BOOK REPORT for Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan
Cover Story: A Light in Darkness
BFF Charm: Maybe
Swoonworthy Scale: 7
Talky Talk: It Was The Best of Times
Bonus Factors: Dickens Retelling, Doppelgangers
Relationship Status: A Far, Far Better Date That I Go Upon
Cover Story: A Light in Darkness
I like this cover—it’s simple, but who doesn’t love looking at the New York skyline? Although it’s not so eye-catching that I might feel compelled ...
BOOK REPORT for When We Collided by Emery Lord
Cover Story: My 4th Grade Skating Party Outfit
BFF Charm: Caution, Be Mine
Swoonworthy Scale: 6
Talky Talk: She Said, He Said
Bonus Factors: Beach Town, Tasty Business
Relationship Status: Tumultuous
Cover Story: My 4th Grade Skating Party Outfit
One year for my birthday, my mom bought me this totally sweet top and short set that was white and covered in neon splatter paint. I was ...
BOOK REPORT for
The Steep and Thorny Way by Cat Winters
Cover Story: Not So Fancy Dress
BFF Charm: Platinum Edition
Swoonworthy Scale: 3
Talky Talk: Something Rotten Is In The State of Oregon
Bonus Factors: Shakespearean Retelling, Post-WWI History, Future Lawyer
Relationship Status: The Very Ecstasy Of Love
Cover Story: Not So Fancy Dress
I’m not wild about this cover: the girl portraying Hanalee looks like she’s more likely to be at a 2016 music festival than in ...
BOOK REPORT for Hot Pterodactyl Boyfriend by Alan Cumyn
Cover Story: Paris Hilton Meets Billy Squier
BFF Charm: Sassy Gay Friend
Swoonworthy Scale: 2
Talky Talk: That Is So Fetch
Bonus Factors: Mysterious Loner Pterodactyl
Relationship Status: I Wish I Knew How to Quit You
Cover Story: Paris Hilton Meets Billy Squier
Am I really making a reference to a stale socialite catchphrase? YES. YES, I AM. Because, truly -- that's hot. Plus, the tagline reminds me of an ...
BOOK REPORT for Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke
Cover Story: Sneaky
BFF Charm: Confused
Swoonworthy Scale: 3
Talky Talk: Toeing the Line
Trigger Warnings: Teenage Torture
Bonus Factor: Fairy Tales
Relationship Status: Call Me, Maybe? Or Maybe Not?
Cover Story: Sneaky
Although, at first glance, this cover isn’t as dark as the story within can be, look closer and you’ll see a few dark elements mixed in with the other more innocent motifs.
The Deal:
Midnight has lived ...
BOOK REPORT for A Tyranny of Petticoats: 15 Tales of Belles, Bank Robbers, and Other Badass Girls edited by Jessica Spotswood
Cover Story: Who Run the World?
The Best: “El Destinos” by Leslye Walton and “Bonnie and Clyde” by Saundra Mitchell
The Worst Not My Favorite Genre: “High Stakes” by Andrea Cremer
Bonus Factors: American History, Diversity, LGBTQ
Break Glass in Case of: Dudes Dominating Your History Books
Cover Story: Who Run the World ...
BOOK REPORT for A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes #1) by Brittany Cavallaro
Cover Story: Sherlockian Toile
BFF Charm: Be Mine
Swoonworthy Scale: 7
Talky Talk: Modern Watson
Trigger Warnings: Drug Addiction, Stories of Rape
Bonus Factors: Sherlock Holmes, Series Starter
Relationship Status: It’s Elementary
Cover Story: Sherlockian Toile
This is a fabulous cover. The colors are excellent, the illustrations (which would totally fit in on a themed toile) are clever, and I really like the handwritten nature ...
BOOK REPORT for Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto
Cover Story: Picture to Burn
BFF Charm: Platinum Edition
Swoonworthy Scale: 6
Talky Talk: Worlds Colliding
Bonus Factors: Cannibals, Prostheses
Relationship Status: Dating Outside of Comfort Zone—and Succeeding
Cover Story: Picture to Burn
The typeface is swanky, the tagline is all kinds of great, and the blood splatter's a nice touch (well, as long as yours isn't the blood being splattered). But the image hiding underneath ...
