What did I just finish reading?! Seriously, I wasn’t expecting this ending, and I will need a few days to get over how it ended. I also need November to come so that way others will have read it, and I can discuss it with them. The book’s plot is fascinating, and why I wanted […]
Title: Belladonna Author: Adalyn Grace Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication: 30 August 2022 Pages: 416 Orphaned as a baby, now at 19 Signa Farrow has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being, and each has met an untimely end. Her last remaining relatives […]
Title: Never Ever Getting Back Together Author: Sophie Gonzales Publisher: Wednesday Books Publication: 6 December 2022 Pages: 352 The publisher sent me this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. To be upfront, I was drawn in by this book because of the title. Yes, I am a TSwift fan, and yes, I […]
Title: Home Field Advantage Author: Dahlia Adler Publisher: Wednesday Books Publication: 7 June 2022 Pages: 304 I received an advanced copy from Netgalley and Wednesday books in exchange for an honest review. Amber McCloud has a dream to become captain of the cheer team, but it’s a bit hard to be peppy and spirited when […]
Title: The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School Author: Sonora Reyes Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication: 17 May 2022 Pages: 400 I received an advanced copy through Netgalley and Balzer + Bray in exchange for an honest review. (I really need to be on top of my arc reviews). Yamilet “Yami” Flores prefers to be known […]
Title: A Little Bit Country Author: Brian D. Kennedy Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication: 31 May 2022 Oh my goodness!! This book was completely, totally adorable! Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar, which is a bit of a reach when you’re seventeen and living in Illinois. Until that happens, he’s staying […]
Title: The Gilded Ones Author: Namina Forna Publisher: Delacorte Published: 8 October 2020 Pages: 432 Trigger Warnings: blood, violence, torture, misogyny, rape; there is talk of purity in the book that is reference to religious purity and purity culture in America for those of you who have been harmed by the church please take head. […]
Title: Good Girl, Bad Blood Author: Holly Jackson Publisher: Electric Monkey Published: 20 April 2020 Pages: 417 Content Warnings: murder, gun violence, death, sexual assault, kidnapping I was so excited when this book came out because I absolutely loved, loved, loved, the first book in the series, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and couldn’t […]
Title: The Rise of Kyoshi Author: F.C. Yee Publisher: Amulet Books Published: 16 July 2019 Pages: 442 Gah! I absolutely LOVE Kyoshi! And Rangi! And I will hold back as much as my gushing as possible…actually, that’s a lie, I probably won’t! Okay, so on to the actual story, I guess. After Avatar Kuruk died, […]
Title: The Lightning Thief Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Disney Hyperion Books Published: 1 March 2006 Pages: 377 Oh, Camp Half-Blood, how I have missed you! I decided at the beginning of the year that I wanted to re-read the Percy Jackson series, and to then go on and read the other series from Rick Riordan. […]