Unpopular Opinion Review One Last Stop- Casey McQuiston

June 22, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue comes a new romantic comedy that will stop readers in their tracks… For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life […]

First Line Friday 6/18/21 All Our Hidden Gifts- Caroline O’Donoghue

June 18, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Maeve’s strangely astute tarot readings make her the talk of the school, until a classmate draws a chilling and unfamiliar card—and then disappears. After Maeve finds a pack of tarot cards while cleaning out a closet during her in-school suspension, she quickly becomes the most sought-after diviner at St. Bernadette’s Catholic school. But when Maeve’s […]

First Line Friday 6/04/21 Briar Girls- Rebecca Kim Wells

June 4, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Cruel Prince meets A Curse So Dark and Lonely in this epic reimagining of “The Sleeping Beauty” that follows a teen girl on a quest to wake a sleeping princess in an enchanted forest, while searching for the truth behind her own deadly curse. Lena has a secret: the touch of her skin can kill. Cursed by […]

Goodreads Monday 4/19/21 One Last Stop- Casey McQuiston

April 19, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates […]

Goodreads Monday 3/22/21 Pumpkin- Julie Murphy

March 22, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Waylon Russell Brewer is a fat, openly gay boy stuck in the small West Texas town of Clover City. His plan is to bide his time until he can graduate, move to Austin with his twin sister, Clementine, and finally go Full Waylon, so that he can live his Julie-the-hills-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-music-Andrews truth. So when Clementine deviates […]

Goodreads Monday 3/8//21 Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World- Benjamin Alire Sáenz

March 8, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an achingly romantic, tender tale sure to captivate fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H.K. Choi. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in […]

First Line Friday 3/5/21 She’s Too Pretty To Burn- Wendy Heard

March 5, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

An electric romance set against a rebel art scene sparks lethal danger for two girls in this expertly plotted YA thriller. For fans of E. Lockhart, Lauren Oliver and Kara Thomas. The summer is winding down in San Diego. Veronica is bored, caustically charismatic, and uninspired in her photography. Nico is insatiable, subversive, and obsessed […]

Goodreads Monday 3/1/21 In the Ravenous Dark- A.M. Strickland

March 1, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

A pansexual bloodmage reluctantly teams up with an undead spirit to start a rebellion among the living and the dead. In Thanopolis, those gifted with magic are assigned undead spirits to guard them—and control them. Ever since Rovan’s father died trying to keep her from this fate, she’s hidden her magic. But when she accidentally […]

Goodreads Monday 2/22/21 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 […]

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 […]