The Book of Lost Saints by DJ Older It's Linz and I just finished a fab fresh ARC! Thanks to ALA, Imprint/Macmillan, and DJ Older for the advanced copy. The Book of Lost Saints hits shelves Nov. 5, and is available here or at your local indie bookstore for purchase. Summary: Bitches be ghostin family members … Continue reading HUNGOVER REVIEW: The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older
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DRUNK/SOBER REVIEW: After by Anna Todd
After by Anna Todd Reviewed by Linz! What it's about: Dude I'm not even bothering to pull the description from Goodreads. They just released a movie about this book. A college freshman hates-then-loves a guy she meets at school. I saw the trailer once, thought "oh ok younger 50 Shades, it looks awful, I should … Continue reading DRUNK/SOBER REVIEW: After by Anna Todd
DRUNK REVIEW: War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi (War Girls #1)
War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi Reviewed by Linz Picked up an ARC of this bad boy at ALA. Thanks to Razorbill/Penguin and Tochi Onyebuchi for the chance to read it! This goes on sale Oct. 15 and you can buy it here or at your local independent bookstore. What it's about: SWEEPING scifi epic about two girls … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi (War Girls #1)
2-FOR-1 DRUNK REVIEWS: Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia and Cursed by Thomas Wheeler and Frank Miller
It's Linz with another twofer review, for two brandnew books dropping Oct. 1! Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia: A teen girl protects her Indiana hometown from fire demons, like Supernatural but better because Sam and Dean are girls so female characters get way better treatment Cursed by Thomas Wheeler: A reimagining of the Arthurian origin … Continue reading 2-FOR-1 DRUNK REVIEWS: Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia and Cursed by Thomas Wheeler and Frank Miller
2-FOR-1 DRUNK REVIEWS: The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones and The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Hiiiiiiiieeeeeee, it's Linz! The hardest part about doing drunk book reviews is getting the appropriate level of drunk to write. Too sober, it just doesn't hit the right note. Too drunk, well, you pass out. And I was REAL proud of myself because I got the right level of drunk over the weekend to finally … Continue reading 2-FOR-1 DRUNK REVIEWS: The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones and The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
DRUNK REVIEW: Slay by Brittney Morris
Slay by Brittney Morris Review by Linz. Thanks to BookCon and Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster for the ARC! SLAY comes out Sept. 24; you can preorder here or likely with your local indie bookstore. What it's about (from Goodreads): "By day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: Slay by Brittney Morris
DRUNK REVIEW: Bunny by Mona Awad
Bunny by Mona Awad Review by linz, who would like to point out that this book was especially scary because there was an incursion of bunny rabbits in my yard around this time. What it's about (from goodreads): Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: Bunny by Mona Awad
DRUNK REVIEW: Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay All the feelings by Linz **We received a finished copy at ALA. We'd like to thank Randy and Kokila for the opportunity** What it's about (excerpt from Goodreads blurb): "Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
SOBER REVIEW: Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly ***Review by Linz. Thanks to ALA and Greenwillow Books/Harper Collins for the ARC! This book is slated for publication Sept. 3, and you get a copy here (or hopefully your local indie bookstore!)*** What it's about (from Goodreads): "There are stories of extraordinary children who are chosen from birth … Continue reading SOBER REVIEW: Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
DRUNK REVIEW: We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan
We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Caplan Review by ya girl linz Synopsis Mischa Abramavicius is a walking, talking, top-scoring, perfectly well-rounded college application in human form. So when she's rejected not only by the Ivies, but her loathsome safety school, she is shocked and devastated. All the sacrifices her mother made to send her … Continue reading DRUNK REVIEW: We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan
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