I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher. This does not influence my thoughts on the book or this review. I’ve heard a lot about Ribay’s debut so when I saw that he had another contemporary YA coming out about basketball, I decided I had to read it. After the Shot Drops is […]
I received a copy of this review from the publisher. This does not influence my thoughts on this book or this review. I’ve been a huge fan of Ashley Herring Blake ever since her debut novel and I was thrilled to hear that Blake would also be releasing her first middle grade novel. I’m so […]
I received a copy of this novel for review from the publisher. This does not influence my thoughts on the book or this review. I’ve only heard wonderful things about The Beauty That Remains and with a blurb from Becky Albertalli, I knew I had to read it. I want to start this review by giving a […]
Lily Anderson’s debut is one of my favorite contemps of all time, so naturally I was over the moon to find out there would be a companion novel and it did not disappoint. Admittedly, we got off to a rough start – it took a bit for the voice to grab me and there are […]
I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher. This does not influence my thoughts on the book or this review. I am obsessed with both debut novels and verse novels and with a combination of those two factors, I knew that The Poet X would be a truly remarkable novel. I’m so thrilled […]
I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher, but this does not influence my thoughts on this review or this book. There’s definitely not enough YA books out there about teens struggling to make sense of college life and I’m so happy that American Panda is one of those rare books. Having skipped […]
I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher, this does not influence my thoughts on the book or this review. I haven’t heard a lot about The Dangerous Art of Blending In but I’m a huge fan of underrated reads and #ownvoices contemporary novels so I knew I’d have to pick this one […]
I’ll admit that I procrastinated on reading this one because I’ve been highly anticipating it for so long that I was worried about being disappointed. Luckily for me, that was not the case at all. You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone had exactly what I wanted: gripping writing and full of complex characters with an unputdownable […]
I received a copy of this book for review, this does not influence my thoughts on this book or this review. I’m a huge fan of Jason Reynolds’ work and verse novels so when I heard that Reynolds’ latest novel would be a powerful verse novel, I knew I’d have to read it. As expected, Long […]
I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher, this does not influence my thoughts on the book or this review. I’m always on the lookout for strong new contemporary YA and the premise of a murder mystery set in a theatre starring queer characters was definitely too good to resist. I’m […]