Title: This Spells LoveAuthor: Kate RobbPublisher: Dial Press TradePaperback: 352 pagesSource: PublisherSummary: (taken from Goodreads): A spell for you to forget your ex, but what else might you lose? Reeling from a recent breakup, a young woman tries to heal heartbreak with a spell–only to wake up in an alternate reality where she’s lost more… Continue reading Book Review: This Spells Love by Kate Robb
Title: When You Wish Upon a LanternAuthor: Gloria ChaoPublisher: VikingHardcover: 352 pagesSource: PublisherSummary: (taken from Goodreads): Liya and Kai had been best friends since they were little kids, but all that changed when a humiliating incident sparked The Biggest Misunderstanding Of All Time—and they haven’t spoken since. Then Liya discovers her family’s wishing lantern store… Continue reading Book Review: When You Wish Upon a Lantern by Gloria Chao
Title: The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important ProfessionAuthor: Alexandra RobbinsPublisher: DuttonHardcover: 372 pagesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Alexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, sometimes shocking, always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom. She follows Penny, a southern middle school… Continue reading Book Review: The Teachers by Alexandra Robbins
Title: Pride and Prejudice and PittsburghAuthor: Rachael LippincottPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersHardcover: 256 pagesSource: ARC from ALA conferenceSummary: (taken from Goodreads): What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost her spark. But after getting dumped by her first love and waitlisted at her dream art… Continue reading Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
Title: Heiress ApparentlyAuthor: Diana MaPublisher: Harry N. AbramsHardcover: 304 pagesSource: PurchasedSummary: (taken from Goodreads): Gemma Huang is a recent transplant to Los Angeles from Illinois, having abandoned plans for college to pursue a career in acting, much to the dismay of her parents. Now she’s living with three roommates in a two-bedroom hovel, auditioning for… Continue reading Book Review: Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma
Title: SpareAuthor: Prince HarryPublisher: Random HouseHardcover: 410 pagesSource: PurchasedSummary: (taken from Goodreads): It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince… Continue reading Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry
Title: A Scatter of LightAuthor: Malinda LoPublisher: Dutton Books for Young ReadersHardcover: 325 pagesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha’s Vineyard with her best friends–one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria’s parents exile her… Continue reading Book Review: A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
Title: Cave of WondersAuthor: Matthew J. KirbyNarrator: Dion GrahamSeries: Infinity Ring, Book 5Publisher: ScholasticDuration: 4 hours, 22 minutesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Fix the past. Save the future. What marvels and dangers await Dak, Sera, and Riq when they visit the Golden Age of Baghdad? Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 This is… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Cave of Wonders by Matthew J. Kirby
Title: Curse of the AncientsAuthor: Matt de la PenaSeries: Infinity Ring, Book 4Publisher: ScholasticHardcover: 192 pagesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Sera has a secret. She’s seen the future and it is more frightful than she ever imagined. The seas boil. The sun burns red. The earth trembles. And now, she and her friends,… Continue reading Book Review: Curse of the Ancients by Matt De la Pena
Title: The Lion ThroneAuthor: Jennifer RobersonSeries: Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Books 7-8Publisher: DAWPaperback: 784 pagesSource: OwnSummary: (taken from Goodreads): In Flight of the Raven: Aidan, only child of Brennan and Aileen, is heir to the Lion Throne of Homana and inheritor of a prophecy carried down through the generations. But will Aidan, driven as he is… Continue reading Book Review: The Lion Throne by Jennifer Roberson
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