Author: Chloe Gong Genre: YA Fantasy Release Date: 11.17.20 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Source: Purchased My Rating: 3.5/5 stars Synopsis: “The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the...
Month: January 2021
Novella Review & Mood Board for Memento
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January 25, 2021
Author: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Genre: YA Sci-fi Release Date: 10.20.20 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Source: E-Book via Library My Rating: 5/5 stars SYNOPSIS: “AIDAN is the AI you’ll love to hate. The advanced AI system was supposed to protect a fleet...
Five YA Books I’ve Hauled This Month
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January 15, 2021
Hello friends! Over the past couple weeks I’ve obtained quite a few amazing new books. Between receiving titles for different promotions and visiting the bookstore more times than I can count, my bookshelves are filling quickly. Lately my boyfriend and I have been visiting a...
Author: Kat Ellis Genre: YA Horror Release Date: 08.25.20 Publisher: Dial Books Source: E-ARC via NetGalley My Rating: 3 stars? SYNOPSIS: “Things I know about Harrow Lake:1.It’s where my father shot his most disturbing slasher film.2.There’s something not right about this town. Lola Nox is...
December 2020 Reading Wrap-up (My Biggest “Read” Pile in Months!)
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January 11, 2021
Hello friends! Happy new year to you all. I finally sat down today to write out my December 2020 Reading Wrap-up and completely surprised myself with how much I read last month. I managed to read six books! Compared to previous months (only two in...
Author: Emma Lord Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: 01.12.21 Publisher: Wednesday Books Source: E-ARC via Netgalley My Rating: 5/5 stars SYNOPSIS: “When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it’s mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge. After all, she...
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Genre: YA Mystery Release Date: 09.01.20 Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Source: Purchased My Rating: 3/5 stars SYNOPSIS: “Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes...
With the complicated mess that was 2020, it was the worst reading year I’ve ever had. Compared to my usual 80-90 books per year struggling to hit 60 reads felt weird. But then again, I wasn’t doing school from home during a pandemic in 2019....