I feel like I have come full circle in reviewing the sequel to I’ll Be There, titled Just Call My Name. This book is a direct sequel, taking place a few months after the events of the first book, and just like the first one, I totally cried because I am such a dork and because I have all these sappy feelings about family and friends and the little things in life.
Just Call My Name by Holly Goldberg Sloan | Book Review
Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young | Book Review

Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young is a book that I have waited way too long to read. It’s also a book that’s co-authored by writers who are among my favorites when it comes to young adult books. Oh my goodness, it is hard for me to put into words just how much I loved this collaboration and how much I want there to be more collaborations between Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young.
Summer Of The Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall | Book Review

After The Summer Of The Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall passed my threshold, I looked at it with optimism, but not much motivation. Friends, this book sat on my Kindle and then in my house for YEARS because I can sometimes be a terrible blogger. I decided to make McCall’s contemporary-fantasy retelling a summer priority in order to kill two birds with one stone — read an old book from my TBR pile and thus be able to pass it on and also to remove a Netgalley book from my queue. Also, because The Odyssey is mad awesome.
Nightingale’s Nest by Nikki Loftin | Book Review
Oh my goodness, I love fairy tale retellings aimed at middle graders. When I saw a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Nightingale pop up on Netgalley, I knew I had to read it, even though I am not totally entirely familiar with the origin story. Nightingale’s Nest by Nikki Loftin is a story that makes great […]
This Side Of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready | Book Review

I love it when authors do unexpected things. I love when authors break the bounds of what seems to be their typical genre and try something different. Friends, Jeri Smith-Ready departs from the paranormal genre with This Side Of Salvation and writes a winsome, contemporary novel. This is a book that masters the weaving of elements […]
Scan by Walter Jury and Sarah Fine | Book Review

Scan by Walter Jury and Sarah Fine opens with main character Tate at a martial arts competition. He’s confident that he’s going to do well and win and the pressure is totally on. Unfortunately, Tate loses and so, he has to go home to his dad’s disappointment. His girlfriend Christina who he is totally head over […]