The Big Kids’ Table: 5 Adult Contemporary Picks (February)
Estelle here! Wishing you a happy Thursday! It’s a new month and time for another round of The Big Kids’ Table, a feature I started in hopes of focusing on some new adult contemporary reads! As if we...
View ArticleEstelle: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith Publisher: Poppy (Part of Hachette Books) Pages: 256 pages Publication Date: January 2, 2012 Target Audience: Young Adult...
View ArticleApril 2012 Young Adult Book Releases
There are so many awesome books coming out in the next couple of months. I wanted to take some time to spotlight some of the April 2012 Young Adult book releases that Estelle and I have on our TBR...
View ArticleShelve It: 6/10/2012
Hi! I’ve returned from the great depths of the ocean. Kind of. My brain is still in another galaxy so I hope some of this makes sense. Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols (Goodreads | Amazon) – Thanks to...
View ArticleMagan: Shelve It (6/17/2012)
Happy Sunday, friends! You may have noticed my absence this week on twitter and commenting on your blogs. We’ve been sailing the sea to Alaska to celebrate a big anniversary for my parents! It’s been...
View ArticleThe Big Kids’ Table: Adult Fiction Picks (7/12)
Why, good afternoon, friends! Hope you are doing well! Just a few more hours before the weekend can begin! I know I’m looking forward to it! It seems like forever since I did one of these, but here I...
View ArticleAugust 2012 Young Adult Book Releases
(Ferris wheel image from We Heart It) Welcome back for another month full of amazing book releases. I’m sharing August 2012 Young Adult (YA) book releases below. If Estelle or I have read the...
View ArticleEstelle: Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews (Tweet!) Publication Date: June 1, 2012 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Pages: 402 Target audience: Adult Keywords: romance, small town, family businesses, divorce,...
View ArticleDecember 2012 Young Adult Book Releases
Image Source: Favim.com Happy very early Merry Christmas! I know I’d be a happy lady if a pile o’ books had my name on them this Christmas. What are you hoping for most? This has been the year I’ve had...
View ArticleAttention, Attention: Welcome, Caller, This is Chloe
Image Hello again! Remember this feature? Well, it’s making its 2013 debut! And today I must talk to you about: welcome, caller, this is chloe. To this day, I still remember reading Magan’s review of...
View ArticleI’m Glad I Did by Cynthia Weil • Estelle Reviews
I’m Glad I Did by Cynthia Weil ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: 1/27/2015 Publisher: Soho Press Pages: 272 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: historical fiction, 1960s, music business, racial...
View ArticleYoung Adult Books & After High School
When I first picked when I Was Here by Gayle Forman (my review) a few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised to learn the main characters had graduated from high school with one of them attending a...
View ArticlePerfect Girl by Michele Gorman • Magan Reviews
Perfect Girl by Michele Gorman [twitter • website] Publication Date: October 14, 2014 Publisher: Notting Hill Press Pages: 326 Target Audience: Adult Fiction Keywords: people pleasing, crappy...
View ArticleYou’re Invited: A Fictional Birthday Party
Greetings, friends! It’s early, I know. (Well, depending on where you are, of course, but I’m going to imagine you woke up at 8 a.m. to read this.) You are dressed in the outfit that makes you feel...
View ArticleSorta Like a Love Story | Pub Date
I’m glad I’m not alone. Like Brittany, I am a happily married person who also thinks Valentine’s Day is the worst. I always felt like many of the boys I knew (not my husband) thought of it as some...
View ArticleThe Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds • Estelle Reviews
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: 1/6/2015 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 272 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: death, NYC, grief,...
View ArticleReligion in YA Books • Dive Into Diversity
Each Sunday, I found myself driving down the back roads of our small town with my grandparents, headed to our tiny Catholic church. I was baptized there and participated as a reader, attended Sunday...
View ArticleWe Can Work It Out by Elizabeth Eulberg • Estelle Reviews
We Can Work It Out by Elizabeth Eulberg ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: 1/27/2015 Publisher: Scholastic Point Pages: 320 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: friendship, romance, organizing a club,...
View ArticleCut Me Free by J.R. Johansson • Magan Reviews
Cut Me Free by J.R. Johansson [twitter • website] Publication Date: January 27, 2015 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Pages: 304 Target Audience: Adult Fiction Keywords: child abuse, changing...
View ArticleLittle Kids: A Valentine’s Love-Fest
Graphic found via Pinterest via this source. As many of you know, a really sweet day is approaching: Valentine’s Day! And my daughter, Everett, just turned one a week and a half ago. I intended to do...
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