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Review: Glitter Gets Everywhere by Yvette Clark
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I’m here with my first review of 2023. I’m hoping to do more reviews this year, so let’s see how that goes. Today, I’m reviewing Glitter Gets Everywhere. Title: Glitter Gets EverywhereAuthor: Yvette ClarkGenre: MG Contemporary/Realistic FictionSeries: NonePage Count: 320 (hardcover) Kitty’s mother died on an inappropriately sunny Tuesday. So much has changed in Kitty’s life over the last few months, and she needs the world to stop spinning around her. She needs things to return to normal — or as normal as they’ll ever be. Normal definitely does not include her family moving from their home in a cozy corner of…
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Review: Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I’m so sorry that I disappeared. School has been keeping me busy and I haven’t had as much time to work on posts. Today I have a review for my most recent read, Eliza and Her Monsters! This was recommended to me a long time ago and I finally got around to reading it. Title: Eliza and Her MonstersAuthor: Francesca ZappiaGenre: YA ContemporarySeries: NonePage Count: 385 (hardcover) Her story is a phenomenon. Her life is a disaster. In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, she’s LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. Eliza…
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Review: Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I’m getting ready to go camping tomorrow, which I’m looking forward to. This will be the only post this week until Friday, as I’ll be gone on Tuesday. Today, I have a review for one of the books I read for Pride Month! Rise to the Sun was one of my most anticipated releases for 2021. I loved Leah Johnson’s debut novel, You Should See Me in a Crown, so I had some hopes for this. Unfortunately, this book didn’t quite live up to them. Title: Rise to the SunAuthor: Leah JohnsonGenre: YA Contemporary RomanceSeries: NonePage Count: 336 (hardcover) A stunning novel…
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Mini Reviews: The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu & How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I have two mini reviews, one for The Kingdom of Back and one for How We Fall Apart. Both of these have been on my TBR for ages, and I was excited to read both of them. However, only one of them lived up to my expectations. Title: The Kingdom of Back Author: Marie Lu Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Series: None Page Count: 313 (paperback) Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish: to be remembered forever. But even as she delights audiences with her masterful playing, she has little hope she’ll ever become the…
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ARC Review: Love Times Infinity by Lane Clarke
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. School is back in session after having spring break last week. I went camping with my family and had a lot of fun. It was definitely hot, but I still had a good time and took a lot of pictures that I plan to share in a later post. Today’s post is a very exciting one. And that’s because I got my first ARC! I was so excited when I got asked to review this book. I’ve gotten a few requests before, but this was the first one that struck my interest. Let’s get into the review! Title: Love Times Infinity Author:…
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Review: Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. This week has been loooooong. We have this weird schedule at school for testing, so we have extra long block period sessions, where classes are two hours long. It makes the days go by so slowly. And we have it again next week! Anyways, enough complaining from me. I’m here to talk about a new favorite book of mine! Have you ever read a book where you just felt completely and totally happy when it ended? And you couldn’t keep that smile off your face? Well, I have found that book. Counting Down with You is now one of my favorite contemporaries.…
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Review: The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I have a book review for The Weight of the Stars. I read this book a while ago, but I haven’t able to write down a coherent review with my thoughts on it. I finally managed to put my thoughts down, so here it is! Title: The Weight of the StarsAuthor: K. AncrumGenre: Science Fiction, Contemporary, Young AdultSeries: NonePage Count: 384 Synopsis: “Ryann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn’t an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the wrong side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for…
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Mini Reviews: A Collection of LGBTQ+ Books in Honor of Pride Month
Hello, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I haven’t done a book review in nearly a month, which is kind of surprising, but I wanted to do these reviews as a collection, so I’ve been working on them for a while. These are all from my Pride Month TBR which I set at the beginning of June. Quick disclaimer that there are going to be no unmarked spoilers in any of these reviews. If there are any, they will be marked and hidden. Title: Picture Us in the Light Author: Kelly Loy Gilbert Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult Series: None Page Count: 361 Synopsis: “Danny Cheng has always…
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Review: The Half-Orphan’s Handbook by Joan F. Smith
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re doing well. Today I have another review, this one for The Half-Orphan’s Handbook. I really enjoyed this, so let’s get into the review. Title: The Half-Orphan’s HandbookAuthor: Joan F. SmithGenre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Young AdultSeries: NonePage Count: 320 Synopsis: “For fans of John Green and Emily X.R. Pan, The Half-Orphan’s Handbook by Joan F. Smith is a coming-of-age story and an empathetic, authentic exploration of grief with a sharp sense of humor and a big heart. It’s been three months since Lila lost her father to suicide. Since then, she’s learned to protect herself from pain by following two unbreakable rules: 1. The only people…
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Review: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Hello, everyone! I hope you are all doing well. Today I have another book review. Title: Everything, Everything Author: Nicola Yoon Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult Series? Standalone Synopsis: My disease is as rare as it is famous. It’s a form of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, but basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in fifteen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives. New next door neighbors. I look out the window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black t-shirt, black jeans, black…
