June marks the first month where I did not have a full time job or its equivalent in part time work Not In My House since I graduated high school. It is very Weird Feeling, to be honest. But also, I feel rested for… probably the first time since then. My furchildren have been very…
Hello, readers! Today I’m here to introduce you to Snap, the Dragon of Ynys from the book that’s named after him! The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen is a delightful novella that will make your heart swell almost as much as Snap’s hoard. It’s about the importance of stories and representation. I reviewed it…
Hello, dear readers! Today I’d like to introduce you to Felicity, Crown Princess of Âlj-irnié, and main character of Lynn O’Connacht’s Among The Glimmering Flowers, which is out today! Felicity feels stifled by her parents’ protective nature in Among The Glimmering Flowers,. She’s the crown princess, yet she’s not even allowed to care for her own pony. Her…
Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat in Drum Roll, Please. Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It’s the only time she doesn’t feel like a mouse. Now, she and Olivia are about to…
The only sort of risk 18-year-old Laila Piedra enjoys in Final Draft is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her she has a special talent. But three months before her graduation, he’s suddenly replaced—by Nadiya Nazarenko,…
Hello, dear readers! Today, I’m interviewing Zita, a character from Claudie Arseneault’s latest novel, Baker Thief. Arseneault describes Baker Thief as “the first in a fantasy series meant to reframe romance tropes within non-romantic relationship and centering aromantic characters. Those who love enemies-to-lovers and superheroes should enjoy the story!” I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and Zita…
When Shuos Jedao wakes up for the first time in Revenant Gun, several things go wrong. His few memories tell him that he’s a seventeen-year-old cadet– but his body belongs to a man decades older. Hexarch Nirai Kujen orders Jedao to reconquer the fractured hexarchate on his behalf even though Jedao has no memory of…
Lou Bulosan-Nelson is going to build her dream in The House that Lou Built. She shares a room with her mom in her grandmother’s house in San Francisco, and longs for a place of her own where she can escape her lovable but large extended Filipino family. Lou has a talent for woodshop class and…
Hello dear readers, and welcome back to the blog! Today I’m interviewing Octavia and Rondo, the main characters of Olivia Cole’s A Conspiracy of Stars! In A Conspiracy of Stars, Octavia has only ever had one goal: to follow in the footsteps of her parents and become a prestigious whitecoat, one of the scientists who study the…
Lula Mortiz feels like an outsider in Bruja Born. Her sister’s newfound Encantrix powers have wounded her in ways that Lula’s bruja healing powers can’t fix, and she longs for the comfort her family once brought her. Thank the Deos for Maks, her sweet, steady boyfriend who sees the beauty within her and brings light…
With the best culinary school in the country on the line in The Art of French Kissing, Carter Lane needs to get her mind back to beating the competition, not kissing it. Seventeen-year-old Carter Lane has wanted to be a chef since she was old enough to ignore her mom’s warnings to stay away from…
So, the month of May was exciting in a lot of unexpected ways. I mentioned in last month’s wrap up that I turned in my notice at my job. Well, as of last week, I am no longer a full time reporter. Instead, I am now a full time freelancer dipping my toes into the…
When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic in Furyborn. The only people who should possess this extraordinary power are a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light and salvation and a queen of blood…
Adèle has only one goal in Baker Thief: catch the purple-haired thief who broke into her home and stole her exocore, thus proving herself to her new police team. Little does she know, her thief is also the local baker. Claire owns the Croissant-toi, but while her days are filled with pastries and customers, her…
Hello, dear readers! Today I’m happy to introduce you to Julian Winters, author of Running With Lions, which debuts on June 7 through Duet Books! It’s a queer YA sports story the likes that the YA community has never seen before. I’m looking forward to reading Running With Lions. Bloomington High School Lions’ star goalie, Sebastian Hughes, should…