Goodreads Monday 4/22/24
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
18h 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.     First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston   Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy g ..read more
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Down The TBR Hole #339
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
2d 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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March 2024 Wrap Up
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
3d ago
I’m a bit late getting this up. These books are in no particular order. Prep School Confidential      ebook    4 1/2 stars   Payback’s A Witch     ebook   4 stars   Go Hex Yourself     ebook    4 stars   Masquerade of the Heart     earc    5 stars   Love on the Brain       ebook    4 1/2 stars   How To Succeed In Witchcraft      book    4 1/2 stars   Gideon Green in Black and White      har ..read more
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Review of The It Girl by Ruth Ware (hardcover)
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
4d ago
    The It Girl by Ruth Ware   April Coutts-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends—Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily—during their first term. By the end of the second, April was dead. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing April, former Oxford porter John Neville, has died in prison. Relieved to have finally put the pas ..read more
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Review of Take the Lead by Alexis Daria (ebook)
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
5d ago
  Take the Lead by Alexis Daria   From Alexis Daria, author of the critically acclaimed, international bestseller You Had Me at Hola, comes a fun, sexy romance set against a reality dance show. Gina Morales wants to make it big. In her four seasons on The Dance Off, she’s never even made it to the finals. But her latest partner, the sexy star of an Alaskan wilderness show, could be her chance. Who knew the strong, silent, survivalist-type had moves like that? She thinks Stone Nielson is her ticket to win it all—until her producer makes it clear they’re being set up for a showmance ..read more
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Can’t Wait Wednesday 4/17/24
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
6d 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.     The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle   A dream vacation turns deadly when secrets from the past catch up to a married couple in Paris in this new edge-of-your-seat thriller from USA Today bestselling author, Kimberly Belle. When Stella met Adam, she thought she had finally found a nice, normal guy—a welcome change from her previous boyfrie ..read more
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Goodreads Monday 4/15/24
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
1w 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.     Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa   Inspired by Sri Lankan folklore, award-winning author Amanda Jayatissa turns her feverish, Gothic-tinged talents to late 19th century Sri Lanka wh ..read more
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Down The TBR Hole #338
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
1w 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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May 2024 YA Releases
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
1w ago
  There are definitely a lot of books releasing in May.  This is just a small amount of them. $ preordered % arc to read *read   May 7th:   Hot Boy Summer   The Ballad of Darcy & Russell   Pulled Under   This Book Won’t Burn   Blood at the Root   $   Spin of Fate   Death’s Country   Queerceanera    The Davenports  More Than This   The Dare   Beastly Beauty   Bite Me, Royce Taslim   Perfect Little Monsters   The Summer Love Strategy    Malicia   Better Must ..read more
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Review of Masquerade of the Heart by Katy Rose Pool (earc)
Confessions of a YA Reader | Mostly YA, but a little bit of everything.
by confessionsofayareader
1w ago
  Masquerade of the Heart by Katy Rose Pool Cursebreaker Marlow Briggs must deal with the aftermath of her fake romance with one of the most powerful nobles in the illustrious—and deadly—Evergarden society , all while uncovering the mystery behind her mother’s disappearance. T his edge-of-your-seat duology finale is perfect for fans of Veronica Mars , These Violent Delights, and Chain of Iron . Caraza sits poised on the edge of chaos. Tensions rise between the Five Families and trouble brews in the Marshes—and Marlow is at the center of it all. In the tragic aftermath of the Vale-Falcres ..read more
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