Sunday Selections

Happy Sunday!! I thought it might be fun to write a Sunday Selections post of what I’m reading and upcoming reads for the week ahead, or anything else you may want to add in. This will be pretty informal, but feel free to play along if you like! WHAT I’M READING Tweet Cute by EmmaContinue reading “Sunday Selections”

ARC REVIEW | Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

Title: SPIN THE DAWN (THE BLOOD OF STARS #1) Author: ELIZABETH LIM Released: 9TH JULY 2019 by KNOPF BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS Genre: TEENS + YA/FANTASY REP: Asian Culture | TWs: violence, death (of loved ones), blood, imprisonment, war themes Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping YA fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boyContinue reading “ARC REVIEW | Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim”

ARC REVIEW | Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Title: WILDER GIRLS Author: RORY POWER Released: 9TH JULY 2019 by DELACORTE PRESS REP: LGBTQ+ | TWs taken from https://itsrorypower.com/wilder-girls/: Graphic violence and body horror. Gore; On the page character death, parental death, and animal death, though the animals are not pets; Behavior and descriptive language akin to self harm, and references to such; FoodContinue reading “ARC REVIEW | Wilder Girls by Rory Power”

ARC REVIEW | Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey

Title: WAITING FOR TOM HANKS Author: KERRY WINFREY Released: 11TH JUNE 2019 by BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP Genre: ROMANCE I don’t know if you’ve all noticed, but I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump these last few weeks. Between being so busy with my business and just life, reading some really wonderful books inContinue reading “ARC REVIEW | Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey”

T10T: Ten Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. April 30: Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes I love quotes! IContinue reading “T10T: Ten Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes”

ARC REVIEW | To Best The Boys by Mary Weber

Title: TO BEST THE BOYS Author: MARY WEBER Released: 19H MARCH 2019 BY THOMAS NELSON Genre: TEENS + YA FANTASY Rep: Dyslexia, Autism, Downs Syndrome, Women in Science | TWs: Death, Near Death Experiences, Grief, Parent Illness Initially, this story comes off very outdated being set in a world where women have duties to theContinue reading “ARC REVIEW | To Best The Boys by Mary Weber”

T10T: (First Ten) Books I Ever Reviewed

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Topic – (First Ten) Books I Reviewed (TheseContinue reading “T10T: (First Ten) Books I Ever Reviewed”

ARC REVIEW | How to Make Friends with the Dark

Title: HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE DARK Author: KATHLEEN GLASGOW Released: 11TH APRIL 2019 BY ROCK THE BOAT NEWS Genre: TEENS + YA Contemporary Rep: Foster Care, PoC, Disability. Mental Health, Found Family | TWs: Abuse, Grief, Loss of a Parent, Depression/Suicidal Thoughts, Substance Abuse, this book  is for the grievers  this book  isContinue reading “ARC REVIEW | How to Make Friends with the Dark”

BOOK LAUNCH | Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin

TONIGHT WAS AMAZING! I got to meet (again) one of my favourite authors. By all accounts, Sarah Maria Griffin is one of the best people on the PLANET and I seriously love her so much! This launch for her second fiction novel was packed full of awesome people and her beautiful pink book, Other WordsContinue reading “BOOK LAUNCH | Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin”

eARC REVIEW | Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

Title: OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS Author: JUSTIN A. REYNOLDS Released: 4TH APRIL 2019 by MACMILLAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS Genre: TEENS + YA CONTEMPORARY/SFF Rep: POC, DISABILITY | TWs: ABANDONMENT, DEATH, VIOLENCE And I hate the moon. I hate the stars. I hate the darkening sky. And rain and fog. I hate hospitals. And beds with sheets. AndContinue reading “eARC REVIEW | Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds”