Paper and Fire (Great Library Series #2) by Rachel Caine

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo *****

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (sequel to Six of Crows) ***** 

Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl by... I forgot *****

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare ****

(Six of Crows was SOOOOOOO good! You MUST read it.)

Ash and Quill (#3 of the Great Library) by Rachel Caine

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! This. Left. Me. In. A. State. Of. Shock.

THERE'S ANOTHER BOOK I KNOW THERE IS BUT THERE'S NO TITLE OR COVER YET SO I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG TIME UNTIL IT COMES OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How will I survive????!? 

The Maze Runner ****

Chains *****

Forge ***** 

See You At Harry's ***** 

Hi! I haven't been on here in months, but great idea, Owlgirl!

My favortie is:

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.

Mo and his daughter, Meggie, have the ability to bring storybook characters to life just by reading aloud. That gift backfires when he accidentally summons Capricorn, the evil villain of the novel "Inkheart." Mo and Meggie must find a way to send him back to his literary realm, but the task will not be easy, for the malefactor likes his new world and will not leave it voluntarily.

~Foxy 

OH MY GANDALF!!! You read the Secret Life of Bees? That is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES!! My mom read it first, and wrote a bunch of notes in the margin (as well as crossed out a ton of stuff), and after I read it, Secret Life of Bees became our mother-daughter book. Have you seen the movie? Mom and I got it from the library and watched it together. It was soooo good!

Ahh! I've read so many books recently that I don't even know where to start. I guess I'll start with my most recent library haul. 

Pride and Prejudice ***** suggested age rating: umm...11+ for romance-centric

plot I imagine you all have heard of this book. May I just say that it is one of the best peices of literature every written? The romances are believable without going overboard, and the whole book is refreshingly pure when the world of books these days is surrounded by so much YA "thrilling" romance that starts to seem like a chore to skim through (unless you like that stuff...I prefer a classic, sweet, pure romance like this one). So yes, read the book, watch the new movie, then set aside several nights to watch the 6 hour BBC version which (in my opinion) is the best adaption I've seen to date.

A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic series) *** suggested age rating: 14+ for more adultish feel 

Definitely not the best of the series, doesn't even feel like a Shades of Magic book until about midway through. There was also a lot of stuff I had to tread carefully with (AKA totally skip) as a younger reader, and there wasn't much of that in the earlier books, especiailly book one. Also, I was very disappointed at some of the choices she made when developing her romances. However, the writing and plot were riveting as always, so it's a great read for teens. If you are 12 and under, I reccomend you stay with the first few (more lighthearted) books in the series and save this one for later. 

The Princess Bride ***** suggested age rating: 11+ romanced-centric plot, some violence

What do I even say? Third time re-reading, still as wonderific as ever. Fantastic tale.

Cress (Lunar Chronicles) **** 12+ lots of violence

OOOOH my goodness! Cress is amazing! I loved this book way more the Scarlet, but not quite as much as Cinder (not as emotionally striking). Cress is believable and fun and sweet. I was rooting for her from the very first chapter! This is all-in-all a pretty tween-friendly book too, but I'd beware of some violence and teenage fantasies of kisses that MAY OR MAY NOT happen *evil laughter* 

The Dragonfly Pool **** 9+ death, fleeting descriptions of war to come. 

The Dragonfly Pool is a sweet, flowing book that I've read several times now. It tells the story of a unique group of children who are learning about war and the hardships to come as the world is on the brink of chaos. The main character, Tally, is strong and relatable. She journeys to a progressive school in the countryside called Delterton, where she makes many new friends and strives to make the world a better place. When her school travels to Bergania where she meets the lonely Prince Karil, she realizes just how much of an effect her determination to help everyone she meets can have the world. This is a story for all ages; completely free of romance, little violence, and timeless messages told through page-turning writing. 

Wired by something Wasson. Oh wait! I think I remember. Its Robin Wasson I believe.

Wired by something Wasson. Oh wait! I think I remember. Its Robin Wasson I believe.

Alrighty, here's July pt. Two!!

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

4 stars, 14+ for like Rose Bud said, a more adultish feel

Loved the writing, plot? Not so much. I wish there was some more action, this book was more of wrapping everything up, but I suppose that's expected for a conclusion book? Definitely a lot more romance, so yeah, tread carefully, but anyhow, I definitely recommend the Shades of Magic series to lovers of fantasy, excellent-world-building, and amazing writing.

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

2.5 stars,14+ for romance centered plot

I've heard this was really good, but I was rather disappointed. I liked the LGBTQ+ centered plot, but it was a true YA romance, which isn't really my thing. Remniscent of the book The Thing about Jellyfish weirdly, but I think that's just the plotline. Recommended for romance lovers in the YA genre 

(Okay at this point, I've just realized that I already posted these books but whatever. I'll just review them anyways)

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

5 STARS ALL THE WAY  13+ for lanugage

AHHHH I LOVED THIS SO MUCH IT WAS SO SWEET AND PERFECT AND OH MY GOSH!!!! Mosquitoland is literally your perfect coming of age story— it's about this girl who goes through a bad divorce and is forced to move to Mississipi aka Mosquitoland with her dad and step-mom. After overhearing a conversation between them, she finds out that her mother is sick, and hops a bus down to Cleveland to visit her. Absolutely amazing writing, sweet characters, positive messages and funny as well, I recommend Mosquitoland to anyone!

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

2.5 stars 13+ for violence

Didn't like this much either. It's a series of short novellas that are supposed to be a prequel to the ToG series but I didn't like the stories particularly much— it might have been because I read the whole series before reading this ( it said to read the first three then the prequel) The storyline wasn't particularly good, I mean, there was a lot of what I felt was filler about Celaena's early life etc. I mean I'd recommend it if you liked ToG but yeah. . .

The Jewel by Amy Ewig

1.5 stars 13+ for romance?

Ehhhhh have you ever read one of those books that basically has the same plotline as every other standard fantasy? Well that's the Jewel in a nutshell! It's definitely like the Selection, but slightly different— it's about these girls that have magical powers, so they're breed to be surrogates for the royal families, and surprise surprise, the main character gets involved with a rebel movement and you can see where it goes from there. Recommended for fans of the Selection, it definitely has lots of ball gowns, parties, and other fluffy stuff!

Lumberjanes Volumes 3,4, and 5 by assorted authors

4 stars, all ages!

I'm gonna review them all at once: Lumberjanes is a super sweet graphic novel about this band of mischief making Lumberjanes (basically like Girl Scouts) who go off defeating otherworldy creatures while earning their Lumberjane badges! The illustrations are lovely, it's hilarious, and the characters are absolutely amazing! I recommend them to everyone, especially if you're not a fan of graphic novels. You'll fall in love with them, I promise

Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab

3 stars 13+ for violence

The long awaited second book in the This Savage Song book. . . was not as good as the first, although still enjoyable. It's written in a half poetry half prose form which I thought was lovely to show the thoughts of one of the characters, though the ending felt a bit rushed, I liked it well enough. Recommended for lovers of sci-fi and dystopias!

Symphony for the City of the Dead by M.T. Anderson

3 stars, 12+

This book was loooooong. I'm serious, it was a little under 400 pages but it took me forever to read. It's a non-fiction about Dmitri Shostacovich, and it gives a lot of insight about communism, Stalin, World War II, the siege of Leningrad, etc. It was really good (just long!), there were a lot of photographs, and it was really, really well researched. Defintiely would recommend for anyone interested in non-fic or for anyone who doesn't really like non-fic— it wasn't boring at all!

Animal Farm by George Orwell

3 stars, 11+

It's basically a satire on communism, but for younger readers, it's about farm animals leading an uprising and taking over a farm. Super short read, I found rather funny— there is a little bit of violence, though, where dogs proceed to *eat* the chickens— it's not detailed at all, so don't worry :) It's a classic, I think? And I'd recommend it for anyone, really

Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin

4.5 stars, 12+ mild violence, World War II stuff and some swearing in German 

AHHHH I LOVED THIS TOO!!!! Set in a post World War II where the Axis powers reign, Yael is a former death camp prisoner who was experimented on, giving her the unique ability to shift her appearance. She joins a resistance movement who gives her a task: win the annual motorcycle race across the world, and kill Hitler. Action filled, awesome writing, definitely recommended to all

The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron

1 star, 12+

Ehhhh I didn't really like this either. I thought it was a fantasy but it turns out to be something else entirely, it's about this walled city called Canaan where people forget their entire lives every 12 years except for a girl named Nadia who remembers everything. Not really that interesting, moves rather slowly, but I suppose the writing's pretty good. I don't really recommend it. . .

Tumbling by Caela Carter

3 stars, 11+

I started reading this a couple of years ago, never finished, then just picked it up and re-read it, and wow! I actually liked it a lot more than I thought it was. It's told from five different view points of gymnasts competing for the Olympic trials, and it's really well written— it feels like you're there— everything is super detailed. It's a pretty quick read, I recommend to anyone and everyone!

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I'll do some more later!  

Randoms by David Liss

The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer

(I am rereading that book, the next one, and then the new one that I haven't read yet.

The Blue Castle: L.M. Montgomery(READ THIS BOOK!!!)

Princess of the Silver Woods: Jessica Day George

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow: Jessica Day George

The Girl In the Blue Coat: Monica Hesse

Hunted: Megan Spooner(READ THIS BOOK!!!!) 

The majority of all of these I really liked. Silver Woods, Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, and Hunted are all fairytale re-tellings(Hunted is really good! It's not your cliche Beauty and the Beast. Plus, no Stockholm Syndrome!)