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Category Archives: Young Adult Fiction
The One and Only (hopefully) Lazy Overwhelmed Blogger Post
I decided I really needed to get myself much more caught up, so I’ve decided not to FULLY review some of my more recent reads from January through March of this year. One or two of them I will because … Continue reading
Posted in General fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Uncategorized, Young Adult Fiction
Tagged book review, books, fiction, reading
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton – a Book Review
I can’t believe it took me so long to read this book. It’s going on a decade old now! Let me tell you, this book has the perfect title. The entire book is strange and beautiful in the best way. … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, General fiction, magical realism, Young Adult Fiction
Tagged book review, Book reviews, books, fiction, reading
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City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake #1) by Victoria Schwab – a Book Review
Victoria Schwab is really quite versatile. She is a prolific writer with more than 20 distinct titles to her name just at the age of 34. That’s quite the breakneck pace of authorship. Admittedly, I’m rather skeptical of authors who … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Uncategorized, Young Adult Fiction
Tagged book review, books, Fantasy, fiction, ghosts, reading
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The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin – a Book Review
I had such high hopes for this book. First of all, the cover had me entranced. It’s quite lovely and really sparks curiosity. Sadly, upon reading it I found it didn’t live up to my expectations and didn’t live up … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Uncategorized, Young Adult Fiction
Tagged book blog, book review, books, fiction, reading, witches
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Drifting by Steven M. Cross – a Book Review
Published in May 2021, Drifting is the follow-up to writer Steven Cross’s young adult novel from 2019, Drowning. In the first book, we are introduced to Dean Knight, a young man who struggles to keep himself grounded as he comes … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Young Adult Fiction
Tagged book review, books, fiction, reading, Young Adult Fiction
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House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland – a Book Review
You probably can’t tell yet from the things I’ve reviewed so far in this blog, but I have an intense love for the creepy and weird when it comes to books. There’s something about the lurid appeal of the darkness … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Horror, Uncategorized, Young Adult Fiction
Tagged book review, books, Fantasy, YA
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March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell – a Book Review
The first volume of this three part set of graphic novels was released in 2013. The second and third volumes came later in 2015 and 2016, respectively. The synopsis for book three of the series states that the aim of … Continue reading
Posted in graphic novel, Memoir, Young Adult Fiction
Tagged book review, books, Civil Rights, John Lewis, LibGirlBooks, March, Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
This is a book I heard a lot of buzz about during my Teen Library materials course at Mizzou a few semesters ago. It is extremely controversial in many respects (as can be expected from most novels geared toward teens), … Continue reading
Posted in Young Adult Fiction
Tagged death, depression, drug use, fiction, sexual identity, Teen, teen pregnancy, YA Lit
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The Fault in Our Stars
I’m proud to make this novel the first of my book reviews. Though I love a good intricately woven fiction novel geared toward adults, I also love a good (keyword: good) young adult novel. John Green is by far, in … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, books, cancer, fiction, John Green, YA
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