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May 26, 20212 min read

Vassal (Call of Calamity #1) by Liv Savell & Sterling D'Este

Synopsis "One Goddess. One mortal woman. An entire world at stake. Allee and Etienne have been friends since they first came to the...

May 16, 20212 min read

I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver

Synopsis "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...

May 12, 20212 min read

Malice by Heather Walter

Synopsis "Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could...

May 6, 20212 min read

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins

Synopsis "Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else....

Apr 25, 20212 min read

These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy Book Tour

Title: These Feathered Flames Author: Alexandra Overy Publication date: April 20, 2021 Genres: Young Adult Fantasy Book Links: Goodreads,...

Apr 19, 20212 min read

Deathless Divide (Dread Nation #2) by Justina Ireland

Synopsis "The sequel to Dread Nation is a journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America. After the fall of Summerland, Jane...

Nov 29, 20202 min read

Cute Mutants by SJ Whitby Book Tour

Title: Cute Mutants Author: SJ Whitby Cover Artist: Kassio Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: June 2020 Genres: Young Adult,...

Oct 28, 20203 min read

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

Synopsis "Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's about to...

Sep 4, 20202 min read

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

"Widespread reporting on aspects of white supremacy--from police brutality to the mass incarceration of African Americans--have made it...

Aug 31, 20203 min read

Goldilocks by Laura Lam

"Despite increasing restrictions on the freedoms of women on Earth, Valerie Black is spearheading the first all-female mission to a...

Aug 30, 20202 min read

Not Your Villain (Sidekick Squad #2) by C.B. Lee

"Bells Broussard thought he had it made when his superpowers manifested early. Being a shapeshifter is awesome. He can change his hair...

Aug 14, 20202 min read

Peter Darling by S.A. Chant

"Ten years ago, Peter Pan left Neverland to grow up, leaving behind his adolescent dreams of boyhood and resigning himself to life as...

Aug 14, 20202 min read

Upside Down by N.R. Walker

"Jordan O’Neill isn’t a fan of labels, considering he has a few. Gay, geek, a librarian, socially awkward, a nervous rambler, an...

Aug 14, 20202 min read

The Raven King (The Raven Cycle #4) by Maggie Stiefvater

"All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this...

Aug 13, 20202 min read

The Extraordinaries (The Extraordinaries #1) by TJ Klune

I want to be upfront: I really enjoyed this book. But this book may not be for you. Check content warnings at the bottom before reading...

Aug 11, 20202 min read

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle #3) by Maggie Stiefvater

"Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven...

Aug 11, 20202 min read

The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen

"Alison Green, desperate valedictorian-wannabe, agrees to produce her school's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. That's her first...

Aug 10, 20202 min read

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings #1) by Mackenzi Lee

"Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but he was never one to be tamed. The finest boarding schools in England and...

Aug 9, 20202 min read

Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) by Maggie Stiefvater

"Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

I Hope You're Listening by Tom Ryan

"In her small town, seventeen-year-old Delia “Dee” Skinner is known as the girl who wasn’t taken. Ten years ago she witnessed the...