Crystal – Rich in Color

The background has colorful spotlights behind two different young women. At the top there is woman holding a cell phone with an antenna. She has long straight hair and is wearing a buttoned up cardigan. She is upside down. There is a title that is also upside down written in script in white. The other title is in print and is black. The woman on the bottom is wearing a jean jacket over a black tank top. She has short hair and is wearing airpods.

Comedy, Contemporary, Historical, Romance

Review: Throwback

17 March, 202317 March, 2023

Throwback by Maurene Goo Summary: Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American girl sent back to the ’90s to […] Read More

Pink cover with tall evergreen trees in the background on the left. A smiling young Black man and woman carrying backpacks are walking closely on the right side of the cover.

Comedy, Group Discussion, Romance

Group Discussion: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

8 March, 20237 March, 2023

We started off the year with a really fun book for our group discussion. HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS AND UNFAIRLY CUTE by Talia Hibbert brought many smiles to our faces. If you’ve […] Read More

Cover images of She is a Haunting and The Wicked Bargain. Each is described in more detail within the main post.

New Releases

27 February, 20235 March, 2023

There are quite a few new books coming our way this week. What’s going on your TBR list? Chaos Theory by Nic Stone Crown Books for Young Readers DETACHED Since […] Read More

The title font has the same color as the sweetgrass that is being braided in the middle of the cover. There are two hands weaving three sections of sweetgrass together.

Book Reviews, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

17 February, 202317 February, 2023

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer, adapted by Monique Gray Smith and illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt Publisher summary: Drawing […] Read More

Comedy, Group Discussion, Romance

Group Discussion Announcement: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

8 February, 20235 February, 2023

Our first group discussion of the year will be with Talia Hibbert’s rom-com Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute. We’ll be reading during February and will post our discussion on March […] Read More

There are cover of three of the books. The Davenporst, Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling and Play the Game. The images are described in detail within the body of the post.

New Releases

30 January, 202329 January, 2023

*The HarperCollins Union has been striking since 10 November 2022. Please consider supporting the strike by purchasing books through the union’s Bookshop account or by donating to the strike fund. […] Read More