A very good Young Adult read
Review of The Convincing Hour by Ann Roberts A very good YA read. This book was unexpected, but I mean that in the best way possible. I have read quite a few books by Roberts, I think I’m up to 14 by now, so there is obviously something there I enjoy. But what is odd […]
This book was even better than I had expected
Review of Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin I loved this! I had high hopes for this book but it was even better than I had expected. I’m actually surprised that it’s not getting more of that YA hype and that more people aren’t talking about it. Hopefully, that will change when this releases in […]
There’s Magic Between Us by Jillian Maria
A surprising YA fantasy novel with wonderful characters When she told her grandma she hoped to visit soon, sixteen-year-old Lydia meant it in a polite way, not in an I’ll-be-there-next-week way. Her grandmother was so happy though that when her mother drives her from Chicago to the tiny town of Fairbrooke, Wisconsin, Lydia vows to […]
Black girl magic and killer plants make this Young Adult fantasy book fascinating
Review of This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Not all gifts are welcome. Briseis is bright and determined and if keeping herself in check didn’t require so much of her energy, she’d be an excellent student. But as it is, trying to stop plants – flowers, trees, grass – from reacting to her presence takes […]
The writing was good but the story was lacking
Review of Queen of All by Anya Leigh Josephs This was just okay. The writing was good but the story was lacking. I love sapphic, YA fantasy, but unfortunately, this wasn’t the book I was hoping for. While this was disappointing, I did see some clear potential in the writing. Since this is the start […]
Not my Problem by Ciara Smyth, Audiobook narrated by Sarah Jane Drummey
Another excellent YA novel by Ciara Smyth After listening to Ciara Smyth’s debut The Falling in Love Montage, and absolutely loving it, this author got automatically in my to read/listen list. So when her new novel was released I jumped at the opportunity to listen to the audiobook. Aideen is a 16-year-old with plenty of […]
A cute YA fauxmance with Asian representation
Review of Love and Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura This was a cute, YA romance. I’m not the biggest fan of rom-coms, but one of my reading goals for 2021 was to be more open-minded and consume more of them. The reason I picked this one is that I love YA and the main […]
There’s a bit of everything in this book
Review of The Papercutter by Cindy Rizzo The Papercutter offers us a possibility for what our near future in the USA might look like. The country has split into two nations: the God-Fearing States (GFS), which is ultra-conservative, technically backward, and racist. Think red hats. The other states belong to the United Progressive Regions (UPR) […]
A free new adult novella featuring non-binary and pansexual characters
Review of Stop and Stare by Katia Rose Ms. Rose is a seasoned author of mainly m/f romance books. Her first f/f romance, Catch and Cradle is a very good new adult book. After reading it, I decided to get the novella Stop and Stare which is set in the same universe and is offered […]