Banned Books Week: Top Ten Banned YA Books
Amanda Every fall, there’s a week dedicated to celebrating banned books. The purpose of Banned Books Week is to bring awareness and speak out against banning books. Essentially, the act of…
Young Adult Literature
Review: Broken Things
Five years ago, Summer Marks was murdered in the woods. Her best friends, Mia and Brynn, are the prime suspects; the three were nearly inseparable, united by their love for…
YA Recommendations: Fall Drinks Edition
Every year, everyone eagerly anticipates the release of fall drinks at Starbucks, and quite honestly, it seems to come earlier and earlier. I mean, this year, they didn’t even wait…
Review: The Boneless Mercies
The Boneless Mercies are girls that deal in the trade of death, girls that don’t fit in anywhere else. Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa have lived this life in order…
September Releases to Add to Your Fall TBR
September and October are always jam-packed with fantastic new releases–probably because most publishers are gearing up for that holiday season, which you know basically starts in October. At least in…
Review: What If It’s Us
“I believe in love at first sight. Fate, the universe, all of it. But not how you’re thinking. I don’t mean it in the our souls were split and you’re…
5 YA Thrillers to Read While You Wait for ‘Sadie’
If you’re active in any bookish social media networks (especially Twitter or Instagram), I’m sure you’ve seen something for Sadie by Courtney Summers in the last month. This is probably…
Review: And the Ocean Was Our Sky
“Will the world end in darkness because it is foretold? Or because there will be those who believe is so strongly they will make it so? In the fear that…
Review: The Brighton Duology
Magnus Brighton took over the United States as king years ago, claiming it was for the good of the citizens. His “good intentions” made him create the KEY program, giving…
Read to Resist: Black Lives Matter
Today was the primary election for Michigan, and I couldn’t help but feel that it was a good day for a Read to Resist post, which I’m going to try…