The Lies of Alma Blackwell Author: Amanda Glaze Genre: YA Horror Publication Date: August 27, 2024 Publisher: Union Square & Co. Thank you to Union Square & Co. and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: parental […]
This week’s prompt is a relationship freebie, and we’ve talked about so many different kinds of relationships. One of my favorite relationship types is also one of my favorite tropes to see in books—found family. So for this week, I want to build my own found family out […]
I finished March with 24 ARCs left to be read. Happy May! The month of April turned out to be unexpectedly busy for me, well … busier than I was already expecting. Between the weather getting nicer, Passover and family visiting, needing shoulder surgery (which I’m having today, […]
February was mainly devoted to taking care of two rowdy puppies that just turned 3 months old. And by taking care of, I mean cleaning up after. The rescue told us that they were chihuahua mixes based on the mom, but I think that mix was really diluted […]
The Bad Ones Author: Melissa Albert Genre: YA Horror Publication Date: February 20, 2024 Publisher: Flatiron Books Thank you to YA Books Central and Flatiron Books for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. You can find my YA Books Central review here. CONTENT WARNING: […]
While there’s something to be said for reading a book by one of my favorite authors. I already know that if I pick up one of their books, that I’m going to love how they write and the kind of stories that they create. But there’s also the […]
Wrath Becomes Her Author: Aden Polydoros Genre: YA Horror Publication Date: October 10, 2023 Publisher: Inkyard Press Thank you to Bookish First and Inkyard Press for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, genocide, grief, murder, violence, death of […]
This week’s prompt is all about books that feature celebrations in them, and I am definitely here for it. Besides, who doesn’t like a celebration? Here’s some of my favorite books with celebrations in the story: The City of Dusk by Tara Sim. Much of the book leads […]
Hi, all! I’m Cait from @functionallyfictional, and I might be popping in here and there with reviews. Without further ado… Breakup From Hell Author: Ann Dávila Cardinal Genre: YA Paranormal Publication Date: January 3, 2023 Publisher: HarperTeen CONTENT WARNING: violence, apocalypse, mild gore, parental death Miguela Angeles is […]
This week’s prompt is a freebie, so I’m going to talk about some books I’ve read recently that are definitely underrated. Every so often I come across a book that is fantastic, but I’ve never heard about before. It feels like the same book are always hyped on […]
