Why Did I Listen To The Sea Is Salt And So Am I by Cassandra Hartt? The Sea Is Salt And So Am I by Cassandra Hartt had a comparison to I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson. The comp title is one of the best books I’ve read, so of course that made me […]
Instructions For Dancing by Nicola Yoon | Audiobook Review
June 22, 2021
Why Did I Listen To Instructions For Dancing by Nicola Yoon? Anything Nicola Yoon writes is sure to be extraordinary. Instructions For Dancing is her latest and popped up on my radar because Yoon as mentioned is one of the best young adult contemporary authors in my reading rotation. I saw that Bahni Turpin narrated the […]
We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon | Book Review
June 16, 2021
I love trying new to me contemporary YA authors. Even more than that? I love when it works out and I absolutely adore what I just read. We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon is a solid story about conceptualizing love as a performance and how that can negatively impact one’s relationships. I […]
Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins | Book Review
June 14, 2021
I do love a good Jane Austen re-telling from time to time. Hearts, Strings, And Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins is a contemporary young adult retelling of Mansfield Park. To be honest with all of you, I’ve never read Mansfield Park or seen any film adaptation of it. So, I walked into this book with […]
They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman | Audiobook Review
June 9, 2021
Why Did I Listen To They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman? Straight up, I love a good gossipy, thriller, catty type read. They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman falls right into EXACTLY what I enjoy reading from time to time. Plus, it came up on my Libby holds so really, it isn’t […]
Of Princes and Promises by Sandhya Menon | Book Review
June 8, 2021
I just love reading books by Sandhya Menon. I feel lucky in that this year there’s two books out from her – one that is adult contemporary romance under a pen name and the second St. Rosetta’s Academy book. Of Princes And Promises is a retelling of The Frog Prince but with a slight twist. Menon’s […]