January’s Result – Truthwitch by Susan Dennard Erm, so, does anyone remember this feature I do on occasion? 😂 Turns out I didn’t have the capacity to keep it going during my final semester. Now that that’s over, though, I […]
Format/source: Hardcover/LibraryPublished: June 2013 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxLength: 318 pages Genre: Historical fictionTarget Age: Adult#OwnVoices: Not applicable★★★ The year is 1819, and the renowned chef Owen Wedgwood has been kidnapped by the ruthless pirate Mad Hannah Mabbot. He will be spared, she tells him, as long as he […]
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The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman Format/source: ARC/ALA MidwinterPublished: 2 April 2019 Publisher: Disney-HyperionLength: 368 pages Genre: Contemporary speculative fiction (horror/fantasy)Target Age: Young adult#OwnVoices: Bisexuality, depressionContent warnings★★★★½ After the death of her sister, seventeen-year-old Violet Saunders finds herself dragged to Four Paths, New York. Violet may be […]
Special guest on the blog today! You might know my sister from Ash from her contributions to Family Reads. While we have some overlap in our taste in books, Ash has a different variety of books and way of organizing […]
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Just South of Home by Karen Strong Format/source: ARC/ALA MidwinterPublished: 7 May 2019 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersLength: 320 pages Genre: Middle grade speculative fiction#OwnVoices: Black girl living in southern USA ★★★★ Twelve-year-old Sarah is finally in […]