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Fireblood Elly Blake Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Rating: 3.75/5 Against all odds, Ruby has defeated the villainous Frost King and melted his throne of ice. But the bloodthirsty Minax that was trapped inside is now haunting her kingdom and everyone she Read More …
I was a book snob If you scroll through my blog, you’ll see I read a lot of Young Adult novels. But it hasn’t always been that way. In fact, when I was an actual young adult I read almost Read More …
I’ve come to terms with the fact that I won’t meet my 2017 reading goal. But it’s okay; even if I don’t read the number of books I wanted to read, I still read some amazing books this year. Read More …
Invictus Ryan Graudin Genre: Sci-fi, Young Adult Rating: Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in Rome in 95 AD, Far’s birth defies the laws of nature. Read More …
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe Lauren James Genre: Sci-fi, Young Adult Rating: Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity amongst the stars. Read More …
5/5 – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Illustrated Edition) – JK Rowling & Jim Kay Re-read for the 1639693 time. It’s gorgeous! (Book Depository / Amazon US / Amazon Canada / Amazon UK) 4/5 – Wonder Woman: The Official Movie Novelization – Nancy Holder Great for Read More …
On Sunday I went to YALC (Young Adult Literature Convention) and it was fantastic! It’s part of the London Film & Comic-con, but fairly self contained, and way less crowded and hectic. I was Read More …
Flame in the Mist Renée Ahdieh Rating: 4/5 The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her Read More …
The Upside of Unrequited Becky Albertalli Rating: 4.5/5 Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of rejection. So she’s careful. Read More …
Empress of a Thousand Skies – Rhoda Belleza I love sci-fi. And the tagline for Empress is “Take back the throne.” So basically, this is an overthrow the reigning monarch story, but in space. I’m already in love. (Book Depository / Amazon US / Amazon Read More …