So, I missed writing a post for actual Asexual Awareness Week (which was October 21-27), so I’m just going to do a list now! Asexuality is the lack of, or low interest in, sexual attraction to other people, which can be often difficult to portray in young adult novels that often deal with teens andRead More
Review: Enchantee
Book Title: Enchantee Author: Gita Trelease Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication Date: February 5, 2019 The only way Camille Durbonne knows how to provide for her and her sister after her parents die of smallpox is through magic. But anything she makes, her brother Alain steals away to quell his gambling addiction. So Camille has to take more drasticRead More
Character Playlist: Ginny Weasley
While I was working on my NaNo novel, I realized that today is the first Monday of November! Which means it’s playlist day. So, I’m doing another playlist for Harry Potter (so far I’ve done Harry, Hermione, Ron, Luna, and Malfoy). I’ve been re-reading the Harry Potter books, in my limited free time, and it’sRead More
Review: Kingdom of Ash
I meant to post a review yesterday (as Thursday is typically review day), but the day just got away from me. Thus, you get one today! Following up on last weeks’ review on the Throne of Glass series, I finished the final book! Since I’m not quite done with my next NetGalley book yet, Kingdom of Ash willRead More
5 Spooky YA Books to Read This Halloween
Halloween season really just puts me in the mood for those creepy, atmospheric books that give you all the fall vibes. Right now, that’s Harry Potter; though I wouldn’t, for the most part, classify that as creepy. Unless you’re talking about the form that Voldemort takes in the fourth book. Or, you know, the dementors.Read More
Review: Throne of Glass Series
Celaena Sardothien has served a year of hard labor in the salt mines for her crimes as the best known assassin in Adarlan. The reason? To compete in a competition to become the Queen’s champion, mostly so the Crown Prince Dorian can make his father angry. As she competes against fellow assassins, she beats boredomRead More
Supporting Transgender Voices in YA
With the recent news that the Trump administration is actively working to narrow definitions of gender, we need to support and share stories by transgender and non-binary authors. So, this week I’ve decided to feature some young adult novels from own voices authors that show authentic transgender stories. Reading and sharing these books, especially forRead More
Review: A Danger to Herself and Others
Title: A Danger to Herself and Others Author: Alyssa B. Sheinmel Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: February 5, 2019 I was sent an eARC of this through NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire in exchange for my honest review. Hannah Gould knows that there’s been a mistake; she doesn’t need to be here, she doesn’t need to be institutionalized. Everything thatRead More
10 Tahereh Mafi Quotes to Celebrate A VERY LARGE EXPANSE OF SEA
Guys, A Very Large Expanse of Sea was released today and I’m so excited for you all to read it. This book is just something that is so needed in the YA community, and Tahereh Mafi finally got to write a book that she probably wanted when she was a teenager. She gives a voice toRead More
Review: A Very Large Expanse of Sea
Immediately after 9/11, Shirin has had to learn how to block out all the racist comments and rude stares that she gets as a Muslim girl. But she refuses to back down; she refuses to be anything but herself. But, that means that she’s sacrificed making friendships as she moves around from school to school.Read More
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