Hello everyone! I’m Amy and I am a Youth Services Librarian at the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. When I’m not trying to reach my reading goal for the year, I like to talk about what I’m reading to my family, friends, and coworkers. You could say I am a little obsessed with reading Young Adult books. I enjoy most genres, but my favorites include: Westerns, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Fantasy, and Mystery. I am always looking for the next great book that makes me connect to its characters and hits me in the feels.
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Throughout Time and Space… Historical Fiction Edition Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, and I continue to come back to this genre throughout the year. I love reading about a past time and a location different from my own. Historical fiction is two-fold reading for me: entertainment, since… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Buckeye Children’s & Teen Book Award Nominees The Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Award program is a yearly event in which students can participate by reading the nominee books and then voting on their favorite. What makes this award really stand out is that it is the only states reader’s… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Dark Academia Dark Academia is an aesthetic that encompasses everything classic literature, passion for knowledge with dark and mysterious undertones. This aesthetic usually includes beautiful white marble statues, earth tone leather tomes, tweed trousers and blazers, and lit candles with melted wax (among many other studious objects, dark green nature,… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Traveling Around the World Through Reading I love a book in which the location reads like another character in the story. The setting has the ability to reflect the mood of the characters; the setting can cause joy or pain to the characters. The setting can be comforting or be… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Time Traveling Science Fiction is not a genre I gravitate to often, but when I do, I love reading books that have a time traveling or time loop element. Even some of my favorite movies have time traveling in it like Back to the Future and Groundhog Day. Time traveling… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Horror & Suspense Occasionally, I like to be scared when I’m watching movies or reading books. Finding the right YA horror book can be hard; especially since I feel like the genre has a limited selection. While mystery and suspense are some of my favorite genres, supernatural or paranormal fiction… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Marathoning a Series Have you ever heard of marathoning an entire book series? Essentially marathoning is a term used in the book community in which you read the entire book series, from beginning to end, without stopping to read any other books, in a short amount of time. I like… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Difficult Reads Trigger warnings, or content warnings, are statements usually created by the author, or a reviewer of a book to warn potential readers about the sensitive topics that are presented in the title (whether it is only mentioned or a theme throughout the book) that could cause a reader… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: One Sentence Challenge TikTok videos on average are around 16 seconds long (60 seconds at most), tweets are limited to 280 characters, and blurbs on the back of a title are only a sentence or two. These short descriptions or recommendations must be eye catching and clever while getting to… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: A Way to my Heart: FOOD! I love food and I love reading, so I enjoy reading about food. I do have to ask: Why are there so many food trucks in YA? And why do they always make me so hungry? I guess that’s good writing! Here are some… read more >>