Check, Please!, Book 2: Sticks and Scones by Ngozi Ukazu Published by: First Second Pub Date: April 7, 2020 Pages: 336 Format: paperback | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary, sports romance, graphic novel, LGBTQ+ Rating: Eric Bittle is heading into his junior year at Samwell University, and not only does he have new teammates―he has … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Catch-Up Time
Call Down The Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater Series: The Dreamer Trilogy #1 Published by: Scholastic Press Pub Date: November 5, 2019 Pages: 472 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, fantasy, LGBTQ+ Rating: The dreamers walk among us . . . and so do the dreamed. Those who dream cannot stop dreaming – they … Continue reading Review: Call Down The Hawk
Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson Published By: Scholastic Press Pub Date: June 25, 2019 Pages: 384 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary, LGBT+ Rating: When a guy named Martin Nathaniel Munroe II texts you, it should be obvious who you're talking to. Except there's two of them (it's a long story), and Haley thinks … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Contemporary Romance
Transformed: The Perils of the Frog Prince by Megan Morrison Series: Tyme #3 Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books Pub Date: March 29, 2019 Pages: 355 Format: hardcover | Source: publisher; purchased Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling Rating: Syrah Huanui is a frog. He wasn't always one--once he was a Prince of the Olive Isles, a champion launchball player, a beloved favorite of all. Or … Continue reading Review: Transformed: The Perils of the Frog Prince
I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest Published by: Roaring Brook Press Pub Date: June 4, 2019 Pages: 272 Format: arc | Source: publisher Genres: young adult, contemporary Rating: When Chloe Pierce’s mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory of her dreams, she devises a secret plan to drive two hundred miles to the nearest … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: The Catch-Up Edition
Opal by Maggie Stiefvater Series: The Raven Cycle #4.5 Published by: Scholastic Inc Pub Date: March 1, 2018 Pages: 38 Format: e-book| Source: purchased Genres: young adult, paranormal, novella Rating: *Spoilers if you haven't finished The Raven Cycle* An enchanting story from Maggie Stiefvater featuring Opal, Ronan, and Adam from her bestselling Raven Cycle, taking place after the events of The Raven King. … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Opal & The Serpent and the Pearl
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books Pub Date: March 1, 2008 Read: April 9-13, 2014 Pages: 396 Format: hardcover | Source: library Genres: young adult, historical fiction, retelling Rating: Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family's woolen mill, which holds her beloved small town together. But after her father's death, … Continue reading Backlist Books Review: A Curse Dark as Gold
All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater Published by: Scholastic Press Pub Date: October 10, 2017 Pages: 320 Format: arc | Source: borrowed Genres: young adult, historical fiction, magical realism Rating: Here is a thing everyone wants: A miracle. Here is a thing everyone fears: What it takes to get one. Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find a landscape of dark … Continue reading Review: All The Crooked Saints
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