I don’t read as many dystopian stories as I used to, but The Sandcastle Empire reminded me of why I always enjoyed this subgenre. World building is key and I found that is was a world that seemed near and plausible, which was chilling. The people who had less grew tired of the increasing income […]
Tag: Young Adult
Ex Libris Audio: Strange The Dreamer
I was so, so ready to jump into another world created by the talented and amazing Laini Taylor. The beginning of Strange the Dreamer might seem a bit slow, but I urge you to hang on because everything you read builds and builds and there is not one part of the story that I would […]
Want By Cindy Pon
Want has been one of my most anticipated books this year and it did not disappoint! There is much about Want that seems very relevant to today. The world of this futuristic Taipei is extremely polluted to the point that it makes people sick and significantly shortens lives. Increased industrialization and limited regulations have made […]
Royal Bastards By Andrew Shvarts
The two things I kept hearing about Royal Bastards was that it was action-packed and hilarious. For a fantasy, I get the action-packed, but the hilarious part really intrigued me. Tilla lives in an in-between sort of world. She is her father’s daughter, but is not a legitimate heir to the kingdom. She benefits from […]
#ReadADessen Spotlight: This Lullaby
Welcome to my stop on the #ReadADessen tour as I talk about This Lullaby! Don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a full paperback set of Sarah Dessen books! When Remy was a baby, her father wrote her a song that became a huge hit, and […]
Given To The Sea By Mindy McGinnis
The thing I love about books by Mindy McGinnis is that one is never like the other. She’s written dystopian, historical, and gut wrenching contemporary. When I saw the jacket copy for Given to the Sea, I knew I had to put this on my must read list. Given to the Sea is told in […]
Blog Tour: Spindle Fire
There was a time when I read so many retellings. I was all about it and then they all started reading like the same story, so I took a break from that particular subgenre. However, Spindle Fire’s unique take on Sleeping Beauty caught my interest. Instead of faeries gifting a child with favorable traits, they […]
A Psalm For Lost Girls By Katie Bayerl
I am always up for a book that explores relationships between sisters and A Psalm for Lost Girls has that in spades. What makes it interesting is that one of the sisters is already dead when the book begins, which added an interesting dynamic. Everything that we hear fro Tess is through Callie’s memories of […]
Blog Tour: A Psalm For Lost Girls
Welcome to my stop on the A Psalm for Lost Girls Blog Tour! Today I am bringing you my Top Ten Favorite Things about A Psalm for Lost Girls! At the bottom of the post, don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a finished copy. I loved this story, so you […]
Blog Tour: Confessions Of A High School Disaster
Written in a diary format, Confessions of a High School Disaster was a book I expected to read like younger YA, but ended up touching upon a wide variety of experiences and issues over the course of one school year. Chloe’s voice was honest and really funny at times. As a freshman, she was trying […]