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I'm reading this now. I hated reading the digital NetGalley copy so much on my phone that I waited until after release day, when my pre-ordered copy popped up on my Kindle. I'm going to wait to read the rest...

So accurate in its description of Mrs. Blossom’s unbelievable and annoying naïveté, that I thought perhaps I wrote the review. But then I quit before even 100 pages passed by.

I was trying to not laugh. I almost responded if the ARC had said that, I would have given this 1 star since French didn't even address a ton of plot points. I just looked at GR and it seems...

Definitely worth his time to get upset about 😒

Thanks Emmalita, I was just going to ignore them but apparently not updating to say this is a trilogy and the last book was a fireable offense 🙂

We deleted the comments, which has made Classic and Jen K’s comments disappear. There's nothing wrong with disagreement, but we will take action on comments that are rude or abusive and violate the CBR Rules of Respect. If a commenter...

This isn’t a professional book site. None of us are paid, we are all just readers that love books and like to talk about what we are reading so why would we be treating this like we are a news...

I received an ARC months ago (as I noted in my review) so no there was no book jacket and this wasn't pushed out as a trilogy to me when I got it. Just a continuation of Cal's life in...

I've had An Empire Called Memory on my TBR forever, but your excitement about it makes me want to read it sooner. And Aldis Hodge is always the right answer for Marry on Kiss, Marry, Kill.

This review is so spot on! This book could depress a hyena (sorry, been watching too many 1776 clips). Whilst reading this book I kept picturing Richard E. Grant as Bob. I know he played the part so it might...

i think this duology struggles more because a lot of the tension is outside the romantic relationships. There’s good stuff about reclamation and healing, but there’s no real impediment to a relationship between Naia, Alexie, and Einar.

Had this book in my TBR plastic bin and after reading your review decided to pull it out and let it jump over other books. I know, sacrilege! Agree with your observation with respect to the author's take on Lizzy...

Just finished this book and picking up the third. Loved your plot summary and character descriptions. You succinctly sum everyone up and enjoyably so,

Interesting review. Run hot and cold with Cassie and her books however you have encouraged me to give one a look. Your review made me remember when I was on a cruise with my family and due to roommate snoring...

And would have helped not to go off on a tangent and actually acknowledge the book you were reviewing. The Stranger, not so enjoyable for the reasons you mentioned. Truthfully, when I was teaching literature I got through it rather...

Saw your review and went out to purchase this book. Glad that I did. Your review hits the highlights of the book. Love your GIFs. I know this has to be an AU world (damn having degrees in history, makes...

How many people read The Plague during the pandemic? I love this book and your review reminded me of why.

A true blast from the past. Love this series so appreciated your review. And your Sir Terry Praatchett reference. Liked how the series was set in an earlier time so Kinsey couldn't get herself out of trouble by using her...

Read this book as well and feel you are spot on.Truly appreciated the reconciliation scene as well.Interesting author

It's unfortunate that, at least on my search engine, yours is the first (non-AI) review and diminishes this novel to "a bumbling, horny old priest..." Who, now, would wish to pick up this slender volume? Happily, I discovered the book...

I loved the book

Appreciating the author's perspectives is a good way to think about this book. (And there really isn't anything to complain about. I should pay attention to what I put on hold.)

By the sounds of it, if this book ended up on my holds list, I wouldn't complain; sounds like the author has some interesting perspectives.

its a very interesting book, and also helps you imagine what school is like being the new kid, having bullies, and pushing through

As Jonah would put it, “Relatable Content.”

I already put it on my list after you mentioned the condom thing on Saturday, Jen! I’m going to have to take it off and put it back on for the glasses thing.

I don’t know much about this case, but color me unsurprised that a fundamentalist Mormon offshoot and the NXIVM cult had a good relationship.

I really liked this one, and the series does not disappoint. Looking forward to seeing more of your reviews of this series.

I have not thought about this book in decades, but I do remember it being completely bonkers. Rosemary Rogers was something else.

I hope they enjoy it! It's a great read.

I have a friend who is very into disaster stories, so I passed this title on to them - thank you!

Yeah, Daisy Jones is definitely on my list! I have a soft spot for that whole multiverse-thing in books.

Ooh this could be a perfect gift!!

The cover makes me think of The Goldfinch, I have been wanting to say that to someone. This review makes me feel better about my ambivalence towards reading this--I have it, but I never want to pick it up...

There's some interweaving bits from the other books--like a little Reidverse? I think Daisy Jones & The Six is my favorite, but I think they're all very good!

im so pleased to hear you say this- i'm 1/2 through and can't keep up with numerous characters and side-trails and how they're contributing to the story. Having read your review, i'm abondoning the book! Phew!

One of my all-time favorite books that just happens to be considered YA is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. My mother-in-law recommended it to me, and I've always been grateful she did. I don't have my own review of...

I see her pretty frequently in town and I always have to be like, don't be a creep. She doesn't know you or want to be friends with you. I'm going to just casually hang at our new local bookstore...

Really enjoying this comment discussion. So many suggestions. Since I love fairy tale retellings and YA fantasy, lots of good suggestions to add to my list.

In my book club, when we have pretty much come to the agreement that if the protagonists are still teenagers (which is the case in The Scholomance), then it seems likely they were meant to be YA. If the protagonists...

Like so many others here, I'm a sucker for Tamora Pierce. Is Robin McKinley YA? Because I love her books, too. If you're looking for a Harry Potter alternative, may I recommend the Wildseed Witch series by Marti Dumas? Just...

I didn’t find it funny, and I’m not sure if my sense of humor doesn’t mesh with his or if it went over my head. But I still liked the book. The other one I have is Sister Svangerd and...

Oh, see I definitely read it as, “give your teens this magic school book instead.” Maybe because I remember The Magicians being marketed as “Magic school for adults” and compared to that one, this felt more YA. I was actually...

Interesting with Scholomance, I very much read it as the adult book for former YA magic school book readers

I went and found on eBay the Alanna covers that I remembered from childhood when I had the hankering to re-read them during COVID-ish times. Lots of the imagery -- esp of Thom's corroded dried blood colored magic -- was...

One think I appreciate about Naomi Novik is how different her books all are from each other. I feel like a lot of author's stay in the same "lane," and have a similar voice, even when writing books in different...

Thank you for reminding me about the Dark Rise series. I loved the first two so much, but sad that book 3 isn't out yet.

I'm a Teen Services Librarian, so I read a lot of YA, and I'm still finding new books to be delighted by. I've also been able to see the category really develop from the time I was an older teen...

Reading Tamora Pierce in middle school was a pretty formative experience for me. I re-read the Alanna books a year or two ago, and they mostly still hold up. I feel like I would have enjoyed Legendborn a lot more...

I've loved YA for years, but the ones that got me back into the category, and back into reading during covid, were Maria V. Snyder's Poison Study and Chris Weitz's Young World series. The series that held my attention and...