Frankly in Love was one of my most anticipated 2019 releases. This looked like a cute fake-dating-turns-to-love story, and you know how I feel about fake dating! And it was penned by novelist Nicola Yoon’s husband, David! How could I […]
What a surprise The Astonishing Color of After was. It’s a beautiful look at family, mental health, identity, love, and forgiveness. I’m glad I read this book when I did; it’s stayed on my mind since I turned the last page. […]
A Very Large Expanse of Sea spoke to me. This is a very personal story; Mafi says this is inspired by her own adolescence. There are times when it gets more “tell and no show” to make up for time, which is […]
Many if not most writers of young adult fiction excel at capturing the harrowing, depressing aspects of adolescence. There are scores of books detailing the horrific effects of everything from abusive parents to eating disorders to cyberbullying, and even books […]
“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, is one of the most absorbingly relatable and exquisite books I have ever had the pleasure to read. The sparse, poetic prose captures the confusion and longing […]
It’s said that the best stories are the ones that make you homesick for somewhere you’ve never been, and this is certainly true of Ink. The best thing about this book is the setting. It’s richly detailed and full of […]