I Believe In A Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo Published by: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux Inc. Pub Date: May 30, 2017 Pages: 325 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary romance Rating: Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That’s how she became student body president. Varsity soccer star. And it’s how she’ll get into Stanford. … Continue reading Review: I Believe In A Thing Called Love
Tag: young adult
Mini Review Monday: The Wood
The Wood by Chelsea Bobulski Published by: Feiwel & Friends Pub Date: August 1, 2017 Pages: 320 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, fantasy, science fiction (time travel) Rating: After her father goes missing in the woods that they protect, Winter tries to seek the truth in what happened, why the wood is changing, and what it all has to do … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: The Wood
Mini Review Monday: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Pub Date: January 10, 2011 (first published 1958) Pages: 272 Format: paperback | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, historical fiction Rating: Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Review: Illuminae
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
Mini Review Monday: Murderous Fae and Adventurous Gentlemen
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Pub Date: June 27, 2017 Pages: 528 Format: arc | Source: borrowed Genres: young adult, historical fiction, LGBTQ+ Rating: An unforgettable tale of two friends on their Grand Tour of 18th-century Europe who stumble upon a magical artifact that leads them from Paris to Venice in … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Murderous Fae and Adventurous Gentlemen
Mini Review Monday: Backlist Books Edition
Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge Series: Cruel Beauty Universe #1.5 Published by: Balzer + Bray Pub Date: April 1, 2014 Date Read: April 8, 2014 Pages: 111 Format: ebook | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, retelling, fantasy Rating: A romantic and fantastical reimagining of the classic Cinderella tale, Gilded Ashes is a novella by Rosamund Hodge set … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Backlist Books Edition
May the Fourth Be With You: A Review of Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston
Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston Series: Star Wars Disney Canon Novel Published by: Disney Lucasfilm Press Pub Date: October 11, 2016 Pages: 353 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, science fiction, media tie in Rating: Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the Clone Wars, and before she re-appeared as … Continue reading May the Fourth Be With You: A Review of Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston
Mini Review Monday: The Six of Crows Duology
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Series: Six of Crows #1 Published by: Henry Holt and Company Pub Date: September 29, 2015 Pages: 462 Format: ARC | Source: Publisher Genres: young adult, fantasy Rating: Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker has been offered wealth beyond his wildest dreams. But to claim it, he'll have to pull off a seemingly impossible heist: Break into the notorious Ice Court … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: The Six of Crows Duology
Review: The Blazing Star
The Blazing Star by Imani Josey Published by: Wise Ink Pub Date: December 6th 2016 Pages: 286 Format: ebook | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, historical fiction, fantasy Rating: Sixteen-year-old Portia White is used to being overlooked—after all, her twin sister Alex is a literal genius. But when Portia holds an Egyptian scarab beetle during history class, she takes center stage in … Continue reading Review: The Blazing Star
Mini Review Monday: Star-Crossed & Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit
Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee Published by: Aladdin Pub Date: March 14th 2017 Pages: 256 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: middle grade, contemporary, LGBT Rating: Mattie is chosen to play Romeo opposite her crush in the eighth grade production of Shakespeare’s most beloved play in this Romeo and Juliet inspired novel from the author of Truth or Dare. Mattie, a star student … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Star-Crossed & Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit
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