Review of Gideon Green in Black and White by Katie Henry (hardcover)
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
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16h ago
    Gideon Green in Black and White by Katie Henry   Gideon’s short-lived run as a locally-famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and everyone else–including his best friend, Lily–moved on while Gideon kept holding on to his trench coat, fedora, and his treasured film noir collection. Now, he’s sixteen and officially retired. That is, until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon’s door, needing his help. He might be mad at her for cutting him off with no explanation, but Gideon can’t turn down a case. As a cover, Gideon joins Lily on the school paper. Surprisingly, he ..read more
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Review of Hearts That Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou (earc)
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
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1d ago
    Hearts That Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou   In this heart-pounding, much-anticipated sequel to Threads That Bind, Io will face threats even more dangerous and players even more powerful as she discovers what it will mean to follow—or defy—her fate.It’s been five weeks since Io left Alante to follow the golden thread, and she’s no closer to finding the god on the other end. She spends her days in constant, grueling travel and her nights worrying over the fate-thread she shares with Edei—which seems to be fraying. Making matters worse, she and Bianca soon realize that their only le ..read more
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Can’t Wait Wednesday 5/1/24
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
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3d ago
    Can’t Wait Wednesday/Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Wishful Endings and was previously hosted by Breaking the Spine.   It was created to show off a future release that you are excited for.   You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto When cracks start forming in an influencer’s curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Influencer Meredith Lee didn’t teach Aspen Palmer how to blossom on social media just to be ditched as soon as A ..read more
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Review of The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto (ebook)
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4d ago
    The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto   Lia Setiawan has never really fit in. When she wins a full ride to the prestigious Draycott Academy on a track scholarship, she’s determined to make it work even though she’s never felt more out of place. But on her first day there she witnesses a girl being forcefully carried away by campus security. Her new schoolmates and teachers seem unfazed, but it leaves her unsure of what she’s gotten herself into. As she uncovers the secrets of Draycott, complete with a corrupt teacher, a golden boy who isn’t what he seems, and a blackmailer deter ..read more
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Goodreads Monday 4/29/24
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
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5d ago
    Goodreads Monday was hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners.   It’s now hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog.  All you have to do is show off a book from your TBR that you’re looking forward to reading. It’s getting hard to remember which ones I’ve done already, so I’m sorry if you see a book pop up on these more than once.  It will happen.  Probably a lot.   Bad Like Us by Gabriella Lepore Spring break is a vibe—until someone gets murdered Partying with popular classmates they barely know is not what Eva and her BFFs had in mind for their spring br ..read more
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Review of Pillow Talk by Stephanie Cooke (paperback)
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
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5d ago
  Pillow Talk by Stephanie Cooke   Grace Mendes a.k.a. Cinderhella is a fierce competitor in the PFF, a pillow fight federation that’s part roller derby, part professional wrestling. But in this fresh, coming-of-age YA graphic novel, Grace needs to learn to overcome her biggest enemy: herself. For fans of Check, Please and Bloom. When college freshman Grace Mendes reluctantly attends her first pillow fight match, she falls in love with the surprisingly gritty sport. Despite her usually shy, introverted, and reserved nature, Grace decides to try out for the Pillow Figh ..read more
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Down The TBR Hole #340
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
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5d ago
  Down The TBR Hole is a meme created by Lost in a Story, but Lia has permitted I’m Into Books to adopt it since she is no longer blogging; the only thing changing is you can now link up to your post. It works like this: Go to your goodreads to-read shelf. Order on ascending date added. Take the first 5 (or 10 (or even more!) if you’re feeling adventurous) books. Of course, if you do this weekly, you start where you left off the last time. Read the synopses of the books Decide: keep it or should it go I am going to remove sequels for books when I ..read more
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Review of Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno (ebook)
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
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5d ago
  Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno A fresh new take on Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery The Mysterious Affair at Styles , with iconic detective Hercule Poirot recast as a brilliant, brash teen girl named Holiday, and narrated by her childhood friend Linden, an athlete-scholar who fits right in at his elite New England prep school—all the while hiding some secrets of his own. Michael Linden—or just Linden to his preppy boarding school pals—doesn’t belong in wealthy, storied Martha’s Vineyard. But when his roommate Jasper invites him to spend the end of summer at his massive beachfron ..read more
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Review of Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Abike-Iyimide and Adiba Jaigirdar (earc)
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
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1w ago
    Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Abike-Iyimide and Adiba Jaigirdar   Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in this romantic story of rekindling and rebuilding by award-winning authors Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé & Adiba Jaigirdar! Let’s get one thing straight: this is a love story. These days, Said Hossain spends most of his time away at boarding school. But when his favorite hometown librarian Ms. Barnes dies, he must return home to New Crosshaven for her funeral and for the summer. Too bad being home makes it a lo ..read more
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Review of A Reckless Oath by Kaylie Smith (hardcover)
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
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1w ago
      A Reckless Oath by Kaylie Smith   In this sequel to the spellbinding A Ruinous Fate, more action, romance, and magic abound as Calla and friends must deal with their losses and come to grips with their own part to play in the Fates’ War ahead. After the heart-wrenching death at the end of book 1, Calla and the other witches are sent reeling. Still stuck in the deadly Neverending Forest, the group must decide their next steps as the Fates’ War looms near. Calla, torn between past allegiances and new circumstances, finds herself pushing away the one person wh ..read more
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