Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek [Blog Tour & Journal Layout]

Title: Where the Dark Stands Still Author: Liselle Sambury Publisher: McElderry Books Release Date: February 27, 2024 Genres: YA Gothic Fantasy Rating: 5 / 5 Stars Synopsis:  Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its practitioners, monsters. After Liska unleashes her own powers with devastating consequences, she is caught by the demon…

We Know It Was You (Strange Truth #1) (ARC) | Book Review

Author: Maggie Thrash Rating: 4/5 Stars Received From: Simon & Shuster Publishing Publication Date: October 4th, 2016 Summary: Twin Peaks meets Pretty Little Liars in acclaimed author Maggie Thrash’s new Strange Truth series. It’s better to know the truth. At least sometimes. Halfway through Friday night’s football game, beautiful cheerleader Brittany Montague—dressed as the giant Winship Wildcat mascot—hurls herself off a bridge…

The Assassin Game | Book Review

Author: Kirsty McKay Rating: 4/5 Stars Received From: Raincoast Publications Publication Date: August 2, 2016 Summary: Who will be left after lights out? Tag, you’re it… It’s 4:00 a.m. when they come for me. I am already awake, strung out on the fear that they will come, and the fear that they won’t. When I finally hear…

The Truth | Book Review

Author: Jeffry W. Johnston Rating: 3.5/5 Stars Received From: Barnes & Nobles Summary: Lie, torture, kill—there's nothing Chris and Derek wouldn't do for their younger brothers… When Chris wakes up tied to a chair in a dark basement, he knows that he's trapped—and why. He shot and killed Derek's little brother. He had his reasons, but no…

Illuminae | Book Review

Authors: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Summary: This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the…

Diary of a Haunting | Book Review

Author: M. Verano Rating: 5/5 Stars Summary: When Paige moves from LA to Idaho with her mom and little brother after her parents’ high-profile divorce, she expects to completely hate her new life, and the small town doesn’t disappoint. Worse yet, the drafty old mansion they’ve rented is infested with flies, spiders, and other pests…

Gabi, A Girl In Pieces | Book Review

Title: Gabi, A Girl In Pieces Author: Isabel Quintero Rating: 5/5 Stars Summary: Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year in high school in her diary: college applications, Cindy's pregnancy, Sebastian's coming out, the cute boys, her father's meth habit, and the food she craves. And best of all, the poetry that helps forge her identity.…

Ms.Marvel | Book Review

Authors:   G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona Rating: 5/5 Stars Summary: Marvel Comics presents the new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City — until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman?…

Ten | Book Review

Author: Gretchen McNeil Rating: 3.5/5 Stars Summary:  SHHHH! Don't spread the word! Three-day weekend. Party at White Rock House on Henry Island. You do NOT want to miss it. It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives—an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there…

Humans of New York | Book Review

  Author: Brandon Stanton Rating: 5/5 Stars Summary:  A beautiful, heartfelt, funny and inspiring collection of photographs capturing the spirit of a city In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City.  Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering…