I loved Rae Carson’s fantasy series Girl of Fire and Thorns (which I never reviewed here, but I did do a review in gifs for the library’s tumblr). I was so excited when I discovered she had a new series, but since it was more historical fiction, which is not usually my favorite genre, I… Continue reading Book Review: Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
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Reading Recap: Award Winners with a Magical Twist
I love stories with just a hint of magic. When authors can pull back the curtain on our world and show us the wonder and beauty just below the surface of everyday life, I’m hooked. I read both Skellig and When You Reach Me for my summer YA literature class, and they were by far… Continue reading Reading Recap: Award Winners with a Magical Twist
Book Review: The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick
While visiting my brother in sunny California this summer, I cheated on my assigned summer reading by sneaking in some advanced readers’ copies into my beach reading. I was craving a feel good, layered contemporary YA romance, and while it wasn’t my favorite of Huntley Fitzpatrick’s novels, the companion to My Life Next Door still delivered… Continue reading Book Review: The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Reading Recap: Paranormal and Steampunk YA
My grad school class has wrapped up, and so I’m back to blogging. I read a sampling of paranormal and steampunk YA. These are all backlist titles that I’d missed, and I do feel that even though none of them are new personal favorites for me, it does give me some more options for recommendations… Continue reading Reading Recap: Paranormal and Steampunk YA
Reading Recap: Notable Vintage YA
As I’ve hinted before, I’ve been taking a grad school class all about young adult literature this summer. Which means I am reading 3-4 books a week (in addition to textbooks and articles and…) It’s enlightening to go back and read books that I’ve missed and re-read favorites. I’ve divided them into categories and will be… Continue reading Reading Recap: Notable Vintage YA
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