Twitter blew up this week, just as it does every week, really. Specifically, book Twitter blew up a bit as a rather prominent debut author, Tomi Adeyemi, made a completely baseless claim regarding the titles of both her book and a book written by Nora Roberts. The claim and offending tweet can be found here.…
And just as soon as the week begins, it ends again. And with the end of the week comes my favorite post series ever, cover love Friday! This week I've decided to feature the cover for a book I'm actually currently reading, something I find rather exciting. Of course, Briar and Rose and Jack does not come out until…
It's been a while since I talked about The Ice Child by Evangeline Denmark, but with December right around the corner it seems like now is just the perfect time to do so. I read and reviewed this book last December, I believe...though now that I think about it maybe it was January. I enjoyed it immensely,…
The problem with Stuff You Need to Know; A Guide for Young Adults with Autism by Patricia Weaver is that it felt somewhat patronizing through the entire reading experience. While certainly all useful information, much of what is presented could be construed as common sense and is very likely to have been taught by their parents in…
This is a short story that I was first introduced to this year through a reading assignment of one of my students. We read the story together and then he took notes on it and answered questions. I was struck somewhat by the lack of anything exceptional about the story, though who's to say how…
And we're finally winding down with the March TBR list. I'm at the point where I'm positive that this particular list for 2018 will last into 2019. Which, since I love this post series, I'm not really all that upset about as I plan to tackle 2019's YA releases a little bit differently. Hopefully, some…
At times quite humorous and at times rather dejecting, Yes, I'm Hot in This: The Hilarious Truth about Life in a Hijab by Huda Fahmy is an insightful account of the various every day encounters Muslim women face as a result of the attire they wear for their religion. The truth is, many of these people are…
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