BY ALEXA DUNCAN Welcome from a safe social distance, everyone! Today marks the inaugural entry in AOPLD’s brand new series: YA RECS THURSDAY! No, the name isn’t very creative, but we’re all doing our best here, aren’t we? Anyway, without further ado, here is a list of ten YA books…
BY ALEXA DUNCAN We’ve all been social distancing for at least a week now, and during this trying time in our lives, you may have run out of Breaking Bad episodes to watch on Netflix. Have no fear, readers, this blog post is here to guide you. In the past few…
Podcasts are a fantastic resource for anyone stuck at home (which, hopefully, is all of us right now). Not only are podcasts entertaining, they’re informative. And they’re free! Podcasts are available on many smartphone apps, including Apple Podcasts on iPhones, Stitcher (an app you can download on any smartphone device…
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…
JANE ANONYMOUS by LAURIE FARIA STOLARZ A REVIEW BY ALEXA DUNCAN I’ll let you in on a secret, dear readers: I’ve read Laurie Faria Stolarz’s books before. Her Blue Is For Nightmares series was a constant companion of mine throughout high school. It was about witches and mystery and all that…
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…