Tag: #YA
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With Love, Miss Americanah Review
Enore Adesuwa doesn’t dive into things, she walks in carefully. So when she, her mother, and her sister move from Nigeria shortly after her father’s death, she wants to be extremely prepared before attending high school in America. Her cousin doesn’t have time to explain the ins and outs to her but, luckily, he recommends…
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Dark Ascension: The Wishless Ones Review
Before Jafar became Agrabah’s grand vizier, there were two brothers wishing for a different life. Living in the shadow of their mother’s death and their father’s cruel whims, Jafar only longs to protect one person–his soft-hearted younger brother, Rohan. But Jafar knows he is destined for more, and if he has his way, he’ll soon…
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The Queen’s Council: A Sword in Slumber Review
Briar Rose loves her life in the small Austrian town of Hausach, where she sings, dances, and runs wild through the woods with her best friend Frieda. But with her curse broken and Maleficent slain, Briar must leave her happy enclave to take her rightful place as Aurora, princess of Austria and betrothed of Prince…
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Emmett Review
Emmett Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence and had lived nearly eighteen years in the world with very little to distress or vex him. Emmett knows he’s blessed. And because of that, he tries to give back: from charity work to letting…
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Roz Demir is Not the One Review
Ros will do whatever it takes to get the guy. At least… she thinks she will. Sixteen-year-old Ros is a go-getter. When she wants something, she makes sure she gets it. But a lingering rumor (and maybe some ambivalence about her half-Turkish heritage) has kept Ros from achieving the kind of reputation she deserves. So,…
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J.C. Peterson Interview
J.C. Peterson is the YA and adult rom-com author for bookish readers. Her novels include Being Mary Bennet, and Lola, At Last. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about Pitch Wars, P7P and what she has coming next. Enjoy! 1. You got your start with PitchWars, what did the mentor program entail? …
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Hailey Alcaraz Interview
Hailey Alcaraz is the author of Up in Flames and the upcoming Rosa by Any Other Name. She graciously took the time to answer my questions and talk about her love for retellings, the impact of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement and more about her upcoming work. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start simple, what were some…
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Keala Kendall Interview
Keala Kendall is the upcoming author of How Far I’ll Go and No One Gets Left Behind in the Twisted Tale series. A hapa Native Hawaiian writer of descent, she is also the co-founder of Pacific Islanders in Publishing and works to increase the PI-diasphora representation in literature. She graciously took the time to answer…
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Reading Goals 2025
I’m beginning this year with my feel-good favorite by Steve Kluger, My Most Excellent Year. This is the tenth year in a row I’ve read it and just the sort of comfort-reading one needs when faced with so much uncertainty in the world. This year I truly mean it when I say I want to…