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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Kubrick’s Game
Kubrick’s Game by Derek Taylor Kent *Received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This has no affect on my opinion of the book or the content of this review.* SYNOPSIS Fifteen years after his death in March 1999, Stanley Kubrick has apparently arranged a hand-selected announcement that his films […]
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#T5W: Fictional Items You Want
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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#T5W: Books That Feature Time Travel
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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#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 […]
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#T5W:BIGGEST BOOK HANGOVERS
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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#Classic Reads: 12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, 1853. Synopsis Perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives, 12 Years a Slave is a harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. It recounts how Solomon Northup, born a free man in New York, was lured to Washington, D.C., in 1841 with […]
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#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 […]
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#T5W: Best Suggested Books You Loved
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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#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 […]
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#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 […]
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#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 […]
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New Releases: February 2016
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Expected Release Date: February 2, 2016 In 1945, World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, almost all of them with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en […]
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T5W: Disappointing Eye Candy
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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#Classic Reads: The Catcher in the Rye
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Last year, I read more classics in a year than I ever had since I was in high school. This list includes: The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The World is Round by Gertrude Stein, and […]
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T5W: Favorite Fandoms
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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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 […]
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2015 End of Year Reading Survey
Survey and Graphics created by Perpetual Page-Turner Number of books you read: Sarah: 30 Gab: 50 Megan: 16 Number of re-reads: Sarah: 1 1/2: Tuck Everlasting , and half of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Gab: 2 – Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling and The Archived by Victoria Schwab […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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T5W: Series You Want to Start Next Year
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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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 […]
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#DNF: World War Z
DNF’d There are some books you desperately want to love. The book usually starts off just fine – you’re super into it. Gradually you lose interest. You will skim read or mindlessly read the words without really knowing what you just read. Then BAM! You realize that you hate the book. You try to convince yourself […]
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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. […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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Your Future TBR: Sophie Kinsella
FUTURE TBR – SOPHIE KINSELLA It’s so easy to get a reading slump, but it’s hard to get out of one. A number of factors can result in a reading slump. These past few months for me have been emotionally hard for me, and every book I owned was WAY too serious for me to […]
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What’s That Hashtag: #DNF
So many hashtags. So little time. Whaaaaaaaat? This was probably one of the hardest acronyms for me to decipher. Do not fart. Does not function. Draw nun fairies. WHAT COULD IT MEAN????? Did Not Finish. Oh, of course! Make so much sense now! There will always be books we do not finish. It may be […]
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Review: Zeroes
Zeroes Review By Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, and Deborah Biancotti Release Date: September 29, 2015 Zeroes is a new and exciting spin on your typical superhero story. Westerfeld, Lanagan, and Biancotti come together to create a character-driven tale of unlikely-hero, millennials bound together by a similar anomaly. Told in multiple point of view, each Zero […]
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Armada Review
Armada by Ernest Cline Publisher: Crown Publishing Release Date: July 14, 2015 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 my review. Synopsis A few years into the future, life is pretty normal. […]
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The Archived Series Review
The Archived Series by Victoria Schwab Synopsis Everyone dies. But what happens to us then? Do we stick around? Do we move on? Mackenzie Bishop has those answers for you. On the outside, Mackenzie seems like a typical 16 year old. Like every teenager she has secrets. Her biggest secret is that she is a […]
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Legacy Book Review
Legacy by Ellery Kane Book Review A realistic, believable dystopian novel all YA fantasy/scifi fans are sure to enjoy. Kane introduces us into a world where a new emotion-altering drug called Emovere, is taken too far by a mysterious government-appointed military police force. I was hooked on LEGACY from the Prologue – beautifully written and […]
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Polarity in Motion Review
Polarity in Motion Book Review Publisher: Red Adept Publishing Author: Brenda Vicars Polarity in Motion is an empowering, yet saddening realization of society from the eyes of a 15-year-old girl, Polarity. Vicars captures the flaws and obliviousness of today’s society, from racism to bullying, in a unique, self-reflecting way. “We, the privileged majority, talk about […]
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The Book Thief Book Review
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak One of the best reading experiences is when a book slowly and unexpectedly takes hold of your heart and whole being. Then when you finish the last page, you’re left in pieces. The Book Thief is one of those books. Synopsis This novel is told through the perspective […]
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The Legend Series
The Legend Series by Marie Lu So, here is the deal. I absolutely LOVED this entire series. However, it has been about 2 years since I read it, aka forgot a lot of details, but I NEED to give some hype to this series on the new blog. And, yes, I know you are probably […]
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