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    Book Review: Highly Illogical Behavior

    by Jess October 20, 2022
    by Jess October 20, 2022

    I finished reading Highly Illogical Behavior in a matter of days. This emotion-packed story is sure to keep you engaged and invested in the lie of Solomon Reed. Keep reading for my review of Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey…

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    Book Review: Take Me With You When You Go

    by Jess August 8, 2022
    by Jess August 8, 2022

    Take Me With You When You Go tells the story of Ezra and Bea Ahern, a brother and sister who live a difficult life. When Bea runs away, she leaves an email address for her brother to contact her. The whole novel is told through a series of emails exchanged between the two siblings. Their abusive home situation is why Bea left in the first place, and Ezra is left to deal with their abusive stepfather and neglectful mother.

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    4 YA Books Set in the Middle Ages That Defy Gender Stereotypes

    by Joli July 29, 2022
    by Joli July 29, 2022

    So much Young Adult Fiction published in the last three to five years takes place in the time of Camelot, Vikings and Charlemagne. What’s not to love about castles and kings, knights and the possibility of a magical being?

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    5 YA Books Featuring Characters with Bipolar Disorder

    by Jess July 10, 2022
    by Jess July 10, 2022

    Teenagers long to find characters that they relate to. An estimated 2.9% of adolescents live with bipolar disorder, and they need to see themselves represented in the literature they read. Here’s a list of 5 young adult novels featuring characters with bipolar disorder.

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    25 YA Christmas Romance Books That Will Make You Start Singing “All I Want for Christmas is You”

    by Joli November 29, 2021
    by Joli November 29, 2021

    There’s something undeniably magical about the Christmas season, isn’t there?
    It fills our hearts with nostalgia, joy, and an innate need to listen to “All I Want for Christmas is You” on repeat.
    So get ready to go dashing through the snow with these 25 YA winter romance books that are as irresistible as a second mug of hot chocolate.

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    10 YA Books About Living With Mental Illness

    by Katie March 22, 2021
    by Katie March 22, 2021

    Mental health is a topic of prime concern these days, especially for kids and teens who may have spent much of the last year in isolation, cut off from peers and in-person school. Reading a book with a protagonist struggling…

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    #Ownvoices YA Books Everyone Should Read: Mysteries and Thrillers

    by Katie August 19, 2020
    by Katie August 19, 2020

    If you’re a fan of twists, turns, and things that go bump in the night, you’ll love these #ownvoices mysteries and thrillers that take place everywhere from a Mexican mansion in the 1950s to 1800s Korea. Whether your tastes trend…

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    #Ownvoices YA Books Everyone Should Read: Fantasy and Science Fiction Edition

    by Katie August 12, 2020
    by Katie August 12, 2020

    Fantasy and science fiction are two broad categories that span everything from high fantasy, to alternate steampunk histories, to outer space adventures. Often though, these stories, and in particular fantasy, tend to slant toward basing their mythologies and histories in…

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    by Joli April 23, 2019
    by Joli April 23, 2019

    I’ve been reading but haven’t had time to write “real” reviews lately, so here are a few mini ones! Have you read any of these? Please let me know what you thought in the comments! American War This book was…

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    Review: Artemis

    by Caleigh February 4, 2018
    by Caleigh February 4, 2018

    Andy Weir’s sophomore novel, Artemis, was released at the end of 2017, following his critically acclaimed The Martian which was published in 2012 with the movie quickly following on its heels. He also is responsible for the four page e-book…

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There was rarely a time when Phoenix Yuan-Whyller’s mother, Rain, didn’t live with her. Even when Phoenix got married, Rain, who followed her from China to Toronto, came to share Phoenix’s life. Now at the age of eighty-three, Rain’s unexpected death ushers in a heartrending separation.

Struggling with the loss, Phoenix comes across her mother’s suitcase—a memory box Rain had brought from home. Inside, Phoenix finds two old photographs and a decorative bottle holding a crystallized powder. Her auntie Mei tells her these missing pieces of her mother’s early life can only be explained when they meet, and so, clutching her mother’s ashes, Phoenix boards a plane for China. What at first seems like a daughter’s quest to uncover a mother’s secrets becomes a startling journey of self-discovery.

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Congrats @suzanneparrywrites on this gorgeous story coming out this past week! Not sure how you can take something so very bleak and make it so beautiful. This book will break your heart and make it swell with love for these characters 💖. Happiest of pub days to Lost Souls of Leningrad! Find my full review at the link in my bio.

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