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  We Made It All Up By Margot Harrison  ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Stars Young Adult Mystery Thriller  July 12th 2022 384 Pages Synopsis: Celeste is the talk of the town when she moves to Montana from Montreal, but the only friend she makes is Vivvy, the heir to the town’s name and a social pariah. Inspired by a passion-fueled school incident, they begin writing a love-story fan fic between the popular guy and the school stoner, one that gradually reveals Celeste’s past. While their bond makes Celeste feel safe and alive again, Vivvy keeps prodding Celeste to turn fantasy into reality. When they finally try, one drunken night on a dark mountainside, Celeste is the one who ends up kissing golden boy Joss. And Joss ends up dead. Celeste doesn’t remember the end of that night and can’t be sure she didn’t deliver the killing blow. Could she still be that scared of getting close to a boy? Secrets are hard to keep in a small town, and even Vivvy seems to suspect her. Exploring the winding passages...

  I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE IMPOSSIBLE DESTINY OF CUTIE GRACKLE by Shawn K. Stout Blog Tour hosted b y Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway! The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle By Shawn K. Stout ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars Middle Grade Fantasy  Publisher - Peacetime 336 pages May 10th 2022 Find it: Goodreads , Amazon , Kindle , Audible , B&N , iBooks , Kobo , TBD , Bookshop.org Synopsis - Do you believe in impossible things? Cutie Grackle does. She has to. Otherwise, she’ll neverbe more than a lonely 10 year old in a cursed family. Cutie Grackle is used to being different—she lives alone on a mountain with her feeble-minded uncle, and when she’s not sucking pebbles to trick her stomach into feeling full, she’s chatting with a weathered garden gnome for company. But having a flock of ravens follow you is more than just different. Cutie worries the birds are connected to the curse Uncle Horace tends to mutter about. And she’s r...

 Love Times Infinity by Lana Clarke YA Contemporary/romance  July 26th 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars 368 pages TW panic attacks, suicide attempt, sexual assault, alcoholism, discussion of abortion Synopsis -  Lane Clarke's debut LOVE TIMES INFINITY, about a 16-year-old girl busy with big dreams for college and the biggest crush on the school's new basketball superstar—but when her estranged mother suddenly reappears in her life, she faces important questions about the chances she's willing to take on herself and her future.  My review -  thank you to @theNOVL for an arc copy! it's for promo purposes but this is my honest review! Love Times Infinity is a book about forgiveness and believing that you are deserving of love. This is a YA contemporary romance from a debut author! It has black rep, Jewish rep, sapphic rep and mental health rep. This book gets heavy at times so check TWs. I was happy to see a character struggling with mental health in therapy, we need more books ...

Blood and Moonlight by Erin Beaty Book Tour! YA Fantasy/Romance/Thriller June 28th 2022 ⭐⭐⭐.5/5 stars 448 pages TW death, murder, violence, SA, talk of mental illness  Synopsis -  In this medieval YA fantasy thriller, an orphan with a secret, magical sight gets caught between a mysterious genius and the serial killer he’s hunting. Rising above the city of Collis is the holy Sanctum. And watching over its spires is Catrin, an orphan girl with unique skills—for she alone can spot the building’s flaws in construction before they turn deadly. But when Catrin witnesses a murderer escaping the scene of his crime, she’s pulled into the web of a dangerous man who will definitely strike again. Assigned to capture the culprit is the mysterious, brilliant, and enigmatic Simon, whose insights into the mind of a killer are frighteningly accurate. As the grisly crimes continue, Catrin finds herself caught between murderer and detective while hiding her own secret—a supernatural sight grante...

 Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid  Adult Fantasy/Gothic Horror  June 21st 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars 368 pages Jewish author! Tw for abuse, eating disorder, SA, self-herm, animal death Synopsis -  From highly acclaimed bestselling author Ava Reid comes a gothic horror retelling of The Juniper Tree, set in another time and place within the world of The Wolf and the Woodsman, where a young witch seeks to discover her identity and escape the domination of her wizard father, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Catherynne M. Valente. A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites.  Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya’s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate ...

  Home Field Advantage By Dahlia Adler YA Contemporary Sports Romance  June 7th 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars 304 pages polysexual & lesbian rep  Synopsis: In this sweet and funny new f/f romance from the author of Cool for the Summer, a cheerleader and the school’s newest quarterback are playing to win, but might lose their hearts in the process. Amber McCloud’s dream is to become cheer captain at the end of the year, but it’s an extra-tall order to be joyful and spirited when the quarterback of your team has been killed in a car accident. For both the team and the squad, watching Robbie get replaced by newcomer Jack Walsh is brutal. And when it turns out Jack is actually short for Jaclyn, all hell breaks loose. The players refuse to be led by a girl, the cheerleaders are mad about the changes to their traditions, and the fact that Robbie’s been not only replaced but outshined by a QB who wears a sports bra has more than a few Atherton Alligators in a rage. Amber tries for some ...

  Summer's Edge By Dana Male YA Horror  May 31st 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars 352 pages sapphic rep!  Synopsis:  I Know What You Did Last Summer   meets The Haunting of Hill House  in this atmospheric, eerie teen thriller following an estranged group of friends being haunted by their friend who died last summer. Emily Joiner was once part of an inseparable group—she was a sister, a best friend, a lover, and a rival. Summers without Emily were unthinkable. Until the fire burned the lake house to ashes with her inside. A year later, it’s in Emily’s honor that Chelsea and her four friends decide to return. The house awaits them, meticulously rebuilt. Only, Chelsea is haunted by ghostly visions. Loner Ryan stirs up old hurts and forces golden boy Chase to play peacemaker. Which has perfect hostess Kennedy on edge as eerie events culminate in a stunning accusation: Emily’s death wasn’t an accident. And all the clues needed to find the person responsible are right here. As old b...