I’ve been in the worst reading slump for like TWO years. Like it’s been the actual worst. I read 200+ books in 2015 and 2016, but I only managed to hit 85 last year… and I’m currently on 30. Yep, I’m 19 books behind omg. Of course, this kind of coincides with the fact that I’m at […]
I’m still struggling a little bit with how I feel about this book. There’s no doubt that I absolutely love Morgan Matson’s books (I’ve read every single one that she’s published under this name) but I didn’t really connect with this one as much as I have her previous ones. Save the Date is undoubtedly funny and […]
It’s been too long since Robyn Schneider has released a book and I am so glad to have a new one in my hands! I absolutely loved The Beginning of Everything (Severed Heads, Broken Hearts) and Extraordinary Means so I am insanely happy that she has a new release. Invisible Ghosts follows Rose, a high schooler and drama geek, who […]
This past weekend, I went to Sydney Writers’ Festival’s All Day YA event. Patrick Ness was the headlining guest of this year’s All Day YA and it was just an amazing day overall. I attended four panels (didn’t manage to attend the fifth one that I bought tickets for but more about that later) and […]
It’s unbelievable how quickly the year flies by. I feel like it wasn’t that long ago that I posted about Sydney Writers’ Festival 2017, but here we are in 2018. All Day YA last year was absolutely fantastic and I am sure this year will be just as fantastic, judging by the wonderful guest authors […]
Gayle Forman is queen in my books when it comes to YA contemporaries and I Have Lost My Way was everything that I wanted it to be (despite not knowing anything about the plot). It’s beautifully crafted and written and is definitely my favourite contemporary so far this year. I Have Lost My Way is a story about […]
I don’t think it’s any secret that I absolutely love David Levithan’s novels and his collaborations with other authors are no exception to this. Sam and Ilsa’s Last Hurrah is equal parts fun, heartwarming, and weird and I highly enjoyed it. The novel follows Sam and Ilsa who are twins and have been attending and hosting […]
Trigger Warnings: emotional abuse, physical abuse, bullying The Dangerous Art of Blending In is, on paper, my cup of tea. It’s an #ownvoices book, with some heavy and emotional themes, and I thought that I would love it more than I actually did. I enjoyed the story and themes but I couldn’t really engage with it as […]
Tin Heart was yet another wonderful contemporary novel by Shivaun Plozza. Frankie was absolutely amazing and her new release is no different. It’s real and it’s raw and I connected with every aspect of what Marlowe, the main character, was feeling. Tin Heart is about Marlowe who had a heart transplant about a year ago and has been getting […]