Title: Can’t Take That Away Author: Steven Salvatore Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Publication date: March 9, 2021 Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Bookshop.org | Book Depository | Goodreads | StoryGraph Summary Genderqueer teen Carey Parker can bring down the house with their voice. They dream of becoming a diva worthy of Mariah Carey. However, traumaRead More
Review: The Project
Title: The Project Author: Courtney Summers Publisher: Wednesday Books Publication date: February 2, 2021 Barnes and Noble | Bookshop.org | Book Depository | Goodreads | StoryGraph Summary After the death of her parents, Lo Denham is used to being on her own. Especially after her sister, Bea, joined The Unity Project, a cult-like religious organization.Read More
Review: Take It Back
Title: Take It Back Author: Kia Abdullah (Twitter | Instagram | Facebook) Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication date: December 8, 2020 Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Bookshop.org | Book Depository | Goodreads Summary Zara Kaleel was a successful London lawyer, rising against the odds. But her rise to fame came at a sharp cost. Now, some ofRead More
Ten Books to Look Forward to in 2021
2021 is just weeks away, and thank goodness! What a crazy year 2020 has been. Also there are so many great books coming out next year. For example, Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli are pairing up again to write Here’s to Us, a sequel to What If It’s Us. I am so hyped for that. As wellRead More
Review: Malcolm and Me
Title: Malcolm and Me Author: Robin Farmer Publisher: SparkPress Publication date: November 17, 2020 Amazon | Goodreads | Barnes and Noble | Book Depository | Bookshop.org Summary Thirteen-year-old Roberta is a poet, growing up during the Watergate Scandal. She goes to a Catholic school where she gets in trouble for calling Thomas Jefferson a hypocriteRead More
Review: As the Shadow Rises
Title: As the Shadow Rises Author: Katy Rose Pool Publisher: Macmillan Publication date: September 1, 2020 Barnes and Noble | Bookshop.org | Book Depository | Goodreads Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Visit my shop for recommendation lists here. Summary The world is slowly moving towardRead More
Review: Belladonna
Title: Belladonna Author: Anbara Salam Publisher: Berkley Publication date: June 9, 2020 Barnes and Noble | IndieBound | Goodreads Summary Bridget and Isabella are best friends. Isabella is the popular girl in their small Catholic school in Connecticut, while Bridget keeps to herself. They’ve formed an unlikely bond that lasts a lifetime. When the two graduate in 1957, theyRead More
Review: Always the Last to Know
Title: Always the Last to Know Author: Kristan Higgins Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Publication date: June 9, 2020 Barnes and Noble | IndieBound | Goodreads Summary The Frosts have a pretty typical American life. Barb and John have been together for 50 years and trying to navigate their changing relationship. They still had their daughters, Juliet and Sadie, toRead More
Review: Seven Endless Forests
Title: Seven Endless Forests Author: April Genevieve Tucholke Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Publication Date: April 28, 2020 Barnes and Noble | Book Depositry | IndieBound | Goodreads Summary After barely surviving a plague that killed their mother, Torvi and her sister Morgunn aren’t sure what to do next. This is decided for Torvi when Morgunn is stolenRead More
Review: Cursed
Title: Cursed Author: Thomas Wheeler, Frank Miller (illustrator) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: October 1, 2019 Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Goodreads Summary Nimue has always been an outsider in her Druid village, ever since she was touched by dark magic as a child. However, on the day she was going to leave, fate intervened. The RedRead More