(Note to self: don't ever before a spy if you're even a little bit claustrophobic.)--Page 163 Hello again, fellow YA readers! I'm finally back today with another sweet lil' book review... and this one is from one of our favorite young adult/teen fiction sub-genres... spy books. Because, remember how I wrote and shared my own …
Continue reading Book in Review: ‘Don’t Judge a Girl by Her Cover’ by Ally Carter
Happy Pride Month, friends! Assuming you are reading this in June... and, if not, put pride month on your calendar and prepare for that magical time of year to come back around! Today, I want to "chat" with you all a little bit about Pride--what it is, where it comes from, and why it's so …
Continue reading The Importance of Pride Themes in Young Adult Literature (YA Lit)
Guys, I think I'm finally doing it... I'm reading more than two books a year! Even if they are audiobooks... but, hey, I do what I can. My latest audiobook read was Not Here to Be Liked... and, yeah, I felt mixed on this one, which seems to be becoming my norm these days. Oh, …
Continue reading Book in Review: Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach
Young adult books are all the rage. Or, at least, I think so, and, if you're reading this, I can only assume you think so too. And, as I have recently discovered, there are thousands of books with just one-word titles. Even better? There are thousands of YA books with one-word titles. Don't worry, though, …
Welcome back to my blog, y'all! I know it's been a bit since I've done a book review... so, we're going to just do one today. And today's review is on Beauty Queens... which, at first, I really wanted to fall in love with... but... (and I'm sure you can probably guess where things will …
Continue reading Book in Review: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Well, now that the new year is approaching, I've decided that it's finally time to pick up all the books I purchased 15 months ago and actually read them. Even if that also means... finishing the book I started back in June after accidentally leaving it under a stack of candles for six months. Yeah, …
Continue reading Book in Review: Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
Okay, so... we're back with another book review, y'all! Now, this one... I'll just say it. It was meh to me. But, as always, I'm going to give it an honest review, highlighting the good and the bad for you all. So buckle up and join me on the journey of unpacking this... interesting tale! …
Continue reading Book in Review: The Accidental Bad Girl by Maxine Kaplan
As a writer, I know the importance of interviewing your characters during that ever-so-special pre-writing phase. Just kidding, it's not that special. It's actually quite boring, and so I usually skip most of it and get right into actual writing. But, anywho, sitting down with our fictional characters and "interviewing" them can be a pretty …
Continue reading 3 “Emma Lenford” Characters, 1 “Interview”.
Hey y'all, I'm back with another grand book review! And, this time... we (finally) have one I REALLY like! Heads up, it deals with aliens, too. Like, extraterrestrials. Yuh! The Book Overview In a nutshell, and I'm kind of copying other Goodreads reviewers here, Flying is basically a mash-up between Men in Black and Buffy …
Listen, I love YA Lit as much as the next guy or gal. But, I think, a lot of people, even seasoned readers, don't realize that there are many faces to Young Adult Literature... like, there are sub-genres within sub-genres of YA and Teen Literature! Okay, think of it like this: a book that's categorized …
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