Tag: young adult

#RamadanReadathon Wrap-up [MG and YA Reviews]

24 May 2020 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
#RamadanReadathon Wrap-up [MG and YA Reviews]

Amal Unbound by Aisha SaeedFormat/source: ebook/LibraryPublished: May 2018Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin Random House)Length: 240 pages Genre: Contemporary fictionTarget Age: 9+#OwnVoices: Author is Muslim and of Pakistani descent 🍂 Q&A @ PW 🍂 Review by Sara @ Hijabi Librarians 🍂 Review by Fadwa @ Word Wonders 12 years old […]

How Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns Hooked Me [Wyrd & Wonder Review]

15 May 2020 / review / 8 Comments
How Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns Hooked Me [Wyrd & Wonder Review]

In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious […]

5 Reasons to Love With the Fire On High [YA Review]

10 May 2020 / review / 6 Comments
5 Reasons to Love With the Fire On High [YA Review]

With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in […]

3 Classic Young Adult Titles [YA Review]

26 November 2019 / review / 3 Comments
3 Classic Young Adult Titles [YA Review]

I wrote two of these reviews for a course on young adult literature. The Giver and The Owl Service were classified as classic young adult novels for the purpose of that course. I read The Hero and Crown earlier this year as part of Julie @ Smiling Shelves’ Newbery Challenge. I thought that meant…

The Wise and the Wicked Wasn’t for Me [Review]

21 May 2019 / review / 4 Comments
The Wise and the Wicked Wasn’t for Me [Review]

The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos Format/source: ARC/ALA MidwinterPublished: 28 May 2019 Publisher: Balzer + BrayLength: 357 pages Genre: Contemporary fabulismTarget Age: Young adult#OwnVoices: Unknown (Russian, Jewish, lesbian, bi, and trans rep)★★½ Ruby Chernyavsky has been told the stories since she was a child: The women in […]