Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Published by: Bloomsbury YA Pub Date: July 7, 2020 Pages: 389 Format: e-arc; owned | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, fantasy, LGBTQ+, retelling Rating: It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where … Continue reading ARC August Mini Review: Cinderella Is Dead
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ARC August Mini Review: Recommended For You
Recommended For You by Laura Silverman Published by: Margaret K. McElderry Books Pub Date: September 1, 2020 Pages: 272 Format: e-arc; preordered | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary romance, holiday romance Rating: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets You’ve Got Mail in this charming and hilarious rom-com following two teen booksellers whose … Continue reading ARC August Mini Review: Recommended For You
ARC August Review: Cemetery Boys
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Published by: Swoon Reads Pub Date: September 1, 2020 Pages: 352 Format: arc; preordered | Source: Publisher Genres: young adult, paranormal, LGBTQ+ Rating: Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove … Continue reading ARC August Review: Cemetery Boys
Review: You Should See Me In A Crown
You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson Published by: Scholastic Press Pub Date: June 2, 2020 Pages: 512 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary, romance, LGBTQ+ Rating: Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But … Continue reading Review: You Should See Me In A Crown
Review: The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall Published by: Candlewick Press Pub Date: May 5, 2020 Pages: 368 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, fantasy, LGBTQ+ Rating: A desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high seas in a world divided by colonialism and … Continue reading Review: The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
Mini Review: Wicked As You Wish
Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco Series: A Hundred Names For Magic #1 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Pub Date: March 3, 2020 Pages: 432 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary, fantasy, LGBTQ+ Rating: When a hidden prince, a girl with secrets, a ragtag group of unlikely heroes, and a legendary firebird … Continue reading Mini Review: Wicked As You Wish
Review: Call Down The Hawk
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
Mini Review Monday: The Catch-Up Edition
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
Blog Tour: Sorcery of Thorns
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson Published by: Margaret K. McElderry Books Pub Date: June 4th 2019 Pages: 464 Format: arc | Source: publisher Genres: young adult, fantasy Rating (So Far): All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of … Continue reading Blog Tour: Sorcery of Thorns
Mini Review Monday: Once & Future, The Devouring Gray
Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy Series: Once & Future #1 Published by: Little, Brown and Company Pub Date: March 26, 2019 Pages: 336 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, science fiction, retelling, LGBTQ+ Rating: I’ve been chased my whole life. As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by the tyrannical Mercer corporation, I’ve always had … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Once & Future, The Devouring Gray