Reviews by thelibrarywasbooked

Granite Harbor
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Mar 06 2024 – 06:01 PM

Bummed

Thank you in advance to Celadon Books for sending me an ARC to review! *Read below for a major...

The Invocations
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Feb 03 2024 – 02:51 PM

Incredible

Definitely my favorite YA release of 2024, Krystal Sutherland’s second YA gothic fantasy...

The Fury
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Dec 17 2023 – 03:42 PM

Not Great

I was sent a copy of this from the publisher and was pretty excited. While I didn’t like The...

Being Henry
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Oct 30 2023 – 07:46 PM

Delightful

Just like most millennials in America, I grew up watching Happy Days reruns on TV Land. Later on...

The Bell in the Fog
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Aug 27 2023 – 02:15 PM

Disappointed

I thoroughly enjoyed Lavender House so was greatly anticipating The Bell in the Fog. Overall it...

The Marvellers
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Aug 26 2023 – 04:31 PM

Promising

This one was really cute and had all of the makings of a potential series. I’ve struggled finding...

Totally Psychic
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Aug 05 2023 – 12:09 AM

Not Great

I am definitely an outlier on this one. I was so excited for Totally Psychic and felt it was off...

Together We Rot
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Jul 19 2023 – 02:10 PM

Praise

Praise for Skyla Arndt’s debut novel, the YA horrormance Together We Rot! After reading this one,...

Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
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Jun 05 2023 – 05:23 PM

Cute

Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn tells the story of Mrs. Plansky, a retired entrepreneur...

Made of Stars
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Apr 02 2023 – 03:19 PM

Made of Stars

Jenna Voris’s debut Made of Stars just released! This YA Bonnie-and-Clyde-inspired Sci-Fi...

Nightbirds
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Mar 11 2023 – 02:24 PM

Good

3.5/5. I wanted to like this book a lot more than I did. There were a lot of pros, but even more...

The Davenports
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Jan 24 2023 – 10:30 PM

Not For Me

I reaaally wanted to like this one… it had everything I was looking for! Passion, romance,...

Strike the Zither
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Oct 27 2022 – 08:54 PM

Wonderful

A common occurrence with YA authors (and especially YA fantasy authors) is the inability to...

How to Heal a Gryphon
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Sep 30 2022 – 04:12 PM

Meh

I wanted to like this book, seriously, I really did. The cover was absolutely adorable. I loved...

Secrets So Deep
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Sep 27 2022 – 06:54 PM

Good

3.5… this book reads like a Shea Ernshaw knockoff that doesn’t quite hit the right notes. The...

Bad City
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Aug 06 2022 – 06:16 PM

Amazing

What can I even say about Paul Pringle’s Bad City? I am not normally a non-fiction lover - I get...

Lakesedge
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Aug 06 2022 – 12:42 AM

Amazing

So this book actually came out last year and I received it as a birthday present. I don’t read a...

Lavender House
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Jul 15 2022 – 03:29 AM

Really Good

Lavender House is the story of ex-detective Evander “Andy” Mills investigating a death at a...

Blood and Moonlight
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Jul 01 2022 – 03:05 PM

Amazing

I didn’t have high hopes for this novel because it reminded me of a few other YA fantasies....

We All Fall Down
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Jun 13 2022 – 01:08 AM

Uh Oh

Initially, I was so excited about this book. I was anticipating it for months and was so excited...

Break This House
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May 26 2022 – 11:54 AM

Not For Me

People process grief in different ways but there seems to be one common denominator - it is not a...

Flirting with Fate
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Apr 20 2022 – 03:54 AM

Cute

There are a few really wonderful things about this book: the emphasis on family, the use of...