ARC reviews · Book Reviews

Book review: Yes No Maybe So // A politically-charged contemporary about standing up for what you believe in

Authors: Becky Albertalli + Aisha Saeed Genre: YA contemporary, romance Pages: 436 Format: Paperback ARC + audiobook Rating: 4 stars TWs: Islamophobia, antisemitism, racism, sexism. Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state candidate – as long as he’s behind the scenes. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people… Continue reading Book review: Yes No Maybe So // A politically-charged contemporary about standing up for what you believe in

Top Ten Tuesday · weekly features

Top Ten Tuesday // YA contemporaries with big romantic finales

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s theme is: March 24: Genre Freebie For this week’s theme,… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday // YA contemporaries with big romantic finales

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday // Recent reads that gave me a book hangover

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s theme is: February 18: The Last Ten Books That Gave Me… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday // Recent reads that gave me a book hangover

Book Features

Most Anticipated Releases of 2020 // June to December

Recently, I shared my most anticipated releases for January to May of 2020. So, naturally, it’s time for part two: June to December. These are the books I’m looking forward to in the second half of the year. June The Dark Tide (Sourcebooks Fire) Publishing: 1st June Genre: YA fantasy The pull: It’s a fantasy… Continue reading Most Anticipated Releases of 2020 // June to December

Book Features · LGBTQIA

7 new LGBTQIA+ contemporaries for your summer reading list

For me, summer is the perfect time for fun, light-hearted contemporaries, with soft romances. And there have been a lot of great LGBTQIA+ contemporaries that have hit shelves in the last couple of months. So I’ve rounded up seven that I think would be ideal for the warm summer weather, and you might just want… Continue reading 7 new LGBTQIA+ contemporaries for your summer reading list

Readathons · TBRs and Wrap ups

May 2019 TBR // Asian Readathon

This month, I’m excited to be taking part in Asian readathon, hosted by Cindy, Sandra, Chloe, Kav, and Ellias. The readathon starts on 1st May and ends on 31st and the aim is to read books by Asian authors. There are five reading challenges, and I’ve decided to try and hit all five of them… Continue reading May 2019 TBR // Asian Readathon

TBRs and Wrap ups

March 2019 Wrap Up // I basically ignored my TBR and I’m not sorry

I read five books in March, and I don’t think that’s too bad since one of them was 850 pages and I was also busy almost every weekend. But, I did kind of completely ignore my TBR. Whoops. But although I only read one (yikes) of the books I’d set out in my TBR, I’m… Continue reading March 2019 Wrap Up // I basically ignored my TBR and I’m not sorry

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday // Things that make me want to pick up a book

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s theme is: April 2: Things That Make Me Pick Up a Book… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday // Things that make me want to pick up a book