Just a girl and her books
THE BLACK QUEEN | Jumata Emill 01.31.2023 | Delacorte Press Rating: 4/5 stars Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the next morning in the old slave cemetery she spent her weekends rehabilitating. Tinsley McArthur was supposed to be queen. Not … Continue reading Book Review: The Black Queen
DEAD FLIP | Sara Farizan 08.30.2022 | Algonquin Young Readers Rating: 4/5 stars Growing up, Cori, Maz, and Sam were inseparable best friends, sharing their love for Halloween, arcade games, and one another. Now it’s 1992, Sam has been missing for five years, and Cori and Maz aren’t speaking anymore. How could they be, when … Continue reading Book Review: Dead Flip
LORD OF THE FLY FEST | Goldy Moldavsky 08.30.2022 | Henry Holt & Co. Rating: 3.5/5 stars Rafi Francisco needs something really special to put her true crime podcast on the map. She sets her sights on River Stone, the hearthrob musician who rose to stardom after the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend. Rafi lands … Continue reading Book Review: Lord of the Fly Fest
THE MIDNIGHT CLUB | Christopher Pike 02.01.1994 | Simon Pulse Rating: 3.5/5 stars Rotterdam Home, a hospice where teenagers with terminal illnesses went to die, was home to the Midnight Club – a group of five young men and women who met at midnight and told stories of intrigue and horror. One night they made … Continue reading Book Review: The Midnight Club
THE HONEYS | Ryan La Sala 08.16.2022 | PUSH Rating: 4.5/5 stars Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his sister. Mars's gender fluidity means he's often excluded from the traditions -- … Continue reading Book Review: The Honeys
HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR MURDER | Danielle Valentine 08.30.2022 | Razorbill Rating: 5/5 stars Alice Lawrence is the sole witness in her sister’s murder trial. And in the year since Claire’s death, Alice’s life has completely fallen apart. Her parents have gotten divorced, she’s moved into an apartment that smells like bologna, and she is … Continue reading Book Review: How to Survive Your Murder
THE COUNSELORS | Jessica Goodman05.31.2022 | Razorbill4.5/5 stars Sisters by choice. That’s how Goldie and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, define their friendship, which formed years ago at Camp Alpine Lake. This year, Goldie is back at camp as a counselor, desperate for summer to start and for Ava and Imo to arrive. With … Continue reading Book Review: The Counselors
THIS IS NOT THE REAL WORLD | Anna Carey (This is Not the Jess Show #2) 05.24.2022 | Quirk Books Rating: 4/5 stars *Caution: Possible spoilers for the first book in series* Jess Flynn is finally free of Swickley and a life that was broadcast to the whole world on Stuck in the 90’s. She’s … Continue reading Book Review: This is Not the Real World
THIS IS NOT THE JESS SHOW | Anna Carey (This Is Not the Jess Show #1) 02.02.2021 | Quirk Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Jess Flynn is just like any other teenager trying to get through her junior year without drama…but drama seems to keep finding her. Between a new crush on her childhood best friend, … Continue reading Book Review: This Is Not the Jess Show
I’ve decided I want more nostalgia in my reading life and I’ve been adding in some Fear Street books to my monthly TBRs! I’ll be sharing mini reviews throughout the year, so make sure to tune for all the old school fun! SILENT NIGHT by R.L. Stine: Beautiful, cold Reva thinks she can have whatever … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Fear Street Edition
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