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Favorite Series: The Deadlands Series by Skye Melki-Wegner

By Kasey | April 2, 2024 - 7:00 am |April 1, 2024 Blogger's Favorites, Book Review and Content, Fantasy, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun

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The Deadlands Series by Skye Melki-Wegner

If you’re a returning visitor, chances are, you’ve heard me talk about The Deadlands series already. As a kid who grew up watching The Land Before Time (and too many of its sequels), these books made me remember why I loved those dinosaur movies. If you’d asked me whether I needed more dinosaur middle grade books in my life, I probably would have looked at you sideways, yet, as soon as I read the opening pages of the first book, I was hopelessly hooked. I knew it would be one of the few series I follow from beginning to end.

Though I follow young adult literature more closely … Continue reading →

Winter 2024 Backlist Check-in

By Kasey | March 5, 2024 - 7:00 am |March 4, 2024 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Last year, I started doing a seasonal backlist reading check-in so I could share a little bit about some of the backlist titles I’d been reading. I prioritize frontlist reviews since I often get copies of those from publishers, so putting them up is more time-sensitive. But there are always titles I didn’t get to when they came out that I manage to fit in afterward– often as audiobooks.

As you can see, I’ve been busy since my Fall Backlist reading update, so this is going to be a long list. Several of these books are graphic novels that I got for Christmas for somewhat unselfish reasons. (I wanted to read them and also to offer them to … Continue reading →

Best Books I Read in 2023

By Kasey | February 11, 2024 - 7:00 am |January 19, 2024 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, News and Fun

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Best Books I Read in 2023

I feel like I’ve spent the whole last month scrambling to catch up on the things I didn’t get to in December, which means that my January tasks have also gotten pushed back a little later than normal. But, at last, here we are: talking about the best books I read in 2023.

Last year was a really great one for me in terms of books. I read a lot of books that I very much enjoyed, and even more that I thought were good. I’m hoping to feature even more of them in lists over the next few months. We’ll see how that pans out. But, for now, … Continue reading →

20 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books Coming Winter 2024

By Kasey | February 4, 2024 - 7:00 am |January 19, 2024 Lists, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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20 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books Coming Winter 2024

I’m scurrying to catch up from a long Christmas celebration with family and friends, but at last– here I am with a list of young adult books coming out in January and February that I can’t wait to read.

As you can tell from the list, my interests generally land somewhere near contemporary romance and fantasy. I’m also trying to catch up on the Remixed Classics series, which I’ve only read a couple of novels from so far. (I loved both the books I read.)

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Top Ten Tuesday: Best New-to-Me Authors of 2023

By Kasey | January 30, 2024 - 7:00 am |January 25, 2024 Blogger's Favorites, Contemporary, Fantasy, Graphic Novel or Adaptation, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Top Ten Tuesday: Best New-to-Me Authors of 2023

2023 was such a wild year for me, reading-wise. I feel like I spent all year struggling to throttle back my review commitments while simultaneously wildly self-sabotaging every time a publisher sent me a new catalog offering review copies of books I desperately wanted to read. Too many good books is one of my favorite problems to have– except when it adds real stress to my life. It is a wonderful problem to have because you’ve discovered new authors you love, which I absolutely did. In fact, today, I’m sharing a list of the best new-to-me authors of 2023.

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