21 The Sky Blues- Robbie Couch

February 22, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, heartfelt, and ultimately hopeful debut novel for fans of What if it’s Us? and I Wish You All the Best. Sky Baker may be openly gay, but in his small, insular town, making sure he […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 2/22/21

February 22, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Good Morning and welcome to the last Monday in February. I don’t know about you but I’m so over snow and ice this season. I don’t mind the days being so gloomy but no more ice. This week I’m going to read a biography that I’ve been wanting to read since its release, a picture book that […]

First Line Friday 2/19/21 Down Comes the Night- Allison Saft

February 19, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

He saw the darkness in her magic. She saw the magic in his darkness. Wren Southerland’s reckless use of magic has cost her everything: she’s been dismissed from the Queen’s Guard and separated from her best friend—the girl she loves. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his […]

Goodreads Monday 2/15/21 The Mary Shelley Club- Goldy Moldavsky

February 15, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

New York Times –bestselling author Goldy Moldavsky delivers a deliciously twisty YA thriller that’s Screammeets Karen McManus about a mysterious club with an obsession for horror. New girl Rachel Chavez is eager to make a fresh start at Manchester Prep. But as one of the few scholarship kids, Rachel struggles to fit in, and when […]

First Line Friday 2/12/21 We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire- Joy McCullough

February 12, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

From the author of the acclaimed Blood Water Paint, a new contemporary YA novel in prose and verse about a girl struggling with guilt and a desire for revenge after her sister’s rapist escapes with no prison time. Em Morales’s older sister was raped by another student after a frat party. A jury eventually found the […]

Goodreads Monday 2/8/21 Bones of a Saint- Grant Farley

February 8, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Set in Northern California in the late ’70s, this timeless coming-of-age story examines the nature of evil, the art of storytelling, and the possibility of redemption. Fifteen-year-old RJ Armante has never known a life outside his dead-end hometown of Arcangel, CA. The Blackjacks still rule as they have for generations, luring the poorest kids into […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 2/8/21

February 8, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Hello and welcome to the Monday after the Super Bowl!!Are you a football fan like I am? Did you watch the game? I watched it with my dog, Louie. Not sure that he liked me screaming at the tv. This week I’m going to read a book that I borrowed from the Library, a pre-ordered […]

First Line Friday 1/29/21 Within These Wicked Walls- Lauren Blackwood

January 29, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

What the heart desires, the house destroys… Kiersten White meets Tomi Adeyemi in this Ethiopian-inspired debut fantasy retelling of Jane Eyre. Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, Andromeda quickly realizes this is a job like no […]

Goodreads Monday 1/25/21 Lost in the Never Woods- Aiden Thomas

January 25, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

When children go missing, people want answers. When children go missing in the small coastal town of Astoria, people look to Wendy for answers. It’s been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to disappear, the questions surrounding her brothers’ mysterious circumstances are […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 1/25/21

January 25, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Hello and welcome to the last Monday of January.I hope you all are doing well.This week I plan on reading a book that I’ve purchased with a gift card, a book that the publisher sent me via Netgalley, and a Faecrate exclusive book.What are you reading this week? Kiki’s Delivery Service- Eiko Kadono Nostalgic fans […]