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12 Days of YA: Beauty Queens

Day 12: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

I loved Libba Bray’s Gemma Doyle series, so much so I have been avoiding her other work. A fellow reviewer recommended this read to me and I know I will make my way to it.

I normally don’t read books of this genre, but since it is Libba Bray and I need to return to her work, I want to give it a try. Beauty Queensis not at my local bookstore nor in my local…

12 Days of YA: Gunslinger Girl

 Day 11: Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely

Gunslinger Girl is a mix of dystopia and the wild west, I am interested. There is something about the cover and idea that is drawing me in. Like others in the 12 days of YA, I have not found this one in stores.

I don’t read westerns, so I am not sure why the westerner dystopia blend is speaking to me…but it is. I have been hesitant to read this one, which…

12 Days of YA: The Shadow Queen

Day 9: The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine

I have read mixed reviews about the Ravenspire series, but I still want to read it. The Shadow Queen is the first book in the series. If you are like me and always behind in everything trendy, don’t fret. Read whatever you want, whenever you want. This read is a retelling, which I always enjoy, so I am excited to dive in one day.

The Shadow Queenhas a 3.75…

12 Days of YA: Tyler Johnson Was Here

 Day 8: Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles

  A story inspired by events in the author’s life, Jay Coles weaves a story that readers can’t get enough of. I was drawn to this read because of the cover. I know what you are thinking, did you pick all of these books because you liked the cover…..yes and no.

Amazon sent me an email introducing me to Tyler Johnson Was Here, and it has been on my TBR…

12 Days of YA: White Rabbit

Day 7: White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig

  “Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who stomped his heart out like a spent cigarette. Just as Rufus is getting ready to move on, Sebastian turns up out of the blue, saying they need to “talk.” Things couldn’t get much worse, right?” Summary from Goodreads.

A thriller…

12 Days of YA: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Day 5: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez

I am dying to read this book! I want to read the paperback version because I don’t like hardbacks. A silly reason to wait I know. I tried to borrow a copy from my library, but yet again, they did not have the title.

I have read and been told nothing but good things about I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Fellow readers raved…

12 Days of YA: Honor Among Thieves

Day 4: Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre

A science fiction read that got pushed aside this year simply because it is science fiction. I love science fiction, but it wasn’t my focus this year. It has a 3.89 rating on Goodreads, but other than that, I haven’t read much about it. The cover is what caught my eye.

“Petty criminal Zara Cole has a painful past that’s made her stronger…

12 Days of YA: American Street

Day 3: American Street Ibi Zoboi

This read has been recommended to me many times, almost as many times as I have held it in my hands at the bookstore. In 2018 my goal was to read YA about social issues, diversity, and the world. Friends who knew about my reading goal gave me a list of reads, sadly I never got to this one.

“On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought…