Making a breakfast sandwich and talking about One Last Stop

Good morning, everyone. How did you sleep? Here, take this cup of coffee and join me in the kitchen, because today we're making a breakfast sandwich together. No, not just any breakfast sandwich. We're making the Su Special from One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. What's the Su Special, you ask? I'll let my good …

59 thoughts I had while rereading the Graceling books

Today is the release of Winterkeep, the fourth book in one of my all-time favorite series, and I could not be more excited. So excited, in fact, that I reread the first three books in preparation and had A Lot Of Thoughts! I'm delighted to report that Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue are just as good as—if …

Review: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth | watch out for murder hornets

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth "That's history for you, my darlings. When you dig it up, it always carries a whiff of rot." Published Oct. 20, 2020 by William Morrow 608 pages Genre: historical fiction/horror Date finished: Sept. 25, 2020 Content warnings: bugs (hornets), suicide, gore, drug use, homophobia, sexual assault goodreads | bookshop …

ARC Review: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow | let’s go burn down the patriarchy

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow "A girl is such an easy thing to break: weak and fragile, all alone, all yours. But they aren't girls anymore, and they don't belong to anyone. And they aren't alone." Published Oct. 13, 2020 by Orbit 528 pages Genre: historical fantasy Date finished: Oct. 15, …

ARC Review: A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen | a villain origin story of the highest quality

A Neon Darkness (The Bright Sessions #2) by Lauren Shippen "I think about being happy and whether that's something I've ever felt. I'm not sure it is, but I think it must be something close to this." To be published Sept. 29, 2020 by Tor Teen 256 pages Genre: YA contemporary sci-fi Date finished: April …

ARC Review: Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour | the beauty of small moments

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour “What a wonder it was, to stand side by side with someone and watch the same thing.” To be published Sept. 15, 2020 by Dutton Books for Young Readers 240 pages Genre: YA contemporary/fabulism Date finished: May 9, 2020 Content warnings: discussions of past abuse goodreads | bookshop Summary: …

ARC Review: Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale | this book deserves a standing ovation

Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale "Musicals were better than real life. And if Josie could make a wish, she'd live in one forever." To be published August 25, 2020 by Roaring Brook Press 400 pages Genre: YA contemporary fantasy Date finished: June 12, 2020 Content warnings: mentions of transphobia goodreads | bookshop …

Review: Loveless by Alice Oseman | be prepared for A Lot Of Emotions

Loveless by Alice Oseman “All I had to do was wait, and my big love story would come. I would find the one. We would fall in love. And I'd get my happily ever after.” Published July 9, 2020 by HarperCollins Children's Books 435 pages Genre: YA contemporary Date finished: July 22, 2020 Content warnings: …

ARC Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab | I sold my soul for eternal life and all I got was this lousy t-shirt

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab “Being forgotten, she thinks, is a bit like going mad. You begin to wonder what is real, if you are real. After all, how can a thing be real if it cannot be remembered?”  To be published Oct. 6, 2020 by Tor Books 448 pages Genre: …

Review: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio | shall I compare thee to a Shakespearean tragedy?

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio “You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough.” Published April 11, 2017 by Flatiron Books 368 pages Genre: mystery Date finished: May 31, 2020 Content warnings: drug and alcohol abuse, mentions of suicide, mentions of eating disorder, homophobia goodreads Summary: Oliver Marks has just served ten …