The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

Audio CD,  8 CDs Narrated by: Kate Rudd Release Date:  January 22, 2019 Published by:  Katherine Tegen Books Read from: August 15-23, 2019 Truly Devious, #2 Source: Library  TW: anxiety/panic attacks, murder, death, abduction For fans of: Mysteries, Realistic Fiction, Boarding School, Contemporary, YA      All Stevie Bell wanted was to find the key to the Ellingham mystery,…

Color Me In by Natasha Diaz

ARC, 365 pages            Release Date: August 20, 2019 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: August 16-21, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Traded with Emma at Miss Print TW: Police Brutality For fans of: Coming of Age, Contemporary, Romance, Person of Color MC, Realistic Fiction, YA      Debut YA author Natasha Diaz pulls from her personal experience…

TTT: Top 10 Favorite Tropes!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish and is now run by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join.  This week’s topic is: Top 10 Favorite Tropes! This one was kind of difficult to put together because troupes…

Stacking the Shelves #334 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!

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: For Review:  The Weekly Wrap-Up:  Sunday 08/11/2019: Stacking the Shelves #333 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 08/12/19: Maybe This Time by Kasie West Tuesday 08/13/19:  Top 10 Tuesday: Book Characters I’d Love to Be Besties With!  Wednesday 08/14/19: Waiting…

Someone We Know by Shari Lapena

Hardcover, 292 pages            Release Date: July 30, 2019 Published by: Pamela Dorman Books Read from: August 11-16, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Death, drinking teens  For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Adult      Maybe you don’t know your neighbors as well as you thought you did . . .      “This is…

WoW: Lucky Caller by Emma Mills

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!      With the warmth, wit, intimate friendships, and heart-melting romance she brings to all her books, Emma Mills crafts a story about believing in yourself, owning your mistakes, and…

Take Me Away

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