Review by: Paige Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ I received an advanced copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much to Wednesday Books for providing this galley! Publication: March 15, 2022 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Mystery, Thriller Synopsis: Lyrical and haunting, Hannah Capin’s I Am Margaret Moore is a paranormal thriller that tests the hold of sisterhood and truth. I am a girl. I am a monster, too. Each summer the girls of Deck Five come back to Marshall Naval School. They sail on jewel-blue waters; they march on green drill ..read more

Review by: Paige Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5 I received an advanced copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for providing this galley! Publication: October 12, 2021 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, LGBT+, Realistic Fiction Synopsis: The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an achingly romantic, tender tale sure to captivate fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H.K. Choi. In  ..read more

Hello friends and followers, I’m back! Well, sort of. Back to tell you that I may not really be back. As some of you may know, I gradauted college this May! And post-grad life treated me, at first, terribly, with a lot of laying in bed and reality TV while I relaxed for what felt like the first time in my life, then wonderfully as I’ve switched gears a bit with the direction of my career (believe me, publishing is still the goal, but I’ve started to look into pursuing different facets of it than what I was originally gunning for) and took on a communications role at a non-profit. And ever sinc ..read more

Review by: Paige Rating: ★ ★ ★ I received an advanced copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much to HarperCollins for providing this galley! Publication: June 1, 2021 Synopsis: From bestselling and National Book Award-nominated author Tahereh Mafi comes a stunning novel about love and loneliness, navigating the hyphen of dual identity, and reclaiming your right to joy—even when you’re trapped in the amber of sorrow. It’s 2003, several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq, and the American political world has evolved. Tensions a ..read more

We promised you another actual Anticipated Releases post early into this month, so here we are with our largest list yet! When compiling this one, there were a whopping 85 books (!!!) listed on Goodreads with June release dates, so while this is, as always, in no way comprehensive, here are the June 2021 YA releases we just simply couldn’t let go unnoticed by us! Missed our previous picks? Check them out below! JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY And here’s what we’ve already read this month (look out for reviews soon)! An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi | Trouble Girls by Julia ..read more

Review by: Paige Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5 I received an advanced copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much to Crown Books for Young Readers for providing this galley! Publication: May 25, 2021 Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller Synopsis: They’d kill to get in. Everyone knows the Ivies: the most coveted universities in the United States. Far more important are the Ivies. The Ivies at Claflin Academy, that is. Five girls with the same mission: to get into the Ivy League by any means necessary. I would know. I’m one of them. We disrupt c ..read more

Review by: Paige Rating: ★ ★ ★ .5 I received an advanced copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much to HarperTeen for providing this galley! Publication: May 18, 2021 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis: Don’t you just love the smell of old books in the morning? Madeline Moore does. Books & Moore, the musty bookstore her family has owned for generations, is where she feels most herself. Nothing is going to stop her from coming back after college to take over the store from her beloved aunt. Nothing, that is—until ..read more

Happy end of May, but more importantly, happy end of the school year to many! In lieu of another “Anticipated Releases” post this month since the semester (and for me, all of college) was finishing up, we’re coming back to you with another round-up of 8 YA releases from May 2021 that we sadly missed but can’t wait to get our hands on soon! Missed our previous picks? Check them out below! January | February | March | April So many incredible books were released this month and I was so lucky to have been able to get my hands on almost all of my most anticipated releases early. To make some space ..read more

Review by: Paige Rating: ★ ★ ★ .5 I received an advanced copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much to Quill Tree Books for providing this galley! Publication: May 4, 2021 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis: Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transgender teen’s first love challenges his ideas about perfect relationships. Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afte ..read more