I couldn't decide on a theme or a genre for today's top ten about hidden gems so I decided to make it a little more general and go with books/series I don't hear mentioned enough in general. I try hard not to repeat answers to TTT and book tags too often but come on people- … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books/Series I Don’t Hear People Talk About Enough
Juliet Takes A Breath by Gabby Rivera Published by: Riverdale Avenue Books Pub Date: January 27, 2016 Pages: 274 Format: paperback| Source: library Genres: young adult, contemporary, LBGTQ+ Rating: Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn’t sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Juliet Takes A Breath
The Burrito Bowl Tag was created by Cristina from Girl in the Pages and Joey from Thoughts and Afterthoughts and I was tagged by Hannah from So Obsessed With... ages ago! Guess it's time to finally complete this fun tag. THE INGREDIENTS RICE | The Foundation – The book that got you into reading The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene; one of the first chapter books I … Continue reading The Burrito Bowl Book Tag
The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert Published by: Gallery Books Pub Date: May 16, 2017 Pages: 313 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: adult, contemporary romance Rating: Fall in love with The Simplicity of Cider, the charming new novel about a prickly but gifted cider-maker whose quiet life is interrupted by the arrival of a handsome man and his young son … Continue reading Review: The Simplicity of Cider
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde Published by: Swoon Reads Pub Date: March 14, 2017 Pages: 288 Format: paperback | Source: library Genres: young adult, contemporary, LGBTQ+ Rating: When BFFs Charlie, Taylor and Jamie go to SupaCon, they know it’s going to be a blast. What they don’t expect is for it to change their lives forever. Charlie likes … Continue reading Review: Queens of Geek
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic was pretty open-ended: recommendations for X (Hufflepuffs, Game of Thrones fans, etc). I thought I'd go for some under the radar retellings for readers who love them as much as I do! Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen: Scarlet is a … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Under the Radar Retellings
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Published by: Balzer + Bray Pub Date: April 7, 2015 Pages: 320 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary, LGBTQ+ Rating: Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at … Continue reading ReRead Review: Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Series: The Illuminae Files #1 Published by: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pub Date: October 20, 2015 Pages: 608 Format: arc | Source: publisher Genres: young adult, science fiction Rating: This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year … Continue reading Review: Illuminae
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