I didn’t read enough JAFF this year, that is a fact; but what I was able to read I absolutely loved!! It is no secret that I LOVE Jane Austen. She is my QUEEN, my HERO, my FAVORITE author of ALL TIME! I love to read Austen retellings and adaptions, I COULD LIVE ON THEM […]
LOVE by Matt de la Peña Illustrated by Loren Long
January 8, 2018 by ·
My Two Sons. THIS IS LOVE! Matt de la Peña is the author of Last Stop on Market Street, which won the Newbery Medal and was chosen for a Caldecott Honor. He is also the author the award-winning picture book A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis and six critically acclaimed young adult […]
The Spring Girls by Anna Todd
January 5, 2018 by ·
The Spring Girls by Anna Todd A coming of age, new adult romance. Release Date: January 2nd, 2018 Genre: Contemporary Romance Four sisters desperately seeking the blueprints to life—the modern-day retelling of Louise May Alcott’s Little Women like only Anna Todd (After, Imagines) could do. The Spring Girls—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—are a force of […]
The Darcy’s Hope Saga by Ginger Monette
January 5, 2018 by ·
Author: Ginger Monette Email: SperoBooks@gmail.com Website: GingerMonette.com Author’s Facebook: is here or https://www.facebook.com/Ginger-Monette-Author-612096318934524/ Video trailer Beauty from Ashes link is here or www.gingermonette.com/darcy-s-hope-beauty-from-ashes Purchase Link: www.amazon.com/dp/B0778XWLWH/ Escape to the era of Downton Abbey with Lizzy and Darcy! Immerse yourself in a sweeping romantic and drama-filled saga that includes two full-length novels—both Darcy’s Hope ~ Beauty […]
The Lost Season of Love and Snow by Jennifer Laam
January 4, 2018 by ·
The unforgettable story of Alexander Pushkin’s beautiful wife, Natalya, a woman much admired at Court, and how she became reviled as the villain of St. Petersburg. At the beguiling age of sixteen, Natalya Goncharova is stunningly beautiful and intellectually curious. At her first public ball during the Christmas of 1828, she attracts the romantic attention […]
BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER by: Marie Lu
January 2, 2018 by ·
BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER (DC Icons #2) Marie Lu January 2, 2018 Random House Books for Young Readers 272 pgs. Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD These DC Icon books just get better and better! After the amazing release of Wonder Woman Warbringer, I was itching for Batman Nightwalker as soon as I saw the cover! The cover is perfect. I am a […]
The Spring Girls by Anna Todd
January 2, 2018 by ·
The Spring Girls by Anna Todd Release Date: January 2nd, 2018 Genre: Contemporary Romance Four sisters desperately seeking the blueprints to life—the modern-day retelling of Louise May Alcott’s Little Women like only Anna Todd (After, Imagines) could do. The Spring Girls—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—are a force of nature on the New Orleans military base […]
My Favorite YA Books of 2017
December 31, 2017 by ·
I am so lucky to be a YA Librarian, I am so fortunate to preview and read so many wonderful books everyday. It was a great year in YA, especially in the DIVERSE BOOKS GENRE!! I love that there are more and more books by POC being published and hitting the BEST selling lists, receiving […]
The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill
December 27, 2017 by ·
Lydia has vanished. Lydia, who’s never broken any rules, except falling in love with the wrong boy. Lydia, who’s been Piper’s best friend since they were children. Lydia, who never even said good-bye. Convinced the police are looking in all the wrong places, eighteen-year-old Piper Sail begins her own investigation in an attempt to solve […]
Christmas In Cooperstown by David A. Kelly
December 25, 2017 by ·
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Mike and Kate get the BEST Christmas present ever–a mystery at the Baseball Hall of Fame! After volunteering to wrap presents for charity, Mike and Kate get a special thank-you: a sleepover at the Baseball Hall of Fame! But when they’re sneaking around the museum late at night, their flashlight reveals that one […]
