Tag: young adult

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

96 Words for Love by Rachel Roy & Ava Dash (ARC Review)

February 23, 2019

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.… Read More 96 Words for Love by Rachel Roy & Ava Dash (ARC Review)

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

Enchantée by Gita Trelease (ARC Review)

February 22, 2019

Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries—and magicians…When smallpox kills her parents, Camille Durbonne must find a way to provide for her frail, naive sister while managing her volatile brother. Relying on petty magic—la magie ordinaire—Camille painstakingly transforms scraps of metal into money… Read More Enchantée by Gita Trelease (ARC Review)

— ARC review, book review, comic/graphic novel, young adult —

Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau (ARC Review)

February 15, 2019

Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band―if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens. But while interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector… Read More Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau (ARC Review)

— TBR post —

February 2019 TBR

February 6, 2019

Hello everyone! And welcome to my February 2019 TBR post! What are you most excited to read in February?! Those of you who have been keeping up with my TBR updates will know that I hit a really bad reading slump late last year where I read very little leading up to it, and then… Read More February 2019 TBR

— book birthdays —

Book Birthdays: February 5, 2019

February 5, 2019

Here are the books (on my radar) that are celebrating their Book Birthdays today (a.k.a. books that are being published in Canada today)! Happiest of Book Birthdays to all of these lovely new releases! Which ones are you most excited for?

— calendar girls —

Calendar Girls (February 2019): Black History Month (Favourite Book by a Black Author)

February 4, 2019

It’s time for another Calendar Girls Books post, and this month our prompt is Black History Month (Favourite Book by a Black Author). While looking through my “read” list, I realized that I had not read as many books by black authors as I had thought! So, now, I’m even more excited to see what other… Read More Calendar Girls (February 2019): Black History Month (Favourite Book by a Black Author)