book review, young adult

Layover by Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer (Review)

Title: Layover Authors: Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House) Date published: February 6, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Flynn: At first we were almost strangers. But ever since I… Read More Layover by Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer (Review)

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Summer Skin by Kirsty Eagar (ARC Review)

Title: Summer Skin Author: Kirsty Eagar Type: Fiction Genre: NA, YA, Romance, Contemporary Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (Macmillan) Published: May 29, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Raincoast Books, in exchange for an honest review. Jess Gordon is out for revenge. Last year the jocks from Knights College tried to… Read More Summer Skin by Kirsty Eagar (ARC Review)

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My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Review)

Title: My Lady Jane Authors: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Historical, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: HarperTeen (HarperCollins) Date published: June 7, 2016 (hardcover) | May 9, 2017 (paperback) Source: Library This comical, fantastical, romantical, New York Times bestselling, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey is “an uproarious historical fantasy that’s not to… Read More My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Review)

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From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon (ARC Review)

Title: From Twinkle, With Love Author: Sandhya Menon Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Simon Pulse (Simon & Schuster) Published: May 22, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes… Read More From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon (ARC Review)

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My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma (ARC Review)

Title: My So-Called Bollywood Life Author: Nisha Sharma Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Crown BFYR (Penguin Random House) Published: May 15, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Winnie Mehta was never really convinced that Raj was her soulmate, but their… Read More My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma (ARC Review)

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Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi (ARC Review)

Title: Emergency Contact Author: Mary H.K. Choi Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Published: March 27, 2018 For Penny Lee high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were fine, and while she somehow managed to land a boyfriend, he doesn’t actually know… Read More Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi (ARC Review)

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Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne (ARC Review)

Title: Brightly Burning Author: Alexa Donne Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Retelling, Romance Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Published: May 1, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Seventeen-year-old Stella Ainsley wants just one thing: to go somewhere—anywhere—else. Her home is a… Read More Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne (ARC Review)

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The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (Review)

Title: The Prince and the Dressmaker Author: Jen Wang Type: Fiction, Sequential Art, Graphic Novel Genre: YA, Historical, LGBT Publisher: First Second (Macmillan) Published: February 13, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Raincoast Books, in exchange for an honest review. Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince Sebastian is looking… Read More The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (Review)