Tag: young adult

Brief Thoughts: Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore

29 December 2017 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Brief Thoughts: Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore

For nearly a century, the Nomeolvides women have tended the grounds of La Pradera, the lush estate gardens that enchant guests from around the world. They’ve also hidden a tragic legacy: if they fall in love too deeply, their lovers […]

Diversity Spotlight Thursday #5

21 December 2017 / meme / 2 Comments
Diversity Spotlight Thursday #5

Read and Enjoyed: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she’s determined […]

Diversity Spotlight Thursday #4

17 August 2017 / brief reviews, meme / 1 Comment
Diversity Spotlight Thursday #4

Read and Enjoyed: The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutsie For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She’s been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever since she could walk, raising the genetically-engineered beasts to defend ships as they […]

Family Reads: A List of Cages by Robin Roe

30 July 2017 / family reads / 4 Comments
Family Reads: A List of Cages by Robin Roe

Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose […]

Spring 2017 Diverse Reads

26 June 2017 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Spring 2017 Diverse Reads

March (disability – club foot) – Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell April (mental health – depression) – More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera June (sexuality and gender identity – transboy) When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell […]