Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz // International Book Covers

Blurb Dante can swim. Ari can't. Dante is articulate and self-assured. Ari has a hard time with words and suffers from self-doubt. Dante gets lost in poetry and art. Ari gets lost in thoughts of his older brother who is in prison. Dante is fair skinned. Ari's features are much darker. It seems that a…

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Weekly Reading Update // 7th May

There's so much I'm doing this May, it's a good thing that I'm way ahead of my reading goal! There's the three days of Eurovision that I'm so excited for, we're going to Weston Brick Fetsival (LEGO!) and also going to a theme park for my kid's birthday. I will try and get many pictures!This…

Star Splitter by Matthew J. Kirby // Book Review

Blurb Crash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth, sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unravel the mystery of the destruction all around her--and the questionable intentions of a familiar stranger. Pulse-pounding YA science fiction from award-winning author Matthew J. Kirby. For Jessica Mathers, teleportation and planetary colonization in deep space aren't just hypotheticals--they're real. They're also…

Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler // Book Review

Blurb Lara's had eyes for exactly one person throughout her three years of high school: Chase Harding. He's tall, strong, sweet, a football star, and frankly, stupid hot. Oh, and he's talking to her now. On purpose and everything. Maybe...flirting, even? No, wait, he's definitely flirting, which is pretty much the sum of everything Lara's…

NetGalley Update // 3rd May

Still working my way through Seeds Of The Swarm, which is a thicker book than I anticipated! I'll be reading Missing Clarissa next. Read Since The Last Post None 💀 Downloaded Since The Last Post I GOT PAINTED DEVILS! I requested and was approved about 20 minutes later which I was shocked by. I need…

New Young Adult Book Releases This Week // 2nd May

May is going to be super busy for us, it's my daughter's birthday AND Eurovision (which is obviously equally important). We have plans to go to the Weston Brick Festival and Brean Theme Park, plus there's two bank holidays where my daughter's not going to be at school (one is for the Coronation which I…

April Wrap Up // It Rained For A Full Month Basically

Most of my memories of April involve me being unnecessarily wet for no reason. I did get to Weston Super Mare for a flat viewing, Bristol for a shopping trip / Ninja Warrior thing for the small human, went to Taunton to get my daughter's birthday presents and did a walk up the road to…

Weekly Reading Update // 30th April

I feel like I'm constantly playing catch up with my reading lately, which is weird because I am reading loads! My Goodreads goal is 10 ahead, I could literally take a week off and it would be fine. It's probably because of my staggering TBR pile (will this stop me buying books today, no).Update: after…

If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch // Book Review

Blurb From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a speculative young adult romance about a teen stuck in a time loop that’s endlessly monotonous until he meets the boy of his dreams. For some reason, Clark has woken up and relived the same monotonous Monday 309 times. Until Day…

Always the Almost by Edward Underhill // Book Review

Blurb A trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win back his ex, but a new boy complicates things in Edward Underhill's heartfelt debut YA rom-dram, Always the Almost. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Miles Jacobson has two New Year’s resolutions: 1) win back his ex-boyfriend (and star of…