Such good character development Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and Kasie West for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary eCopy and media kit! Book Information A swoony ..read more

Rating: 3 out of 5. A coming-of-age sapphic romance with a bit of mystery Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours, Jamie Pacton, and Becca Podos for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary eCopy and media kit! Book Information Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Publishing Date: June 11, 2024 After years racing go-karts and looking up to her mother, a celebrity Formula 1 racer, Jojo Emerson-Boyd should be starting her own racing career. But when she loses her mom in a tragic crash, Jojo’s future comes to a screeching halt. Now her dad won’t let her ..read more

Rating: 3 out of 5. A story of healing, growing, and finding yourself Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and Skye Quinlan for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary copy and media kit! Book Information Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Publishing Date: May 28, 2024 Two rival drag kings competing for a crown might just win each other’s hearts. When eighteen-year-old Briar Vincent’s mental health takes a turn for the worst, her parents send her to spend the summer in New York City with her older brother, Beau, also known as the drag queen Bow ..read more

Rating: 4.5 out of 5. A surprisingly wholesome coming-of-age novel about fighting for your right to exist Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and Matthew Hubbard for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary copy and media kit! Book Information Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance Publishing Date: April 30, 2023 A queer coming-of-age debut about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on their ex-boyfriends and end up starting a student rebellion. Ezra Hayes has always felt like a background character compa ..read more

Rating: 4 out of 5. Devastating but beautiful Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and Ellen Oh for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary book and media kit! Book Information Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Publishing Date: January 23, 2024 When a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must find a way out with the help of a cute boy all while facing off against a villainous corporation. Inspired by the A-ha’s “Take on Me” music video, this entertaining YA novel is a grounded speculative fiction ..read more

Rating: 3.5 out of 5. A predictable coming-of-age story with warm undertones and strong examples of boundary-setting Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and L.C. Rosen for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary book and media kit! Book Information Genre: Children’s Picture Book Publishing Date: October 24, 2023 A modern-day gay  Emma , with the spikey social critique of Austen plus the lush over-the-top romance of  Bridgerton. Emmett Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition see ..read more

Rating: 4 out of 5. A cute cozy romance novel, perfect for someone looking for a comfort read Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and Addie Woolridge for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary book and media kit! Book Information Genre: YA Contemporary Publishing Date: October 3, 2023 When plunging enrollment forces two rival high schools to merge, two class presidents must work together to make the schools unite. But when a mutual crush emerges, they’ll both have to figure out what they want and where their loyalties lie before they becom ..read more

Rating: 4 out of 5. A short and sweet story about finding and balancing your inner-self Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and Sarah Sax for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary book and media kit! Book Information Genre: MG Graphic Novel Publishing Date: June 27, 2023 Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day ! And that’s exactly where this yearbook-worthy graphic novel series opener with reinventing yourself, drama, popularity, and the friends who see you through. Seventh-grader Viv never looks forward ..read more

Rating: 3 out of 5. A fun and interactive middle-grade adventure Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and Katrina Leno for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary book and media kit! Book Information Genre: MG Fantasy Publishing Date: June 27, 2023 From a critically acclaimed author comes a fantastical middle grade novel about a boy determined to prove there’s more than just the weather behind his rainy town.    Oscar Buckle lives in a city where it’s always raining. And when it isn’t raining, it’s about to rain, so the townspeople ..read more

Rating: 4 out of 5. Cute, emotional, heart-warming Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and Kasie West for allowing me to be part of this experience and also providing me with a complimentary ebook and media kit! Book Information Genre: YA Contemporary Publishing Date: May 2, 2023 When a girl overhears a guy getting verbally destroyed by his friends for being catfished, she jumps in to save the day—and pretends to be his online crush. A young adult romance from the critically acclaimed author of Places We’ve Never Been. Wren is used to being called a control freak. She doesn’t care; st ..read more