My Thoughts: This is such a hard review to write because on one hand I really enjoyed many aspects of this story. One the other I absolutely HATED the main character. She treats her friends as rubbish, she’s elitist and entitled. Even when she has succeeded she’s bitter and grumpy. I just wanted to shake […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Rick
SO As you know I loved George by Alex Gino so when I heard about this companion book I was SO HYPED. Rick’s never questioned much. He’s gone along with his best friend Jeff even when Jeff’s acted like a bully and a jerk. He’s let his father joke with him about which hot girls […]
REVIEW: George
My Thoughts: I was a little nervous about how this book would go, especially as it is middle-grade. But I had heard some very good things about it from people I trust (ahem Star). THIS WAS THE MOST CINNAMON ROLL SWEETNESS I COULD EVER IMAGINE. It was everything I hoped for and everything I ever […]
REVIEW: Heartstopper
My Thoughts: This sweet graphic novel came highly recommended by Sarah of Sarah Says, during our Queer Book Chat over on the AusYABloggers Blog. She is definitely someone I trust so I just had to pick it up! I am so very glad that I did, first of all, the art style is so very […]
REVIEW If I Was Your Girl
Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she’s determined not to get too close to anyone. But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can’t help but start to let him into her life. […]
REVIEW: These Witches Don’t Burn
Hannah’s a witch, but not the kind you’re thinking of. She’s the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water, and air. But even though she lives in Salem, Massachusetts, her magic is a secret she has to keep to herself. If she’s ever caught using it in front of a […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Come Tumbling Down
By far the Wayward Children Series by Seanan McQuire is one of my favourites I have discovered this year. I absolutely loved each one with Beneath the Sugar Sky is probably my absolute favourite of them. So, of course, I am 159% *IN* for the latest in the series Come Tumbling Down. When Jack left […]
LGBTQIAA+ Representation in Dystopian and Utopian Fiction
I love Dystopian and Utopian fiction, I would even say that it might be my absolute favourite genre. Some of my favourites fall within this genre, The Giver, Hunger Games, Uglies, and Divergent. I could go on and on. Something that has really been bothering, especially in those books where the dystopia is hidden as […]
REVIEW: Starworld
Sam Jones and Zoe Miller have one thing in common: they both want an escape from reality. Loner Sam flies under the radar at school and walks on eggshells at home to manage her mom’s obsessive-compulsive disorder, wondering how she can ever leave to pursue her dream of studying aerospace engineering. Popular, people-pleasing Zoe puts […]
REVIEW: Hot Dog Girl
Elouise (Lou) Parker is determined to have the absolute best, most impossibly epic summer of her life. There are just a few things standing in her way: * She’s landed a job at Magic Castle Playland . . . as a giant dancing hot dog.* Her crush, the dreamy Diving Pirate Nick, already has a […]
REVIEW: Once & Future
I’ve been chased my whole life. As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by the tyrannical Mercer corporation, I’ve always had to hide who I am. Until I found Excalibur. Now I’m done hiding. My name is Ari Helix. I have a magic sword, a cranky wizard, and a revolution to start. When Ari […]
REVIEW: We Set The Dark On Fire
At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society. Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children, but both are promised a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the […]
Waiting for Wednesday: Rival Princes: A Fairyland Romance
Rival Princes: A Fairyland Romance looks so wholesome, wonderful and GAY! I am here for every moment of it! Like every moment! The three golden rules for new recruits at Fairyland Theme Park: 1. Guests must have a magical time2. No breaking character, even if you’re dying of heat exhaustion3. No falling in love Nate’s […]
Book Tour – Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories
With Author Interview of Michael Earp. What does it mean to be queer? What does it mean to be human? In this powerful #OwnVoices collection, twelve of Australia’s finest queer writers explore the stories of family, friends, lovers and strangers – the connections that form us. Compelling queer short fiction by bestsellers, award winners and […]
REVIEW: Bloom
Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band―if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Kindred: A Queer #LoveOzYA Anthology
I happily discovered Kindred through the Australia and New Zealand YA Blogger Community and instantly was interested! This just sounds great; YA, Queer, and Aussie! The first two things I love and the last I’ll tolerate (joking, joking, Aussie, you know I love ya)! I have already heard good things about this anthology from those […]
Book Tag: The NetGalley Book Tag
I’m supposed to be sewing right now for a trip I have this weekend so instead of bringing you my April wrap up I have the NetGalley Book Tag for you! I first saw this on the Bibliophile Girl’s blog and kept meaning to do it in April. THE RULES: Link back to the tag’s […]
REVIEW: The Lost Coast
Danny didn’t know what she was looking for when she and her mother spread out a map of the United States and Danny put her finger down on Tempest, California. What she finds are the Grays: a group of friends who throw around terms like queer and witch like they’re ordinary and everyday, though they […]
REVIEW: Red, White & Royal Blue
To say I was excited when I got this ARC is an understatement. I had really thought I wouldn’t get a chance to read this until June. Then I saw it on NetGalley and wished for it and St. Martin’s Press granted my wish. Dreams do come true! Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey […]
F is For Friday: 19 April 2019
It’s Good Friday but let’s be real every Friday is good am I right? So one I don’t have to work makes it Great Friday! As with last week, I am bringing you this Friday book blog meme created by Nomadic Worlds F – Feature your latest book obsession (it doesn’t have to be your current […]
Waiting for Wednesday: Something Like Gravity
Queer romance featuring a Trans character? Um, yes please can I read it now?!?! I have heard some good things about this book just sounds so good! I will read anything that has a Trans, Genderqueer, or Nonbinary main character! Chris and Maia aren’t off to a great start. A near-fatal car accident first brings […]
F is For Friday: 12 April 2019
I am trying to do more weekly posts like this to add variety to my blog, do you enjoy them? F is For Friday is a blog meme created by Lyn at Nomadic Worlds. F – Feature your latest book obsession (it doesn’t have to be your current read) My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing. I […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Red, White & Royal Blue
SO MUCH HYPE! That is all I can say about this book, everyone whom I have heard speak about this book have said nothing but absolutely good things about it! PopSugar has declared it a must-read for 2019, and frankly, I am all in for the hype. It sounds cute and adorable and why can’t […]
REVIEW: The Soulstealers
Arnaka Skytree grew up believing she was chosen to bring new magic to the world. As the heir to the cult of druids responsible for keeping their floating palace habitable for the wealthy aristocracy, she’s expected to wield her power as those before her did: by culling the souls of peasant women. But when Arnaka […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Wayward Son
To say the Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is one of my favourite books is an understatement. This is a book that I read finished then instantly reread to ensure I caught all the little things. Everything about this book brings me joy, clumsy first kisses, sexuality exploration without fear, hate to love romance, give it all […]
REVIEW: Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution
Sophomore year has just begun, and Angie is miserable. Her girlfriend, KC, has moved away; her good friend, Jake, is keeping his distance; and the resident bully has ramped up an increasingly vicious and targeted campaign to humiliate her. An over-the-top statue dedication planned for her sister, who died in Iraq, is almost too much […]