Title: I Miss You, I Hate This Author: Sara SaediGenre: Young Adult ContemporaryPublishing Date: October 11, 2022 About the Book Five Feet Apart meets Kate in Waiting in this timely story of two best friends navigating the complexities of friendship while their world is turned upside down by a global pandemic. The lives of high school seniors Parisa… Continue reading Blog Tour Review: I Miss You, I Hate This, Sara Saedi
Tag: Mental Health
Bardo by the Sea, Chad Alan Gibbs
Izzy is a girl who will speak her mind, even if it puts her in a precarious position. She wants to right the world's wrongs, and she has Elton to help her do just that. Stumbling upon the murder of the school's football star in the 80s, Izzy believes it wasn't simply a drug deal… Continue reading Bardo by the Sea, Chad Alan Gibbs
How You Grow Wings, Rimma Onoseta
Set in Nigeria, Cheta and Zam live in an abusive home, though Zam has it much easier than Cheta, who is often at the end of her mother's wrath. That cycle has created a divide between the sisters, and Zam, who is meek, and refuses to speak up, can't seem to make her sister happy.… Continue reading How You Grow Wings, Rimma Onoseta
Blog Tour Review: Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe, Lindsay S. Zrull
Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe Author: Lindsay S Zrull Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Publishing Date: July 19, 2022 About the Book Bounced between foster homes since the age of seven, Jessica knows better than to set down roots. Most of the kids at her new Michigan high school think she’s a witch anyway (because,… Continue reading Blog Tour Review: Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe, Lindsay S. Zrull
I Can Take it From Here, Lisa Forbes
I Can Take it from Here is an honest memoir from Lisa about the trauma she endured throughout her childhood. That cycle of abuse ultimately landed her in jail. But, always an intelligent child, it was in prison that she found herself, and her love of reading and learning flourished. Lisa talks openly and honestly… Continue reading I Can Take it From Here, Lisa Forbes
The Lovely and the Lost, Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Lovely and the Lost centers on the disappearance of a young girl, and Kira’s foster mother, Cady, has brought along the kids and their dogs to help track the girl. This is what they’ve been training for, after all. But this task is bringing up the past for Kira, a past her trauma has… Continue reading The Lovely and the Lost, Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Chandler Legacies, Abdi Nazemian
“Maybe a little chaos is necessary when you’re trying to blow up a century of secrecy.” Chandler is a broken boarding school in so many ways. So when a group of seemingly misfit teens come together in the Circle, an elite writing group, they find they can bond over so much more than learning to… Continue reading The Chandler Legacies, Abdi Nazemian
R.I.P. Eliza Hart, Alyssa B. Sheinmel
I became a fan of Sheinmel last year, so I snagged a few of her paperbacks, and have been working my way through her back catalog. I had more issues with this book than some of her other work because I didn’t care for the main character, Ellie. I usually can deal with unlikeable characters,… Continue reading R.I.P. Eliza Hart, Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Favorite Reads 2021- Part 3: Young Adult
This list is so long! That's because I read a ton of YA and it was really hard to narrow down my favs. Just imagine all the books I didn't choose as my favs! With that, let's get to it. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, Crystal MaldonadoFamily & SocialAmazon, Bookshop, B&NMy Review About the Book:Coming of… Continue reading Favorite Reads 2021- Part 3: Young Adult
Blog Issues?
I'm a relatively private person, so I don't talk a lot about myself on the blog. I'm also fairly sensitive, so it hits me hard when things feel out of place. This is supposed to be a happy time of year, so what could possibly be out of place? It's the blog... Over the last… Continue reading Blog Issues?
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