Let’s talk book covers. The old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover” is ridiculous. We all judge a book by its cover, and the publishers know this and spend lots of time and energy designing book covers for just this reason. If book covers didn’t matter, why do they change covers between US and … [Read more]
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
Scarlett looks like she has it all: she goes to Stanford as a top collegiate diver and is applying to med school. But underneath it all … She’s a massive ball of anxiety and insecurity She’s off her diving game for reasons that will become clear Family sadness, although her stepmother … [Read more]
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
I hadn’t read Ali Hazelwood in a while, but I thoroughly enjoyed this. First of all, I don’t get forbidden romance that’s like “I can’t date my best friend’s brother.” Why not? But in this case, “I can’t date the finance bro who’s taking the company away from the mentor who believed in me. I am … [Read more]
I Wish I Didn't Have to Tell You This: A Graphic Memoir by Eugene Yelchin
I enjoy Eugene Yelchin as an author and illustrator. I have read several titles including, The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, Breaking Stalin's Nose, and The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! by Carmen Agra Deedy (illustrated by Yelchin). Therefore I was excited about I … [Read more]
Dragon vs. Unicorn: Friends or Frenemies? by P.J. Hoover and Lisa Wiley
Dragon vs. Unicorn: Friends or Frenemies? by P.J. Hoover and Lisa Wiley (illustrator) might be, if not the first, one of the first or few Choose Your Own Adventures books I have read via an online reader (though it is currently available). Online reading of a CYOA is not an easy task, unlike this … [Read more]
Love Kills by Danilo Beyruth
What do I want to say about the graphic novel Love Kills by Danilo Beyruth? This book was majorly screwed up! I mean, I liked it, despite the ending being blunt, ending on a smack you in the face realization, then nothing afterwards, but overall everything works out well. Though, I would say … [Read more]
Wrong Friend by Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey
Online reader copies were clogging up my number of emails I had saved. One of those was Wrong Friend by Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey as Illustrator. It came out in January 2026, therefore you can run out and get yourself, or your child more likely, a copy. And while I enjoyed this fun, … [Read more]
