O'Daniels
- Feb 4, 2021
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
I’d be fine if Adib Khorram writes ten more books about the life of Darius Kellner. Thankfully, Darius got a second book (yes, you need...
Grieshaber
- Nov 4, 2020
Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett
Jenn Bennett is one of my favorite YA romance authors. Although I adore a “totes adorbs” rom com, Bennett’s romances are more mature in...
Grieshaber
- Sep 17, 2020
Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye
Bryson Keller is the hottest guy in school but, much to all the girls’ chagrin, he doesn’t date. Bryson Keller doesn’t “see the point in...
O'Daniels
- Apr 22, 2020
The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson
May survived the day she hid in the closet of her band room at school. Seven other people didn’t, including her twin brother, Jordan. Her...
Grieshaber
- Apr 15, 2020
Just Breathe by Cammie McGovern
Just Breathe is gonna be the easiest book to sell. Did you like Five Feet Apart? Then here ya go. Yes, it’s more “sick lit”. Yep, like...
O'Daniels
- Apr 7, 2020
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
Warning: This book is a COVID-19 doctor’s nightmare, and that’s precisely why it hit the spot. There’s no social distancing. Instead,...
Grieshaber
- Feb 5, 2020
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli
The totes adorbs factor of this cover is OFF THE CHARTS and fits one aspect of this story very well. However, the cover is tricky in...
Grieshaber
- Sep 17, 2019
That Night by Amy Giles
That Night reads like a realistic account of what life must be like for the survivors of mass shootings. While Jess was at the concession...
Grieshaber
- Jul 1, 2019
Little Do We Know by Tamara Ireland Stone
Hannah and Emory have been best friends living just 36 steps from each other since forever. That friendship status changed three months...
Grieshaber
- Mar 10, 2019
Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
Lia, now the Queen of Venda, has named Kazi (former street thief) a member of the Rhatan, the queen’s most trusted guard. The Queen...
Grieshaber
- Jan 24, 2019
Odd One Out by Nic Stone
Courtney “Coop” Cooper is a super-sweet, great-looking basketball player and cheerleader who is secretly (not-so-secretly if you ask his...
Grieshaber
- Jan 22, 2019
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
Despite the controversy over the portrayal of Cystic Fibrosis, the inclusion of almost every overused trope in YA lit, the archetypal...
Grieshaber
- Aug 27, 2018
My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma
Winnie’s Senior year begins in upheaval. Her long-time boyfriend and seemingly-fated soulmate (like, for real - her family’s astrologer...
Nina O'Daniels
- Mar 20, 2018
Now is Everything by Amy Giles
Why is YA making it a contest to see who the absolute worst parent ever is and why do I keep picking up those books?? Fine, Mr. McCauley,...
Grieshaber
- Mar 13, 2018
The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody
One of the fun things about reading so many books is that you will always find a connection between the book you are finishing and the...
