Review & Author Interview: Furia

By: Yamile Saied Mendez A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICKRecipient of the 2021 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Medal Synopsis: A powerful contemporary YA for fans of The Poet X and I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything on the line—even her blooming love […]

Review: Send Pics

By: Lauren McLaughlin At Jonesville High, casual misogyny runs rampant, slut-shaming is a given, and school athletes are glorified above all else. Best friends Suze, Nikki, Ani, and Lydia swear they’ll always have each other’s backs against predatory guys—so when Suze suddenly starts dating wrestling star and toxic douchebag Tarkin Shaw, it’s a big betrayal. Turns out, it’s […]

Review: Open Fire

By: Amber Lough A dramatic page-turner that captures the devastating toll of war and the impact of women’s struggles and solidarity, through the lens of a little-known slice of history. In 1917, Russia is losing the war with Germany, soldiers are deserting in droves, and food shortages on the home front are pushing people to […]

Review: Cold Iron Heart (a Wicked Lovely Novel)

By: Melissa Marr Nearly thirteen years after the publication of the first book in her Wicked Lovely series, Melissa Marr has returned to the alluring world of the fey for a prequel set X years before the events of Wicked Lovely. In 1890s New Orleans, resourceful Thelma ‘Tam’ Foy struggles to survive, crafting and selling […]

Review: The Bookworm Crush

By: Lisa Brown Roberts Romance enthusiast Amy McIntyre is a quiet introvert, in the background while her best friend and co-book blogger Vivian Galdi stars in their videos and social media. With Vivian distracted by her new boyfriend Dallas, Amy is forced to enter the limelight if she hopes to win a publisher sponsored contest […]

Review: Meet Me in the Strange

By Leander Watts “It was like she’d lost everything. Her name, her voice, any idea of who she was or what she looked like, who the people were around her. The only thing that mattered was right there in front of her on the stage,” observes Davi, the main character of Leander Watt’s Meet Me […]

The Storm (H20 #2)

The Storm by Virginia Bergin The H20 series (or The Rain series if you are from the UK), is no doubt my new favorite YA Dystopian series. I hope they never turn it into a movie and ruin it for me.  The story-line, the character development, the plot, the writing style – oh the writing […]

H20

H20 by Virginia Bergin Remember the game we all played as children called “Hot Lava” where you jumped from couch to table to desk to avoid touching the ground aka “the lava”. Sometimes you even got creative and took the couch cushions and pillows with you to get farther through the house. Well, that is […]

Replica

Replica by Lauren Oliver I LOVE Lauren Oliver’s Delirium series, so when i found out she has a new book coming out I was STOKED! Oliver’s new book is a dystopian about clones aka “Replica’s” where the two main characters. Lyra and Gemma, search for answers to the mysterious Haven.  During their journey they uncover […]

Just Juliet

Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan Lena has the perfect life – an upper class loving family,  a drop-dead gorgeous football boyfriend, and amazing friends. But when Juliet James, the new girl in school, comes into Lena’s life, everything is turned upside down. Lena finds herself immediately drawn to Juliet – feeling things she has never […]

The Meddlers of Moonshine

The Meddlers of Moonshine by A. E. Decker A. E. Decker does it again! Meddlers of Moonshine continues to bring a unique spin on the typical fantasy adventure keeping us captivated page after page. In the second installment of the Moonfall Mayhem series, Ascot remains strong and independent as she again, with her friends, saves […]

A Place to Call Home – Toby’s Tale

A Place to Call Home – Toby’s Tale By G.A. Whitmore First and Foremost: Proceeds from this book go to no kill shelters and shelters that find forever homes for forever fur babies. That is AWESOME. If you’re an animal lover like me – You will LOVE this book. You will also cry.. so be […]

A Bitter Pill to Swallow

A Bitter Pill to Swallow by Tiffany Gholar “I’m mad, I’m scared, I’m frustrated, and somehow all of those feelings are normal, and I’m normal, and I’m not my feelings. I’m just me, just Janina” During the process of reading this book I talked to SOO MANY people about it! Tiffany tells the story of […]

Orange is the New Black

Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman Guest Post by Bri Barrett A complete eye-opener to life in a federal prison and taking for granted the simple things in life. Piper Kerman is serving 15 months for a 10 year old crime where she was a small accomplice involved with a drug smuggling woman […]

World-Mart

World-Mart by Leigh M. Lane A New Dystopian novel where the world has become incorporated. A chilling vision of a future that is all too believable.- class segregation, energy and food shortages, antibiotic resistance and a government controlling all choices and actions of society. World-Mart is a compelling new dystopian series where a family struggles to […]

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was absolutely perfect. A must read for those who grew up with the books. It will make you cry; It will make you laugh. But most of all, it will make you smile. Smiling as your love […]

Eye Candy

Eye Candy by R.L. Stine Guest Post by Bri Barrett What if one of the four guys you meet online is trying to kill you? Lindy’s roommates create an online dating ad, calling her Eye Candy, a nickname Lindy despises, to get her back out into the world of dating. She meets three guys online […]

Review: Flawed

Flawed by Cecelia Ahern Cecelia Ahern’s young adult debut, Flawed takes readers to a dystopian future where society looks at perfection as essential  and punishes any flaws. If found flawed, one’s flaws are publicly named and their skin branded with an F in one of five places. For bad decisions, it’s their temple. For Lying, […]

Just Another Number

Just Another Number by Maggie Young Sex, Drugs, Bulimia and Social Issues – And just gritty real life struggles of a good majority of America’s young women. This book is not one for the “shy” girls and does get a little risqué – but even with the brutal honesty and openness of all her male […]

Black Bottle Man

Black Bottle Man By Craig Russell Not very often can a book pull-off a run in with the devil. This book had me hooked in the beginning the the pace kept me there all the way through. If we can get past ‘book bans’ this would be a GREAT edition to the required reading list […]

Lucky Me Review

Luck Me by Saba Kapur Guest Post By Kristin Wroblewski REVIEW: Talk about getting lost in a good book! Lucky Me captivated my attention early and held it through the whole book. Lucky Me has the perfect amount of drama, excitement, and suspense to keep even the pickiest of readers enthralled. Although the introduction to […]

#Review: All Better Now

*Received this book free from First To Read in exchange for an honest review. This has no affect on my opinion of the book or the content of this review.* Synopsis “All her life, Emily has felt different from other kids. Between therapist visits, sudden uncontrollable bursts of anger, and unexplained episodes of dizziness and […]

#Review: Revelation

#Review: Pieces Like Pottery

Pieces Like Pottery by Dan Buri I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of our review. SYNOPSIS In this distinct selection of stories marked by struggle and compassion, Pieces Like Pottery is a powerful […]

#Review: The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins SYNOPSIS A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows […]

#Review: Wonder

Wonder by R.J. Palacio SYNOPSIS “You can’t blend in when you were born to stand out. My name is August. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.” August Pullman wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things. He eats ice cream. He plays on his Xbox. He […]

#Review: The Raven

THE RAVEN by Aderyn Wood I received this book for free from the publisher  in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of our review. Follow my blog with Bloglovin SYNOPSIS When a foreign tribe attacks the peaceful Onan people, a lonely outcast is forced to reveal her […]

The Oldest Soul – Animus

Animus – The Oldest Soul Trilogy Book #1 by Tiffany FitzHenry The Oldest Soul: Animus is strange, intriguing, and intellectually captivating – all the way through! FitzHenry created a truly unique story, unlike anything I have ever encountered. FitzHenry takes scifi and fantasy beyond the typical ‘out of this world’ delivering a whole new level […]

Fat Dad, Fat Kid Review

I received this book for free from the publisher  in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of our review. Synopsis “In today’s world where fast-food restaurants, soda, and processed foods reign supreme, does “fat dad” have to mean “fat kid”? Digital entrepreneur and beloved vlogger Shay […]

A Vanishing Glow Review + GIVEAWAY! [CLOSED]

A Vanishing Glow Review + GIVEAWAY! I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review. Follow my blog with Bloglovin Synopsis When the High Sovereign of the five kingdoms of Ghavarim is murdered by […]

This Raging Light

REVIEW: This Raging Light by Estelle Laure + Giveaway Below (CLOSED) We received this book for free from the publisher  in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected our opinion of the book, or the content of our review. Sarah’s Thoughts. If you are looking for a great cry that’s not focused around romance ,this […]

The Mansion’s Twins

The Mansion’s Twins (At the Crossworlds Book 1) by Rose Channing Twinning (def: the coupling of two persons or things; union) Ghostly, magical characters along with ghostly, magical atmosphere define this book. The author, Rose M Channing has you hooked right at the beginning, wondering who these twins, Ellie and Savannah, are and where they […]

The First Bite is the Deepest

Follow my blog with Bloglovin The First Bite is the Deepest by Elisa Catrina Guest Post by Stephanie Sparr As an avid reader of all things vampire, werewolf, and witch, I have read a lot of different takes on the supernatural world. The First Bite Is The Deepest follows awkward high school senior Stella into […]

Red Queen Review

Red Queen Review by Guest Contributor Megan McClure “I thought being their puppet would be easy compared to everything else. I was so wrong. But I cannot let them break me, not now. Not even when my own doom lingers on the horizon. I must do everything I can until my blood is matched and my […]

Me & Mr. Jones Review

  Me & Mr. Jones Book Review I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review. SYNOPSIS Finley O’Connell is a shy, reserved college student, who has no intention of ever trusting another man. […]

The Surface’s End

The Surface’s End By David Joel Stevenson “You’re telling me that my daughter got mixed up with a boy who thinks that he can talk to a man who has been dead for generations, and somehow convinced her to break into the most sophisticated security system in the history of humanity?” Quick Overview: Jonah always […]

The Last Hero Review

The Last Hero Book Review by Guest Contributor Megan McClure Received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review. “In less time than it took his heart to beat, Trent turned and lunged at the major. […]

The Matched Trilogy

The Matched Trilogy By Ally Condie A MUST read for the dystopian fans. Once I picked up the first book in the Matched Trilogy, I couldn’t set it down and HAD to have the next two as soon as I could. Quick Overview: The Matched Trilogy consists of ‘Matched’, ‘Crossed’, and ‘Reached’. This series takes […]

Willful Machines

Willful Machines by Tim Floreen When I received this book from Simon & Schuster and saw it described as “Gothic, gadget-y, gay”, I thought well hot damn, I must stop everything and see what this is all about. And Wow. Just, Wow. I can honestly say there is nothing else out there like Willful Machines. […]

The Fruithandler Time Engine Book Review

SYNOPSIS “You can’t go home again.  Deirdre Perdaut was intrigued when she first heard this line, but lost interest when she learned it came from an old, dead white guy. Her English teacher was fond of old, dead white guys, but her History teacher confirmed they were nothing but trouble.  As she huddled in the […]