Book Review: Friends like These by Meg Rosoff

*I received an egalley of this book from the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Friends like TheseAuthor: Meg RosoffPublisher: Tundra BooksPublication Date: May 30, 2023ISBN: 9781774881101 Synopsis:New York City. Summer 1983. A summer internship in New York was meant to be everything Beth wanted. But from the moment she arrives inContinue reading “Book Review: Friends like These by Meg Rosoff”

Book Review: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park

*I received a digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra KimAuthor: Patricia ParkPublisher: Crown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: February 21, 2023ISBN: 9780593563373 Synopsis:Alejandra Kim doesn’t feel like she belongs anywhere. At her wealthy Manhattan high school, her súper Spanish name andContinue reading “Book Review: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park”

Book Review: Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto

*I received an e-galley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Chloe and the Kaishao BoysAuthor: Mae CoyiutoPublisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 7, 2023ISBN: 9780593461631 Synopsis:Chloe knows what it takes to be the perfect Liang daughter—stay in Manila, study business management, and join the family company. But whenContinue reading “Book Review: Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto”

Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Summer of Bitter and SweetAuthor: Jen FergusonPublisher: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins PublishersPublication Date: May 10, 2022ISBN: 978-63086180 Synopsis: Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She’ll be working in her family’s ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whoseContinue reading “Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson”

Book Review: Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Good CompanyAuthor: Cynthia D’Aprix SweeneyPublisher: CCCO, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublication Date: May 4, 2021ISBN: 9780062876003 Synopsis:Flora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought she knew about herself, her marriage, and her relationship with her bestContinue reading “Book Review: Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney”

Book Review: A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: A Venom Dark and SweetAuthor: Judy I. LinPublisher: Feiwel & FriendsPublication Date: August 23, 2022ISBN: 9781250767103 Synopsis:A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dàxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided byContinue reading “Book Review: A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin”

Blame it on the Brontës by Annie Sereno

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*Title: Blame it on the BrontësAuthor: Annie SerenoPublisher: Forever, Hachette Book GroupPublication Date: May 3, 2022ISBN: 978-1-5387-2143-8 Synopsis: English professor Athena Murphy is an authority on the novels of the Brontë. To save her job, Athena decides to write a biography of C.L.Continue reading “Blame it on the Brontës by Annie Sereno”

Book Review: As Seen on TV by Meredith Schorr

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: As Seen on TVAuthor: Meredith SchorrPublisher: Forever, Hachette Book GroupPublication Date: July 7, 2022ISBN: 9781538754764 Synopsis:Emerging journalist Adina Gellar is done with dating in New York City. If she’s learned anything from made-for-TV romance movies, it’s that she’ll find love in aContinue reading “Book Review: As Seen on TV by Meredith Schorr”

Book Review: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: A Magic Steeped in Poison Author: Judy I. LinPublisher: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of MacMillan Publishing GroupPublication Date: March 29, 2022ISBN: 9781250767080 Synopsis: For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it’s her own fault. SheContinue reading “Book Review: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin”

Book Review: Throwaway Daughter by Ting-Xing Ye

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Throwaway DaughterAuthor: Ting-Xing YePublisher: TundraPublication Date: May 03, 2022ISBN: 9781774880340 Synopsis:Throwaway Daughter tells the story of Grace Dong-mei Parker, whose biggest concern is how to distill her adoption from China into the neat blanks of her personal history assignment. Aside from theContinue reading “Book Review: Throwaway Daughter by Ting-Xing Ye”