WARNING: This blog is a review of the entire trilogy so it includes heavy...

Feb 18, 20235 min read

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (book review)

GENRE: YA Mystery LENGTH: 368 pages PLOT Avery Grambs is on the brink of inheriting billions when Eve, the biological daughter of her...

Feb 11, 20233 min read

A SPOILER FREE Review of: Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

GENRE: YA Mystery LENGTH: 445 pages PLOT Amateur detective Stevie Bell and her friends travel to England to meet up with Stevie’s...

Feb 6, 20234 min read

I Bought a Book from an Instagram Ad (We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds)

GENRE: YA CONTEMPORARY LENGTH: 370 pages PLOT Avery Anderson is uprooted in her senior year when her family moves to Bardell, Georgia to...

Jan 29, 20233 min read

Marion Lane, Wintersong, and Daughters of Nri (TBR.co Review)

WHAT IS TBR.co (TAILORED BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS)?/HOW I FOUND IT I was introduced to this service by one of my favorite Youtubers, Kayla...

Jan 22, 20234 min read

The 5 Best YA Fantasies I Read in 2022

YA fantasy is my absolute favorite genre and has been for as long as I can remember. There's something so special about getting lost in...

Jan 14, 20233 min read

The BEST and WORST Books I Read in 2022

*I have excluded my favorite fantasy books of 2022 from this list because they will be appearing in next week’s blog. MY BEST BOOKS OF...

Jan 7, 20236 min read

November-December Reading Wrap-up (+Did I Meet My 2022 Goals?)

NOVEMBER READS 1. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Adult Thriller) (352 pages) (3.5) Daisy’s family gathers at her grandmother’s house to...

Dec 31, 20228 min read

My 10 Most Anticipated Reads of 2023

*While most of these books will be released in 2023 a few of them have already been/will already be released this year or years previous....

Dec 17, 20226 min read

The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber is the Perfect Sequel

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 400 pages PLOT In the sequel to Once Upon a Broken Heart Evangeline is being hunted while Jacks is still...

Dec 10, 20222 min read

It's Always Christmas in Once Upon a December by Amy E. Reichert

GENRE: Adult Romance LENGTH: 336 pages PLOT Jack works at a magical Christmas market that only exists in Decembers and travels randomly...

Dec 3, 20223 min read

A Christmas Romance You'll Remember All Too Well (Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun)

GENRE: Adult Romance LENGTH: 345 pages PLOT Christmas Eve last year Ellie and Jack had a meet cute and spent a magical snow day together...

Nov 26, 20224 min read

September-October Reading Wrap-up

SEPTEMBER READS 1. The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (Adult Mystery) (352 pages ) (3⭐) True crime writer Wylie is working on her...

Nov 12, 20228 min read

Delilah Green Doesn't Care, Briar Girls, and The Magic Fish (TBR.co Review)