ARC, 208 pages Release Date: October 17, 2017 Published by: Crown Books for Young Readers Read from: October 15, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of: Contemporary, Family, Diversity, Own Voices, Realistic Fiction, Tear-Jerker, YA Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. From the Library: From publishers: Thank you Harlequin Teen for the ARC’s! The Weekly Wrap-Up! Sunday 10/08/2017: Stacking the Shelves #238 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 10/09/17: Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard: The Ship of…
Who is your favorite horror/suspense author and why? I don’t read much YA horror for some reason, but I read a TON of thrillers, so here’s my 2 favorite authors from that genre! There’s only been two authors who I can honestly say made me guess wrong. And it’s only…
No one knows what really happened on the beach where Roxanne Cole’s body was found, but her boyfriend, Cage, took off that night and hasn’t been seen since. Until now. One year—almost to the day—from Ro’s death, when he knocks on the door of Blue Gate Manor and asks where she is. Cage…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! Since she was seven years old, Yvonne has had her trusted violin to keep her company, especially in those lonely days after her mother walked out on their…
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week we will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Books with Fall Covers/Themes! To me, Fall means darker colors like oranges and deep purples and scary looking covers. What about…
Audio, 11 CD’s Release Date: October 10, 2017 Published by: Listening Library (Disney-Hyperion) Read from: October 2- 8, 2017 Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #3 Source: Library For fans of: Action, Adventure, Mythology, Bombshell Endings, Sparkly Covers, Series, Series Enders Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin’s…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. From the Library: I got both of these audio versions from the library this week! Magnus I got a day early! I originally got this just to flip through it, but then when we got our…
ARC, 375 pages Release Date: October 3, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: October 2- October 7, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of: Contemporary, Family, Diversity, YA A contemporary novel about three adopted siblings who find each other at just the right moment. Being the middle child has its ups and downs. But for Grace, an only…
Both Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Marry Shelley’s Frankenstein are considered classics. Have you ever read either of them? I read Frankenstein wayyyyyy back in the day. It wasn’t the original, but the Great Illustrated Classics version. That was the way I read most of my classics because they never interested me any other way for…
