About the Author: Gail Carson Levine’s first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a Newbery Honor Book. Levine’s other books include Ever, a New York Times bestseller; Fairest, a Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal, and a New York Times bestseller; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and… Read more »
Publisher: HarperCollins
Dumplin’
My Thoughts: Yes, I am oh so very late to the game with this one. I know there are many, many, many reviews out there. You probably know all about it. Maybe you’ve even seen the movie. But I couldn’t NOT talk about this one! I adored it oh so very much. First and foremost…… Read more »
Heart of Iron
My Thoughts: I absolutely adored Ashley Poston’s Geekerella. When I heard her next book would be an Anastasia inspired story set in space I was all in! Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston was as witty and fun as her first book but with added space adventure and danger. How could I not love it? I’m a… Read more »
Thick As Thieves
My Thoughts: I am so in love with Megan Whalen Turner’s The Queen’s Thief novels. Turns out I’ve never reviewed them on my blog. That’s only because I read them before really blogging. They are some of my all time favorite fantasy stories. I am not alone. Just look at what other YA authors have to… Read more »
Ruined
My Thoughts: I can’t decide if I’m kicking myself for waiting so long to read this one or I’m glad that I waited until I had a copy of the next book! I really liked this one but oh my stars I need more now! I already know I’ll be chomping at the bit for book… Read more »
Three Dark Crowns
My Thoughts: I have to admit… even after hearing all the great things about this book, I didn’t pick it up for a long time. Honestly, I was a bit scared to! I don’t do well with scary books. For some reason I had it in my head that this would be a scary read. However,… Read more »
The Upside of Unrequited
My Thoughts: Okay. So I was way late to the Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda fangirling and I was totally kicking myself for waiting so long to read it. I was not going to let that happen with The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli. I am so glad I made it a priority to read this one!… Read more »
Hunted
My Thoughts: I so enjoyed Hunted by Meagan Spooner! Beauty and the Beast is one of my very favorite fairy tales. This fierce and feminist retelling had me hooked. It was my “gym book” and it kept me on the elliptical longer than I had planned. I just didn’t want to stop reading! Yeva’s perspective was so interesting…. Read more »
Ten Thousand Skies Above You
My Thoughts: I adored the first book in this series, A Thousand Pieces of You. It was such a great introduction to the characters and the world they live in. I loved the parallel universes and the way Gray set up the rules for traveling between them and “inhabiting” your parallel self. And the relationships between the characters? Amazing…. Read more »
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
My Thoughts: It’s no secret that Patrick Ness is one of my all time favorite authors. His Chaos Walking trilogy (which starts with The Knife of Never Letting Go) is simply amazing. I just love the way he tells a story. I’ve been lucky enough to hear him speak at a couple different events and I’ve… Read more »