It was 100% nostalgia that prompted me to put this contemporary YA on my list. I was totally that girl in middle school that wrote love letters I never intended to send. So, when I was looking for a short audio book that would be kind of a palette cleanser, I checked this out expecting… Continue reading Audiobook Review: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
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Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
I usually rotate between genres, but I have been craving YA fantasy in the vein of Graceling and Finnikin of the Rock lately. I’d read the first few pages of Throne of Glass when it first came out and it didn’t really pique my interest at the time, but I decided to give it a try… Continue reading Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Book Review: Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Hepperman
I loved poetry as a teenager, but it’s rare to find a collection that I feel confident recommending to Real Actual Teens today. Then I read this kick-ass, thought-provoking, feminist collection of poems inspired by fairy tale tropes, and I was blown away. Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Hepperman Published:September 23rd 2014… Continue reading Book Review: Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Hepperman
Book Review: The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley
I was skeptical of this when I ordered it for the library, because I usually have this assumption that books set in the 90s (or the era in which the author was a teenager) don’t appeal to teens so much as adults who are looking for nostalgia for their own teenage years. But this story… Continue reading Book Review: The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley
Audiobook Review: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
I picked out a stack of audiobooks for a road trip with a fellow librarian, and we just kept striking out. We tried 031398147541 by Melissa de la Cruz and hate the narrator. I’ve heard great things about The Sky is Everywhere, and I loved Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun (my review) but the… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
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