BLOG TOUR: Skunk and Badger

Author: Amy TimberlakeIllustrator: Jon KlassenSeries: Skunk and Badger #1Publication date: 15 September 2020Publisher: Algonquin Young ReadersBuy it here: Algonquin Young Readers SYNOPSIS: No one wants a skunk. They are unwelcome on front stoops. They should not linger in Important Rock Rooms. Skunks should never, ever be allowed to move in. But Skunk is Badger’s new roommate, and there is …

BLOG TOUR: Furia

Author: Yamile Saied MéndezPublisher: Algonquin Young ReadersPublication date: 15 September 2020Buy it here: Algonquin Young Readers SYNOPSIS: In Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan lives a double life. At home, she is a careful daughter, living within her mother’s narrow expectations, in her rising-soccer-star brother’s shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the …

ARC Review: Fun Fun Fun World

Author: Yehudi Mercado Publication date: 21 April 2020 Publisher: Oni Press Buy it here: Amazon | Book Depository SYNOPSIS: The Devastorm 5 is an alien warship whose prime directive is to seek out planets to invade and conquer in tribute to the almighty Alien Queen. The only problem is that the crew of the Devastorm …

BLOG TOUR: Tribal Lores

Author: Archimede Fusillo Publication date: 1 August 2020 Publisher: Walker Books Australia Buy it here: Walker Books SYNOPSIS: A moving and explosive tale about what happens when tradition and the need to belong collide. Frankie Rescio is struggling with the death of his sister. Next door, Lochie Marsh is about to have his world invaded …

ARC Review: Bibi & Miyu Vol. 1

Author: Olivia Vieweg Illustrator: Hirara Natsume Publication date: 7 July 2020 Publisher: Diamond Book Distributors; Tokyopop Series: Bibi & Miyu #1 Buy it here: Amazon | Book Depository SYNOPSIS: When a new student from Japan shows up at Bibi Blocksberg's school, she fits in immediately. But Bibi's suspicious; she knows Miyu's hiding something, and she's …

BLOG TOUR: Mayhem

Author: Estelle Laure Publication date: 14 July 2020 Publisher: Wednesday Books & St Martin's Press Buy it here: Wednesday Books SYNPOSIS: A YA feminist mash up inspired by The Lost Boys and The Craft. It's 1987 and unfortunately it's not all Madonna and cherry lip balm. Mayhem Brayburn has always known there was something off about her and …

BLOG TOUR: In The Neighborhood of True – Paperback Release!

Author: Susan Kaplan Carlton Publication date: 9 April 2019 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Buy it here: Algonquin Young Readers | Book Depository SYNOPSIS: After her father’s death, Ruth Robb and her family transplant themselves in the summer of 1958 from New York City to Atlanta—the land of debutantes, sweet tea, and the Ku Klux Klan. …

ARC Review: Glow Book 1: Potency

Author: Aubrey Hadley Publication date: 16 June 2020 Publisher: Ruby & Topaz Publishing Series: Glow #1 Buy it here: Amazon PLOT: The Sleeping Syndrome has returned after a six-month hiatus. This time, it’s popped up in New York, and it’s wiped out an entire homeless shelter. The same night of the outbreak — thousands of …

Book Review: Heartstopper Vol. 1

Author: Alice Oseman Publication date: October 2018 Publisher: Hodder's Children's Group Series: Heartstopper #1 Buy it here: Amazon | Book Depository PLOT: Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...? Charlie Spring is in …

Book Review: City of Heavenly Fire

Author: Cassandra Clare Series: The Mortal Instruments #6 Publication date: 27 May 2014 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Buy it here: Amazon | Book Depository PLOT: In this dazzling and long-awaited conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instruments series, Clary and her friends fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is …