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Tag: young adult

The Raven King | book review

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021Categories Bookish ThingsLeave a Comment on The Raven King | book review

“He was a book, and he was holding his final pages, and he wanted to get to the end to find out how it went, and he didn’t want it to be over.” Everything is coming full circle. Everything is coming to a close. And no one is safe.

Blue Lily, Lily Blue | book review

January 12, 2021January 11, 2021Categories Bookish Things2 Comments on Blue Lily, Lily Blue | book review

School has started again, but it’s last on everyone’s list of priorities. Blue’s mother has gone to find Artemus, Blue’s birth father, and finding her is all Blue can think about. But the quest for Glendower does not stop. At the same time, the Gray Man’s former employer, Colin Greenmantle, has taken up residence in Henrietta as . . .

The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss | book review

December 26, 2020January 20, 2021Categories Bookish Things5 Comments on The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss | book review

Evie and her best friend Caleb attend a boarding school for gifted students. While Evie excels at mathematics, Caleb is a skilled programmer. Evie wants desperately to submit her mathematics project to a big conference but is hindered by her extreme stage fright and social anxiety. Caleb has always been . . .

The Dream Thieves | book review

December 24, 2020December 23, 2020Categories Bookish ThingsLeave a Comment on The Dream Thieves | book review

Thanks to Adam, the ley lines in Henrietta are awake and alive. But Adam isn’t the same anymore, and neither are his friends. Especially Ronan, who is falling deeper and deeper into his dreams. Slowly, he learns what it means to be somebody like him, like his father—what he can do in his dreams, what he can bring . . .

The Raven Boys | book review

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020Categories Bookish Things2 Comments on The Raven Boys | book review

Blue Sargent is not a psychic like the rest of the women in her family, so when she sees a boy on St. Mark’s Eve on the church road, it can mean two things: either this boy is Blue’s true love, or she's the one who will inevitably kill him. But Blue has been told since birth that her kiss will be the thing that kills her true love, so could . . .

The Cousins | book review

November 30, 2020January 9, 2021Categories Bookish ThingsLeave a Comment on The Cousins | book review

Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they hardly know one another. They are the grandchildren of the rich, reclusive woman who basically owns Gull Cove Island, but they've never even met her. The cousins' parents were disinherited over twenty years ago, but for what, they don't know---or won't . . .

The Queen of Nothing | book review

November 27, 2020November 30, 2020Categories Bookish Things6 Comments on The Queen of Nothing | book review

Jude has been exiled from Faerieland. Though she’s the High Queen, no one knows—except for Vivi and, of course, Cardan, the High King himself. And even though Cardan is the one who exiled Jude, she can’t help but miss him. And hate him. But when Taryn comes to Jude with a problem, Jude finds herself . . .

The Wicked King | book review

November 25, 2020November 23, 2020Categories Bookish ThingsLeave a Comment on The Wicked King | book review

Cardan is now High King of Faerie, with Jude by his side as seneschal. But Cardan doesn't want to be King, so while he enjoys the luxuries like wine and merriment, Jude is the leader in the shadows, able to guide and command Cardan as she pleases. But Jude learns that someone she trusts has betrayed her, and it's a race . . .

Dash & Lily | adaptation review

November 22, 2020December 30, 2020Categories Movies and TV2 Comments on Dash & Lily | adaptation review

It's Christmas in New York, and for Dash, he's blessedly been left completely and totally alone. His mom thinks he's with his dad, and his dad thinks he's with his mom. Left to his own devices, Dash wanders around the city in Grinch-like fashion. He winds up at his favorite bookstore, where he finds a red notebook that . . .

The Cruel Prince | book review

November 21, 2020November 23, 2020Categories Bookish Things3 Comments on The Cruel Prince | book review

Jude and her sisters have lived in the world of Faerie ever since their parents were murdered in front of them in the human world. They’ve grown up with the murder, call him “father” — but Jude knows she’ll never be like him. Like the other fae. She’s mortal. And the fae don’t particularly like mortals. Especially . . .

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My name is Alyssa and I’m a Metadata Support Clerk & Freelance Proofreader. I created this blog over 5 years ago for the sole purpose of reviewing books, but since then it’s grown into something more. Here you will find all sorts of bookish content, and more!

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