TITLE: Binti: The Complete Trilogy AUTHOR: Nnedi Okorafor SERIES: #1 Binti; #2 Home; #3 The Night Masquerade RELEASED: February 5th, 2019; DAW Books GENRE: Sci-fi AGE RANGE: Adult Binti only wants one thing: to further her search for knowledge by attending the prestigious Oomza University, an off-planet school who’s offered her the first invitation ever extended to a person of […]
For 2019, I decided it was time to make a change: I needed to buy less, borrow more, and read more of the books I already owned pre-2019. So… did I stick to my goals? See for yourself!
TITLE: Goodbye, Perfect AUTHOR: Sara Barnard RELEASED: January 29th, 2019; Simon Pulse (US re-release) GENRE: Contemporary AGE RANGE: YA If there’s one thing in life Eden can count on, it’s her best friend, Bonnie—until Bonnie runs away with their music instructor, and everything gets thrown into a whirlwind of police interrogations, suspicion, and fear. The worst part is that Eden […]
TITLE: A Curse So Dark and Lonely AUTHOR: Brigid Kemmer SERIES: A Curse So Dark and Lonely, #1 RELEASED: January 29th, 2019; Bloomsbury YA GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA Harper’s life isn’t easy—her father has left her family with all his debts, her brother is working for the same loan sharks they owe, and her mother is in the final stages […]
TITLE: Song of the Dead AUTHOR: Sarah Glenn Marsh SERIES: Reign of the Fallen, #2 RELEASES: January 29th, 2019; Razorbill GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA Karthia has changed, and the people are changing with it—for better and for worse. Odessa has set out on an oceanic journey with Meredy and Kasmira, but nothing can prepare them for the war they’ll […]
My new job as a youth librarian doesn’t start until tomorrow, but Netgalley gave me the go-ahead to change over to librarian status week before last, and, uh… well. You’ll see. 😂