Hello from a safe social distance, everyone. Just because we’re all (hopefully) at home right now doesn’t mean I’ve stopped reading. In an effort to keep our collective spirits high, I’m going to start this review with a reminder that you can still get ebooks from our Overdrive resource. Here is…
SERPENT & DOVE by SHELBY MAHURIN A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN I’ve seen Serpent & Dove floating around in my bookish circles for the longest time. Since its publication in 2019, this book has been around EVERYWHERE. And I mean everywhere. It’s supposed to be YA’s Next Big Thing, so I knew I…
THIS IS OUR STORY by ASHLEY ELSTON A REVIEW BY ALEXA DUNCAN Gather ’round, dear readers, for a tale of mystery and suspense by author Ashley Elston in This Is Our Story. TIOS is Elston’s debut novel published in 2016, and while I’d seen many people in bookish spheres talk about it…
LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI by ABIGAIL HING WEN A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Loveboat, Taipei is a sparkling debut novel by Abigail Hing Wen, a YA contemporary story set at a language school in Taipei, Taiwan, following the journey of our main character, Everett Wong. Ever for short. All Ever has wanted…
FRANKLY IN LOVE by DAVID YOON A REVIEW BY ALEXA DUNCAN Hello, readers! After a long period of nothing from me, I’m finally back and ready to start reviewing books again! This week’s book is Frankly In Love by David Yoon, husband of acclaimed YA author, Nicola Yoon (of The Sun is Also…
SLAY by BRITTNEY MORRIS REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Slay by Brittney Morris is one of the year’s most anticipated YA releases. As an #OwnVoices story about a Black game developer, there’s an authenticity to this story that cannot be denied. We follow the journey of seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson as she…
HOUSE OF SALT AND SORROWS by ERIN A. CRAIG A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Welcome to Spooky Season, everyone! The most wonderful time of year. The air is finally getting colder, the leaves are finally starting to change, and Hocus Pocus is on a different TV channel every single night…
A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY by BRIGID KEMMERER A REVIEW BY ALEXA DUNCAN I’m going to be honest with you all for a second: I only wanted to read A Curse So Dark and Lonely because the main character has cerebral palsy. You know who else has cerebral palsy?…
PERMANENT RECORD by MARY HK CHOI A REVIEW BY ALEXA DUNCAN Welcome back to another New Release Friday, everyone. This week, I’m going to be reviewing Permanent Record by Mary HK Choi. You may recall that, in the past, I reviewed Choi’s debut novel, Emergency Contact. I liked that book well…
FRUITS BASKET 1 by NATSUKI TAKAYA A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Fruits Basket is a series that is very near and dear to my heart. Teenage Alexa loved the manga and the anime adaptation that followed, but I haven’t kept up with the series since then. Until now. The original Fruits Basket…