Today's book review is part of the official blog tour for The Darkest Part of the Forest. Learn more about the tour & enter to win a finished copy of the book after our review, below! * * * A seductive, dark fairy tale set in a magical twist on the modern world awaits readers... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black + Contest
Today's book review is part of the official blog tour for The Darkest Part of the Forest. Learn more about the tour & enter to win a finished copy of the book after our review, below! * * * A seductive, dark fairy tale set in a magical twist on the modern world awaits readers... Continue Reading →
5-Year Anniversary: YA Swag Bag #1 Contest
We're celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary here at Novel Novice throughout the rest of January, and we've got a new prize pack every weekday for you to enter as the festivities continue. Today's prize pack features YA Swag Bag #1 -- which is an assortment of YA swag, and is one of four such prize packs... Continue Reading →
Night Owl by Toni Yuly
Night Owl by Toni Yuly follows one little baby owl in his late night search for mommy owl. Yuly cleverly offers up various sounds you might encounter late at night -- trains, toads, crickets, and more. The illustrations are as simple and sweet as the prose -- combining to tell a story that is easy... Continue Reading →
Night Owl by Toni Yuly
Night Owl by Toni Yuly follows one little baby owl in his late night search for mommy owl. Yuly cleverly offers up various sounds you might encounter late at night -- trains, toads, crickets, and more. The illustrations are as simple and sweet as the prose -- combining to tell a story that is easy... Continue Reading →
5-Year Anniversary: Oregon Authors Contest
We're celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary here at Novel Novice throughout the rest of January, and we've got a new prize pack every weekday for you to enter as the festivities continue. Today's prize pack features Oregon authors (celebrating that we're also based here in Oregon!) and includes: IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS by Cat... Continue Reading →
5-Year Anniversary: Complicated Romance Contest
We're celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary here at Novel Novice throughout the rest of January, and we've got a new prize pack every weekday for you to enter as the festivities continue. Today's prize pack features Complicated Romances, and includes: BLACK ICE by Becca Fitzpatrick (signed) BLACK ICE water bottle SUBLIME by Christina Lauren (signed)... Continue Reading →
New YA Releases: January 13, 2015
Here's a look at today's new YA releases: Unmade by Amy Rose Capetta The galaxy-spanning conclusion to Amy Rose Capetta's acclaimed sci-fi debut, Entangled. Cadence is in a race against time and space to save her family and friends from the Unmakers, who are tracking the last vestiges of humanity across the cosmos. As the... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice’s Epic 5-Year Anniversary Contest
Can you believe it's been 5 years since Novel Novice was born? FIVE YEARS! It's hard to believe how much time has gone by, but I truly consider it an honor to have been a part of the book blogging and YA lit community for this long. And really, it's been even longer than 5... Continue Reading →
2015 TBR Pile Challenge: My Books!
So I was browsing Mundie Moms this past week and discovered that Katie over there had jumped on board the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge, hosted by Roof Beam Reader. And I thought to myself ... "Self, this would be good for you!" The premise of the challenge is simple: to select and read 12 books... Continue Reading →
