YA Book Reviews by Amy: Love Triangles that Actually Work? When two people fall for the same person and are vying to be the person’s significant other, it is usually considered a love triangle. This popular trope seemed to be all the rage for YA several years ago. Teams started to emerge: Edward or Jacob? Peeta or Gale?… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Books that Should Get More Hype Have you ever read a book, and after finishing it, you were like “How have I never heard of this book before? It was fantastic and should be talked about just as much (and sometimes more) than other popular books.” And after checking online or… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy- My Thoughts on the Most Popular Book & Series in Young Adult Have you ever heard so much hype about a book or series and felt compelled to read it? A book that you see on your Instagram feed, or a series that keeps appearing on Book TikTok, or a YA series… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: My Top 8 Reads of 2020 This reading year has been productive- while writing this, I have completed 111 books and still hope to fit in 3 more by the end of the year. I have read some new favorites, some not-so-great books, books I will remember forever, and ones… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: 2020 Releases that Sound Amazing This year I have read over 100 books; a feat I am proud of, but there are always some books that ‘got away’ from me. Books that sound amazing and that are on my list, but I lost track of time or had to return… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Rereading Rereading: is it a good use of your time to rediscover why you love a book or is it unproductive? I go back and forth on the topic of rereading; part of me thinks that rereading can be an amazing experience: whether it is rereading a mystery to ‘see’… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Magical Realism A genre that is well loved, but not my favorite is: magical realism. Imagine our world but something slightly magical is seen as normal—that is magical realism. I love fantasy and I enjoy contemporary books, but not mixed together. I like my fantasy reads in a created universe… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Winter is Coming Are there books that you just must read during a certain time of year? For me there are books that I want to read or reread during a certain month based on the genre or description of the story. Sometimes they are specifically holiday reads and others… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: New & Notable It is difficult to keep track of all the new books coming out every week; if you are like me, you might check what is coming out for the month and make a list of all the titles that sound interesting, then place them on hold. What… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Laugh Out Loud & Fun Reads Last week I wrote about the books that made me cry, but I wanted to also talk about the books that made me laugh. This was a tougher list to write about; like sad books, I don’t actively look for humorous books either. Much… read more >>