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YA Fiction

Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist

When I found out that Josh Sundquist had a new book coming on in 2017 I squealed in delight. Then I was a teensy tiny bit trepidatious. I mean, I adored – [...]

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne

You know a book is going to tug at all of your heartstrings when it is written by John Boyne (who wrote The Boy in the Striped Pajamas). So I went into The Boy [...]

In the Hope of Memories by Olivia Rivers

I can’t help it that I have a thing for books I think are going to make me cry. They’re irresistible, okay??? Surprisingly, I didn’t cry much in this [...]

Stacking the Shelves [13]

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is about sharing the books that you have added to your shelves in the past week. The books can be [...]

The Radius of Us by Marie Marquardt

I don’t even know where to begin in describing how much I fell in love with this book. Seriously, if you care about anything – diversity, love, life – [...]

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

How to sum up a book like The Female of the Species… hmmm… Well… “That was creepy as **** but I really enjoyed it anyway?” Yup, that’ll have to [...]

The Light Fantastic by Sarah Combs

I’m always intrigued by stories that cover topics that are acutely relevant to the times we live in. Books that aren’t afraid to tackle hard topics – to [...]

This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills

How does Emma Mills manage to just capture everything about the human experience so perfectly????? I swear, at this point I would read this woman’s to-do [...]

Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine

“Let the world burn.” *shivers* With a tagline like that, you know a book is going to take you a wild freaking ride. I’ve been pretty honest about [...]