I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of Trang Tranh Tran’s YA debut She is a Haunting. Read on for my review! Summary A house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect…
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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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Summary In Every Last Word, Samantha “Sam” McAllister lives her life with a secret. She has Purely-Obsessional OCD, a mental illness that causes her to live a life plagued with dark thoughts and obsessive behaviors. She doesn’t want her “perfect”…
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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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When I read a description of Pest by Elizabeth Foscue and saw Veronica Mars mentioned, my attention was immediately piqued. That show is awesome! Read on to find out if it really did have that kind of vibe. The Summary…
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Book ReviewsSelf-HelpYoung Adult
Review – Life Skills 101: Everything You Need, But Won’t Learn in School
by Joliby JoliI have a really interesting, beyond-the-usual kind of review today. Check it out! Synopsis Growing up is a painful process for everyone involved. Teens want freedom, while parents want their kids to be responsible. Teens struggle with heartbreak, friendship troubles,…
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Book Lists
25 YA Christmas Romance Books That Will Make You Start Singing “All I Want for Christmas is You”
by Joliby JoliThere’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. -
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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Book ReviewsFictionLiving Life BookishlyYoung Adult
Review: Midnight Sun and Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
by Jessicaby JessicaWelcome to my Nostalgic/New Review series! In this series of reviews, I revisit the books and authors that were influential in my teen and young adult years. 2020 has been a big year for publishing “blasts from the past!” Previously,…
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As Hermione Granger observes in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, banning something often only makes people more interested in it. This concept often applies to books that have been deemed off-limits. I have selected five notoriously banned…