⭐⭐⭐⭐ Us Against You by Fredrik Backman – Hockey has never been just hockey in Beartown. People’s lives are being defined by it. It is an undeniable, unstoppable…
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo – Book Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dark academia is one of my favorite subgenres. The school setting, the mystery, the esthetics, the gothic vibes… In Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, we follow Galaxy (Alex) Stern
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman – Book Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman was one of those books that, as soon as I read it, I just knew it would stay with me forever. It was emotional, authentic…
What Stars Are Made Of by Sarah Allen – Book Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What Stars Are Made Of by Sarah Allen was such a pleasant surprise! Even though I’m not much into middle grades, I loved this one so much! When
Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum – Book Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum was one of the better YA contemporaries I’ve read. The writing was non-pretentious and kind of melodic…
Beartown by Fredrik Backman – Book Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beartown is a novel by Fredrik Backman that describes the reaction of townspeople to something horrible that happens in a small, isolated, hockey-obsessed town
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson – Book Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ To become a fighter pilot and help defend her little world against the aliens is all Spensa, callsign Spin, has ever wanted. But branded the daughter of a coward…
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell – Book Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell is an all-consuming, thought provoking novel that explores an age-gap relationship, abuse, consent, coming of age, acceptance
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter – Book Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When I first started reading The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter, it took me a while to completely sink into the story. I was kind of thrown into this
Coraline by Neil Gaiman – Book Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Coraline is a perfect children’s horror story. To me it felt right in the middle between Alice in Wonderland and The Addams Family without really being either.