Title: The Cost of Knowing Author: Britney Morris Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: April 6th, 2021 Genres: Young Adult Contemporary ARC from SIimon Teen and Coloured Pages Book Tours Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He tries to be the best employee he can be at the local ice… Continue reading Book Review: The Cost Of Knowing
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Whispers From The Stars: April 2021
My Most Anticipated YA Releases Title: Zara Hossain Is Here Author: Sabina Khan Release Date: April 6th 2021 Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life in Corpus Christi, Texas, since her family moved there for her father to work as a paediatrician. While dealing with the Islamophobia that she… Continue reading Whispers From The Stars: April 2021
Book Review: Catch Lili Too
Title: Catch Lili Too Author: Sophie Whittemore Publisher: NineStar Press Publication Date: November 6th 2020 Genre: Queer Punk Fantasy ARC Review Synopsis: Lili is a Mesopotamian siren, and life as an immortal being is hard enough as it is. She’s asexual (which is incredibly difficult to reconcile if your entire point as a mythical being… Continue reading Book Review: Catch Lili Too
Book Review: The Girl From The Well
Title: The Girl From The Well Author: Rin Chupeco Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: May 1 2015 Genre: Young Adult Horror Synopsis: I am where dead children go. Okiku is a lonely soul. She has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdered-dead. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives… Continue reading Book Review: The Girl From The Well
Book Review: The Poppy War
Title: The Poppy War Author: R.F. Kuang Publisher: Harper Voyager Publication Date: May 1st 2018 Genre: Adult Fantasy Synopsis: When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from… Continue reading Book Review: The Poppy War
Book Review: Incendiary
Title: Incendiary Author: Zoraida Cordova Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: April 28th 2020 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Synopsis: I am Renata Convida.I have lived a hundred stolen lives.Now I live my own. Renata Convida was only a child when she was kidnapped by the King's Justice and brought to the luxurious palace of Andalucia. As a… Continue reading Book Review: Incendiary
Book Review: When Life Gives You Mangoes
Title: When Life Gives You Mangoes Author: Kereen Getten Publisher: October 20 2020 Publication Date: Delacorte Press Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Clara lives on an island that visitors call exotic. But there's nothing exotic about it to Clara. She loves eating ripe mangos off the ground, running outside in the rain with her… Continue reading Book Review: When Life Gives You Mangoes
Book Review: Legendborn
Title: Legendborn Author: Tracy Deonn Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon and Schuster) Publication Date: September 15, 2020 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Synopsis: After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel… Continue reading Book Review: Legendborn
Book Review: A Song Below Water
Title: A Song Below Water Author: Bethany C. Marrow Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: June 2 2020 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Synopsis: Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Never mind she's also… Continue reading Book Review: A Song Below Water
August Wrap Up
Author: Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba Title: The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite ★★★★ Review Author: Leah Johnson Title: You Should See Me In A Crown ★★★★★ Review On This Blog. On My Booktube Channel Title: Emily's Runaway Imagination Author: Beverly Cleary ★★★★ Title: Red Dragon Author: Thomas Harris ★★★★★ Review On This Blog Review On My… Continue reading August Wrap Up
