Resurrection Girls by Ava Morgyn | Book Review

*Please bear with me as I post some older reviews from my drafts! Olivia Foster hasn’t felt alive since her little brother drowned in the backyard pool three years ago. Then Kara Hallas moves in across the street with her mother and grandmother, and Olivia is immediately drawn to these three generations of women. Kara…

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater | Book Review

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the…

The Traitor’s Kiss by Erin Beaty | Book Review

An obstinate girl who will not be married. A soldier desperate to prove himself. A kingdom on the brink of war. With a sharp tongue and an unruly temper, Sage Fowler is not what they’d call a lady―which is perfectly fine with her. Deemed unfit for marriage, Sage is apprenticed to a matchmaker and tasked…

Books I Wish I Could Have Read in High School

One of the greatest things about YA these days is the amount of diversity that is being brought to the characters. When I was in high school, it was almost non-existent. I could have been reading the wrong books, but I was a pretty big reader back then. And it's not only the diversity aspect,…

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater | Book Review

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.” It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past.…

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young | Book Review

Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield—her brother, fighting with the enemy—the brother she watched die five years ago. Faced with her brother's…

Waiting on Wednesday: Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.  In this prompt we discuss books that have yet to be published that we’re excited about! Head over to her blog to learn more. Title: Two Dark Reigns Author: Kendare Blake Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: September 4, 2018 Links: Goodreads | Book Depository Synopsis: Queen Katharine…

Popular Books that Totally Lived Up to the Hype | Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. I love this prompt because reading popular books that are super-hyped…

They Both Die At the End by Adam Silvera | Book Review

On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that.…

Waiting on Wednesday: Impostors by Scott Westerfeld

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.  In this prompt we discuss books that have yet to be published that we’re excited about! Head over to her blog to learn more. I personally stole this idea from Elizabeth @ the Bookish Connoisseur, so thanks girl. I know I haven't…