Author Top Ten Lists

Awhile back, I read The Lonely Ones by Kelsey Sutton and fell in LOVE! I ended up signing up for a tour of her next book, Smoke & Key, and asked Kelsey is she’d be willing to do a Top Ten Addictions post. Enjoy!! The Lonely Ones by Kelsey Sutton Published by Philomel Books on April 26, 2016 Genres: Middle… Read more »

Operation Frog Effect by Sarah Scheerger Illustrator: Gina Perry Published by Random House Books for Young Readers on February 26, 2019 Genres: Middle Grade, Contemporary Pages: 320 Source: Purchased If one small act can create a ripple across the universe . . . what happens when a whole group of kids join together and act? Told in eight perspectives–including one in graphic novel form–Operation… Read more »

Kiss of the Royal by Lindsey Duga Published by Entangled Teen on July 3, 2018 Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 400 Source: NetGalley, Blog Tour In the war against the Forces of Darkness, the Royals are losing. Princess Ivy is determined to end this centuries-long conflict once and for all, so her new battle partner must succeed where the others failed. Prince Zach’s unparalleled… Read more »

Today I’m featuring the first two books in Tara Sim’s Timekeeper Series, a romantic magical steampunk adventure series that blew me away with its imaginative concept and its heart.’ My first review will be spoiler-free for the series, but skim past the review of book two if you haven’t picked up Timekeeper yet! Timekeeper by Tara Sim Series: Timekeeper #1 Published… Read more »

Scion of the Fox by S.M. Beiko Series: The Realms of Ancient #1 Published by ECW Press on October 17th 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Pages: 440 Source: The Publisher As the winter ice begins to thaw, the fury of a demon builds — all because one girl couldn’t stay dead . . . Roan Harken considers herself a typical high… Read more »

Brooding YA Hero: Becoming a Main Character (Almost) as Awesome as Me by Carrie Ann DiRisio Published by Skypony Press on October 17th 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Parody Pages: 352 Source: ALA Have you ever wished you could receive a little guidance from your favorite book boyfriend? Ever dreamed of being the Chosen One in a YA novel? Want to know all… Read more »

A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers on September 5th 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Magical Realism Pages: 347 Source: The Publisher From the author of Our Chemical Hearts comes the hilarious, reality-bending tale of two outsiders facing their greatest fears about life and love—one debilitating phobia at a time. Ever since Esther Solar’s… Read more »

Lucky in Love by Kasie West Published by Scholastic on July 25th 2017 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary Pages: 333 Source: NetGalley, Blog Tour In this new contemporary from YA star Kasie West, a girl who wins the lottery learns that money can cause more problems than it solves, especially when love comes into the picture. Maddie doesn’t believe in luck. She’s all about hard… Read more »

Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee Published by Aladdin on March 14th 2017 Genres: Middle Grade, Contemporary, LGBTQ+ Pages: 256 Source: The Author Mattie is chosen to play Romeo opposite her crush in the eighth grade production of Shakespeare’s most beloved play in this Romeo and Juliet inspired novel from the author of Truth or Dare. Mattie, a star student and passionate reader, is delighted when her… Read more »

Time Traveling with a Hamster by Ross Welford Published by Schwartz & Wade on 10/4/16 Genres: Middle Grade, Contemporary, Science Fiction Pages: 432 Source: The Publisher Back to the Future meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in this original, poignant, race-against-time story about a boy who travels back to 1984 to save his father’s life. My dad died twice. Once when he was… Read more »