My Thoughts: I have to say I wasn’t really sure what to expect of this book. It was described as a modern Jane Eyre or Rebecca. Now shamefully I haven’t read Rebecca, but Jane Eyre is one of my favourite books. It was with this in mind that I requested this book. I also somehow […]
REVIEW: The Absolute Book
My Thoughts: It is so rare that I read a book that has me left in tears and astounded by the time I have finished it, yet I also want to start it all over again because I am POSITIVE that I have missed things. The Absolute Book is one of those books. At 653 […]
REVIEW: Extraordinary Birds
My Thoughts: This sweet Middle-Grade novel was originally recommended by Kelly. I was searching for some good trans fiction and Kelly had just read this one. I’m not a big reader of Middle-Grade fiction, so I wasn’t sure ho I would like this. OMG did it just rip my heart out of my body and […]
Blog Tour: I Am Change
They told her that her body belonged to men and her mind didn’t matter. They were wrong. “What if I don’t want to marry?” Lillian held her breath. She had never said the words out loud. “Not want to marry?” Her aunt frowned. “What else would you do?” Set in a Ugandan village, Lilian has learned to […]
Waiting for Wednesday: Reverie
Reverie looks like everything I could ever want in a book! Contemporary fantasy! Daydream Magic! Drag Queen Sorceress! Oh My! This book looks like a rare gem of perfection, absurdity and romance! Inception meets The Magicians, except with better wigs and a maniacal drag queen sorceress attempting to unravel the reality of Connecticut (yes, the […]
REVIEW: I Wish You All The Best
When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they’re thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents’ rejection, they come out only to Hannah, Thomas, […]
REVIEW: The Girl Who Came Out Of The Woods
I’ve been trapped here for days. What if I die here? I decided to write down my story so that one day, when I’m discovered, they will know who I was and why I was here. Arty has always lived in the Clearing, a small settlement in the forests of south India. But their happy […]
REVIEW: The Boy Who Steals Houses
Can two broken boys find their perfect home? Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he’s ever known. Now Sam’s trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he’s […]
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 […]
Book Blitz: The Boy Who Steals Houses
I’m really lucky to be able to take part today in the Aussie and Kiwi Young Adult Bloggers Book Blitz for Boy Who Steals Houses which was released Internationally on April 9th. I just Happened to receive my copy today and I just want to read it now despite my April TBR plans. Can two broken boys […]
REVIEW: On The Come Up
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food […]