Thoughts on 3 YA novels : You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao – Once and For All by Sarah Dessen – The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby

Thoughts on 3 YA novels : You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao – Once and For All by Sarah Dessen – The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby

  * * * You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin ThaoGenre : Contemporary YAStand alone About the Book  : Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message...

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Thoughts on : These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

Thoughts on : These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Genre : Fantasy, YA Series : These Violent Delights, book 1 About the Book  : The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of...

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Thoughts on : All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman

Thoughts on : All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman

All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman Genre : YA, Fantasy Stand alone About the Book  : The Blood Moon rises. The Blood Veil falls. The Tournament begins. Every generation, at the coming of the Blood Moon, seven families in the remote city of Ilvernath each name a champion to compete in a tournament to the death. The prize? Exclusive control over a secret wellspring of high magick, the most powerful resource in the...

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Thoughts on : The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin

Thoughts on : The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin

The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin Genre : YA, Fantasy Stand alone About the Book  : For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, their power from the sun peaking in the season of their birth. But now their control is faltering as the atmosphere becomes more erratic. All hope lies with Clara, an Everwitch whose rare magic is tied to every season. In Autumn, Clara wants nothing to do with her power. It’s wild and volatile, and...

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Thoughts on : Rebel Rising by Beth Revis

Thoughts on : Rebel Rising by Beth Revis

Rebel Rising by Beth Revis Genre : Science Fiction, YA Series : Star Wars About the Book  : When Jyn Erso is eight years old, her mother is murdered and her father taken from her to serve the Empire. But despite the loss of her parents, she is not completely alone. Saw Gerrera, a man willing to go to any extremes necessary to resist Imperial tyranny, takes her in as his own daughter and gives her not only a home but all the abilities and...

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My Thoughts On : The Shadow and Bone series (reread)

My Thoughts On : The Shadow and Bone series (reread)

I first read the Shadow and Bone series about six years ago, and I wanted to refresh my memory before watching the Netflix series, so earlier this year I started my reread of all of the Grisha books. It’s been a lot of fun! This will mostly be about my observations between then and now, rather than a review. Shadow and Bone / Siege and Storm / Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : The Grisha My Rating...

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Thoughts on : Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie

Thoughts on : Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie

Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie Genre : Fantasy, YA Series : Bone Grace, book 1 About the Book  : Bone ​Criers have a sacred duty. They alone can keep the dead from preying on the living. But their power to ferry the spirits of the dead comes from sacrifice. The gods demand a promise of dedication, and that promise comes at the cost of the Bone Criers’ one true love. Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become the matriarch...

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Thoughts on : Ember Queen by Lauren Sebastian

Thoughts on : Ember Queen by Lauren Sebastian

Ember Queen by Lauren SebastianGenre : YA, FantasySeries : Ash Princess, book 3 About the Book  : Princess Theodosia was a prisoner in her own country for a decade. Renamed the Ash Princess, she endured relentless abuse and ridicule from the Kaiser and his court. But though she wore a crown of ashes, there is fire in Theo’s blood. As the rightful heir to the Astrean crown, it runs in her veins. And if she learned nothing else from her...

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