Category Archives: YA

Review: To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Jenn

The spook factor is high with this one! Abandoned town, deadly mines, mysterious happenings.  All of these have my spooky senses tingling! Ames has crafted a truly terrifying setting.  Haunted mines that have defied the investigations of numerous paranormal investigators.  … Continue reading →

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Review: Mary, Will I Die? by Shawn Sarles

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Jenn

I’m a sucker for urban legends. I recall playing this very game at slumber parties when I was younger, and scaring myself so much I was afraid to look in that mirror even during the day! While Sarles’ take on … Continue reading →

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Review: The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Jenn

I don’t know about you, but I can’t get enough of the summer-camp/sleepover camp trope! Johnson quickly overcomes any of the negative aspects in using such a popular setting for a mystery novel, however. She’s crafted characters for which readers … Continue reading →

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How ‘They Both Die at the End’ by Adam Silvera Helped Me Deal with Loss

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Jenn

There’s a story about the the timing of my reading this title. I purchased this book during Small Business Saturday and it’s been in a pile of unread books since then.  I recently lost a dear friend to cancer. Terry … Continue reading →

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Review: The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Jenn

Cajoleas has created quite the sympathetic character in Clare.  Lonely in a small Southern town, with alcoholics as parents, her possession forged the only true “friendship” Clare had ever experienced.  Clare’s character is genuine and believable, a typical teen girl … Continue reading →

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Review: If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Jenn

Why yes, that summary was completely and totally vague.  I did it intentionally, for it is truly part of the experience of reading this book that the reader uncover that bit thing, that one moment, that changes Lena’s life forever. … Continue reading →

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Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Jenn

I knew I had to own this book the moment I read about it.  Though this is a young adult novel, this is a book that MUST be read by people of all ages.  Starr’s experience mirrors much of what … Continue reading →

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Review: The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Jenn

I adored this book! A tribute to the 80s and the infancy of the computer age, this book had me reminiscing about my own youth.  This read was a breath of fresh air, so full of hope and innocence, the … Continue reading →

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Audio book Review: Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jenn
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Review: Holding up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Jenn

Since November, I have been in the biggest of book slumps.  I have no problem losing myself in an audio book on my commute to work but when it comes to sitting down and reading a book, I’m hopeless. I … Continue reading →

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