Review | Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

Truly, Devious by Maureen JohnsonTruly, Devious #1Mystery Thriller YAHarperCollins | January 16, 2018 About the Book: Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, […]

Review | The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe One and Only Ivan #1Middle GradeHarperCollins | January 17, 2012 About the Book: The problem with secrets is that they’re too easy to keep collecting. Luna Allen has done some things she would rather no one ever know about. She also knows that, if she could go back […]

Review | Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye

Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van WhyeStandaloneContemporary YA, LGBTQRandom House | May 19, 2020 About the Book: What If It’s Us meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before in this upbeat and heartfelt boy-meets-boy romance that feels like a modern twist on a ’90s rom-com! Everyone knows about the dare: Each week, Bryson […]

New Release Review | The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

The Extraordinaries by TJ KluneThe Extraordinaries #1YA Superhero FantasyTor Teen | July 14, 2020 About the Book: Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune’s YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves. Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer […]

Review | Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie KaufmanAurora Cycle #1Science Fiction YAKnopf Books| May 7th, 2019 About the Book:The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him […]

Review | Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

Starsight by Brandon SandersonSkyward #2YA Science FictionNovember 26, 2019 About the Book:  From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the second book in an epic series about a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity’s […]