ARC review, book review, young adult

American Panda by Gloria Chao (ARC Review)

Title: American Panda Author: Gloria Chao Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Simon Pulse (Simon & Schuster) Date published: February 6, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. An incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American teen whose parents want her to be… Read More American Panda by Gloria Chao (ARC Review)

ARC review, book review, young adult

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (ARC Review)

Title: The Hazel Wood Author: Melissa Albert Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Flatiron Books (Macmillan Publishers) Date published: January 30, 2018 Physical copies of this book were kindly provided by Raincoast Books (ARC), and Indigo Books & Music Inc. (finished copy), in exchange for an honest review. Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent… Read More The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (ARC Review)

top ten tuesdays, weekly meme

Top Ten Tuesday #40: Top Ten Favourite/Most Satisfying Romantic Plots/Couples

It’s been a while since I participated in one of these, and that makes me sad. But I’ve been busy, and I guess I wasn’t really inspired by any of the lists that I came up with using the prompts from the last few weeks. I just feel like those lists featured books that I’ve… Read More Top Ten Tuesday #40: Top Ten Favourite/Most Satisfying Romantic Plots/Couples

book review, young adult

Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh (Review)

Title: Reign of the Fallen Author: Sarah Glenn Marsh Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, LGBT Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin Random House) Date published: January 23, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Odessa is one of Karthia’s master necromancers, catering to the kingdom’s ruling Dead.… Read More Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh (Review)

book review, young adult

Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed (Review)

Title: Love, Hate & Other Filters Author: Samira Ahmed Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary Publisher: Soho Teen (Penguin Random House) Date published: January 16, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. A searing #OwnVoices coming-of-age debut in which an Indian-American Muslim teen confronts Islamophobia… Read More Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed (Review)

book review, nonfiction

Tanya Bakes by Tanya Burr (Mini Review)

Title: Tanya Bakes Author: Tanya Burr Type: Nonfiction Genre: Food and Drink, Cookbook, Baking Publisher: Penguin Random House Date published: September 7, 2017 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Following the phenomenally successful Love, Tanya, Tanya Burr is back with her very first cookbook. In Tanya Bakes,… Read More Tanya Bakes by Tanya Burr (Mini Review)