Caster by Elsie Chapman: A Thriller feat. Dangerous Magic Games, Diasporic Subthemes, & Gangs

Caster is one of those books that only gets better as you continue reading. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I knew there was magic, fights, and gangs in this story, and I was all in. And Chapman really pulled through in bringing an engaging and extremely entertaining thriller featuring a giant web of …

Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small: A Compelling Story, but with Heavy Content

I knew I was heading into a dark and heavy ballet book when I started, and Bright Burning Stars ended up being a very compelling read featuring some of the dark facets of dance and the slow breaking of a friendship. There are a lot of triggers, so please check out the content warnings in …

Love à la Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm: A Sweet and Delectable Romance feat. Drool-worthy Foods and Paris!

4 stars Rosie Radeke ever expected that she, a random nobody from Ohio, would be accepted to the most prestigious cooking program for teens in the entire world. Life in Paris, however, isn't all cream puffs and crepes. Faced with a challenging curriculum and a nightmare professor, Rosie begins to doubt her dishes.  Henry Yi's …

Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen (DRC): When The Going Gets Tough, the Tough Gets Going

4.5 stars It didn't take long for Emmett Atwater to learn that Babel’s competition was full of broken promises, none darker or more damaging than the last one. Now Emmett and the rest of the Genesis survivors must rally and forge their own path through a new world, trying to extract enough nyxia to satisfy …

If You Liked… #3

We're back with another month of book recommendations specifically personalized around your favorite reads! This month we cover everything from European romances to mysteries to competitions for the coveted first place. These will hopefully not let you down! Without further ado, here are some books that you should definitely check out--and it works both ways! If …

If You Liked… #2

Who's up for more reading recommendations based off of books you know and love?! Last time we did "If You Liked..." (find it here), we brought to the table five books and ones like it so you could fall in love with a similar book all over again! This time, we're bringing you five more …

5 Ways to Read More (with GIFs!) Part II

Ah, hello 2018. And with it, comes all those New Year's resolutions to make change in your lives and be better people in general. Although your resolutions about dieting already went down the drain and other topics can't be helped by my advice, resolutions about bookish things is something I'm surely able to do. I did …

DRC: The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

2.5 stars A fast-paced novel about colonizing somewhere else in the galaxy to give humanity a fighting chance, The Final Six promises romance, a high-stakes competition, and secrets behind every door. Leo, an Italian swimmer, and Naomi, a Persian-American science genius, are part of the 24 teens drafted into the International Space Training Camp where six …

Guess the Book #1: MS Paint Edition

So I thought I'd do a fun blog post today which is my first Guess the Book! In this post, I'll be displaying some of my lovely five minute drawings using Microsoft Paint and you'll try to guess which YA book it is! All you have to do is fill out the little form at the …

Nyxia by Scott Reintgen

4 stars Emmett has been offered the chance of a life time: join nine other recruits in a competition for one of the spots to travel down to a recently discovered planet. But that's not all Emmett's signing up for. At this new planet, a new substance is discovered--one worth billions of dollars as it's …