21 The Words We Keep- Erin Stewart

December 10, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

A beautifully realistic, relatable story about mental health and the healing powers of art–perfect for fans of Girl in Pieces and How it Feels to Float. It’s been three months since The Night on the Bathroom Floor–when Lily found her older sister Alice hurting herself. Ever since then, Lily has been desperately trying to keep things together, for […]

Stacy is Taking a Break from Blogging

June 29, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hey everyone! I’m just going to jump right in and say this because there is not an easy way to say it. Starting July first I’ll be taking a break from blogging. I’ve been feeling overwhelmed for awhile now but it has finally gotten to the point where it starting to take a heavy toll […]

Goodreads Monday 6/14/21 Bliss and Sorrow- Meg Mason

June 14, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Everyone tells Martha Friel she is clever and beautiful, a brilliant writer who has been loved every day of her adult life by one man, her husband Patrick. A gift, her mother once said, not everybody gets. So why is everything broken? Why is Martha – on the edge of 40 – friendless, practically jobless […]

Arc Review We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This- Rachel Lynn Solomon

May 18, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

A wedding harpist disillusioned with love and a hopeless romantic cater-waiter flirt and fight their way through a summer of weddings in this effervescent romantic comedy from the acclaimed author of Today Tonight Tomorrow. Quinn Berkowitz and Tarek Mansour’s families have been in business together for years: Quinn’s parents are wedding planners, and Tarek’s own […]

Book Review The Sad Ghost Club- Lize Meddings

April 21, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Ever felt anxious or alone? Like you don’t belong anywhere? Like you’re almost… invisible? Find your kindred spirits at The Sad Ghost Club. This is the story of one of those days – a day so bad you can barely get out of bed, when it’s a struggle to leave the house, and when you […]

Nerd Blast & Giveaway Rosie Loves Jack- Mel Darbon

March 3, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

*Click on the image above to find out more information about this release* SYNOPSIS Rosie loves Jack. Jack loves Rosie. So when they’re separated, Rosie will do anything to find the boy who makes the sun shine in her head. Even defy her parents’ orders and run away from home. Even struggle […]

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 […]

Review Hold Still- Nina LaCour

November 10, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

An arresting story about starting over after a friend’s suicide, from a breakthrough new voice in YA fictiondear caitlin, there are so many things that i want so badly to tell you but i just can’t. Devastating, hopeful, hopeless, playful . . . in words and illustrations, Ingrid left behind a painful farewell in her […]

First Lines Friday 9/11/20

September 11, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can’t-eat-can’t-sleep kind of love that he’s been hoping for just hasn’t been in the cards for him-at least not yet. Instead, he’s been happy to focus on his grades, on getting into a semi-decent college and finally […]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? 3/2/20

March 2, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Wow, it’s Monday again and I almost forgot to post what I plan on reading this week. What are you reading this week? Flowers in the Attic- V.C. Andrews Such wonderful children. Such a beautiful mother. Such a lovely house. Such endless terror! It wasn’t that she didn’t love her children. She did. But there […]