Pretend She’s Here by Luanne Rice

E-Audio, 09:27:44Narrated by: Caitlin DaviesRelease Date: July 17, 2019Published by:  Scholastic Audio Read from: May 8-11, 2020Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Stockholm Syndrome, Kidnapping For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Thriller, YA      Mega-bestselling author Luanne Rice returns with a ripped-from-the-headlines story of a girl who is kidnapped by her friend’s family.        Emily Lonergan’s…

WoW: The Woods are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

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! Stephanie Perkins returns with another blood-chilling contemporary horror novel, the perfect companion to her New York Times bestseller There’s Someone Inside Your House, soon to be a Netflix feature. A traditional backwoods…

TTT: Last Ten Books I DNF’ed!

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: Last Ten Books I DNF’ed 1. By the Book by Amanda Sellet: I felt like…

By the Book by Amanda Sellet

e-ARC, 384 pages Release Date: May 5, 2020Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Read from: May 9-10, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: N/AFor fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, YA  …

Stacking the Shelves #372 & 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. For Review:  From the Library:  Bought:  Weekly Wrap-Up:  Sunday 05/03/2020:Stacking the Shelves #371 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 05/04/20: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Tuesday 05/05/20:  Top 10 Tuesday: Wedding Quoteables! Wednesday 05/06/20: Waiting on Wednesday: Concrete Rose by…

Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kenneally

e-ARC, 352 pages Release Date: May 5, 2020Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Read from: May 3-8, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: N/AFor fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, YA       A…

Book Blogger Hop: Blogging Tings!!!

What platform do you use for your blog? Interesting Question! Especially since I just recently (and by just recently I mean it’s been a week lol) switched from Blogger to WordPress. So far I like the bigger space of WordPress and the freedom of owning my own domain. I’m also looking into doing some re-branding…

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

E-Audio, 04:36:37Narrated by: Barry BucknerRelease Date: March 3, 2020Published by:  Little Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: May 1-4, 2020Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Hate Speech (Racism) For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade, Social Justice      From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one…

WoW: Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav…

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