Podcast Episode Five – Do Not Read The Madness Underneath

Christine: When I first picked up Tyger, Tyger, I thought it would be a children’s book because of the cover and the summary’s mention of goblins. Goblins seem more like a children’s plot, don’t they? Maybe I’m just too used to seeing faeries in every other book. Caitlin: To be fair, what this author calls…

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Kate had the inspired idea of us telling y’all our favorite love stories in young adult fiction, which kind of morphed into our favorite couples to love. You’re more than welcome to include your favorite (or favorites, since I know it’s sometimes hard to choose) in the comments section. Katie:…

I was recommended Patrick Ness’s The Knife of Never Letting Go by a librarian friend. She told me it was by far the best book she’d read that year. She said it gave Hunger Games a run for it’s money. I didn’t believe her. I couldn’t. Sure, the cover was amazing, but…how could we have…

Today is a special treat because we have a NEW REVIEWER joining us. Her name is also Kate (confusing, I know), but we’ll find a way to distinguish between our two Kates somehow. As for now, just know that she’s awesome and we’ll hopefully get her into WordPress soon so she can start posting her…

I lucked into finding Lauren Myrcale’s Shine well before its release date. I’d added it to my goodreads ages before because I thought the cover was pretty and because I was glad the book was going to tackle its premise. But then I forgot I bought it until I was cleaning out my old car…

In preparation for What Happened to Goodbye, which recently came out, I decided to try to catch up on my Sarah Dessen reading. And this book was classic Dessen, which is the biggest compliment I can give a contemporary YA. It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since…