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Category: YA books

  • Hawkweed Prophecy by Irena Brignull | Book Review

    This book was given to me for an honest review. All opinions are my own.   Poppy Hooper and Ember Hawkweed couldn’t lead more different lives. Poppy is a troubled teen: moving from school to school, causing chaos wherever she goes, never making friends or lasting connections. Ember is a young witch, struggling to find…

  • Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh | Book Review

    The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her twin brother, Kenshin, or her skills as an accomplished alchemist. Since Mariko was not born a boy, her fate was sealed the moment…

  • The Secret Science of Magic by Melissa Keli | Book Review

    Sophia is smart, like genius-calculator-brain smart. But there are some things no amount of genius can prepare you for, and the messiness of real life is one of them. When everything she knows is falling apart, how can she crack the puzzle of what to do with her life?   Joshua spends his time honing…

  • Caraval by Stephanie Garber | Book Review

    Whatever you’ve heard about Caraval, it doesn’t compare to the reality. It’s more than just a game or a performance. It’s the closest you’ll ever find to magic in this world . . .    Welcome, welcome to Caraval―Stephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of two sisters who escape their ruthless father when they enter the dangerous…

  • Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken | Book Review

    Wayfarer is the sequel to Passenger Passenger    In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles, but years from home. And she’s inherited a…

  • All Signs Lead Back To You | Book Review

    I was given All Signs Lead Back to You by Aniesha Brahma as an Advance Review Copy for an honest book review through Book Tours. 2013. As the final bell for the day rang on their last day in school, Diya Rai, had a chill run down her spine. The chill of not knowing what…

  • YA in the Miami Book Fair

    I will be attending the annual Miami Book Fair November 19 & 20th! Super excited because there will be a bunch of Young Adult authors attending and a few with books I have already read*. There are also some authors whose books are on my current To Be Read list and I do not know…

  • Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo | Book Talk

    “Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world…

  • Fallen Angel by David Lamour | Book Review

    This book was given to me by David Lamour for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Death is coming for me and it seems like all I have left in this world are things that I know and things that I may never understand. I know that angels are trying to…

  • Jackaby by William Ritter | Book Talk

    Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary–including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position…