When Oceans Rise

When Oceans Rise by Robin Alvarez, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult (Thanks to BookFunnel and Robin Alvarez for the eARC!) If you could make a deal with a sea witch to change your life completely, would you take it? Would you risk everything for your one shot atContinue reading “When Oceans Rise”

Queen of the Tiles

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult Let’s go way back to one of my March reads with Queen of the Tiles! This is a very fun somewhat murder mystery young adult book set in the world of competitive Scrabble. It’s been a year sinceContinue reading “Queen of the Tiles”

Euphoria Kids

Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Young Adult Fiction (Continuing to wrap-up Aussie April reads…) I absolutely adored this book. As the title suggests, this is a story of queer joy. In this cozy magical realism, we meet three teenagers as they build a lovely friendshipContinue reading “Euphoria Kids”

The Boy from the Mish

The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult Fiction Note: This book is published as Ready When You Are in the US. Honestly, the original title links so much better to the plot, but I get why it may not make as much sense inContinue reading “The Boy from the Mish”

Two Can Play that Game

Two Can Play that Game by Leanne Yong, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult Romance It’s the first review for Aussie April! And we’re starting with Leanne Yong’s adorable and super nerdy (in the best way possible) debut novel, Two Can Play that Game.  TCPTG has a lot of what you wantContinue reading “Two Can Play that Game”

Accomplished

Accomplished by Amanda Quain, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult While I did a mini review of Accomplished in my Pride & Prejudice adjacent reel on Instagram (which, if you’re a P&Pfan, you should really check it out), I wanted to do a more complete review because there are a lot of nuances IContinue reading “Accomplished”

Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win

Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Young Adult (Thanks to Book Sparks for the gifted copy!) Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win is a perfect example of why diverse YA books are so needed, but also a perfect example of why YA books canContinue reading “Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win”