A perfect summer read filled with romance, heartache, love, and loss, The Impossibility of Us by Katy Upperman tackles issues both timely and universal. The last thing Elise wants is to start her senior year in a new town. But after her brother’s death in Afghanistan, she and her mother move from San Francisco to... Continue Reading →

I'll admit, I have a hard time getting into sci fi books sometimes -- so as a result, I'm pretty picky about the ones I read. I hate getting too bogged down in the "otherness" of the sci fi world, and sometimes it's just too much for me to wrap my tired head around. When... Continue Reading →

So here's the thing about saying something like, "I don't really like thrillers." (Which is a thing I say.) Hard & fast statements like that are made to be broken. Mine was broken most recently by The Opposite of Here by Tara Altebrando, a new YA thriller that I am obsessed with. There's no hiding... Continue Reading →

If you like your books with a paranormal twist and snarky attitude, then get When Life Gives You Demons by Jennifer Honeybourn on your shelf stat! Sixteen-year-old Shelby Black has spent the past year training to be an exorcist. Her great-uncle Roy—a Catholic priest and Shelby’s guardian—believes she has a gift for expelling demons, and... Continue Reading →

Friends, please meet your new favorite summer read: Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider. This book is filled with delightful, funny, and charming characters, a curl-your-toes-it's-so-darn-cute romance, a paranormal twist, and an emotionally-charged plot line. That is to say, this book gives me all the heart eyes. I adored it. Easily one of my favorite books... Continue Reading →

A sweet story about finding friendship and more, How We Roll by Natasha Friend was a fast, fun contemporary read. Quinn is a teen who loves her family, skateboarding, basketball, and her friends, but after she's diagnosed with a condition called alopecia which causes her to lose all of her hair, her friends abandon her.... Continue Reading →

My initial thoughts upon finishing The Brink of Darkness by Jeff Giles were basically this: And this: Aaaaand this: Basically, just uncontrolled glee and joy and swooning. Yeah, I legit loved this book. The continuation of The Edge of Everything (and what felt like the conclusion of a duology?), The Brink of Darkness delivered everything... Continue Reading →

Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton is one of the best books I've read all year. And yet I've been putting off writing this review for far too long for one very silly (or maybe not-so-silly) reason ... I can't figure out how to adequately explain how much I loved this... Continue Reading →

Today I'd like to wish a very happy book birthday to Dive Smack by Demetra Brodsky! I meant to have a full review up on the blog before today, but life has been kicking my butt and I'm stupidly behind on writing reviews. And also, I think I'm just a little burned out. So starting... Continue Reading →