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Book Review: MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM (2016) by Grady Hendrix
If this one looks a little weird, it's because it is. It's also exactly what it looks like: a 1980s-set horror novel that includes...

Alyssa Rogan
Mar 1, 20213 min read
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Book Review: Horrid (2020) by Katrina Leno
My very first post on this website was a review of Katrina Leno's You Must Not Miss. Since I LOVED that book, save the ending, I had to...

Alyssa Rogan
Feb 19, 20213 min read
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Awarding Superlatives to my January Reads
Like I said a few posts ago, I've been a reading fiend lately. I read a whopping six books last month, which is unprecedented for me....

Alyssa Rogan
Feb 5, 20215 min read
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Book Review: SOME KIND OF ANIMAL (2020) by Maria Romasco Moore
My detour down the YA horror path continues, although I would describe Some Kind of Animal as more of a dark, gritty contemporary. I'll...

Alyssa Rogan
Jan 19, 20213 min read
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Book Review: THE HAZEL WOOD (2018) by Melissa Albert
I went way off the reserve with this one. YA Horror is at the top of my to-read list, but when I found this dark fantasy in the library...

Alyssa Rogan
Jan 8, 20213 min read
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Book Review: THE CEMETERY BOYS (2015) by Heather Brewer
I wanted to kick off one of my first posts of 2021 with a book review, especially since it's been a while! I'm deviating slightly from my...

Alyssa Rogan
Jan 4, 20213 min read
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Seven Books to Read in Quarantine
So. You're stuck at home. Hopefully, you've already picked up a few books since you've been self-quarantining, but in case you're at a...

Alyssa Rogan
Apr 19, 20204 min read
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Book Review: THE STARS WE STEAL (2020) by Alexa Donne
A few weeks ago, I won this Persuasion-meets-the-Bachelor-in-space novel in a Twitter raffle--and it hasn't even been released yet! Stay...

Alyssa Rogan
Jan 8, 20203 min read
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Book Review: GO ASK ALICE (1971) by Anonymous
Let's talk about one of the most controversial books in YA fiction--the true story of an anonymous, fifteen-year-old girl who chronicles...

Alyssa Rogan
Nov 9, 20194 min read
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Book Review: OPEN ROAD SUMMER (2014) by Emery Lord
As I inevitably find myself coming back to YA Fiction, enjoy my spoiler-free review on Emery Lord's debut novel about love, friendship,...

Alyssa Rogan
Nov 3, 20193 min read
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Book Review: MOUTHFUL OF BIRDS (2019) by Samanta Schweblin
Please join me as I venture away from my typical Contemporary YA read into the world of short story collections. Mouthful of Birds,...

Alyssa Rogan
Oct 25, 20193 min read
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Book Review: THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR (2016) by Nicola Yoon
He thinks the universe destined them to meet; she thinks it was a cosmic coincidence. Can he convince her they were meant to be, even...

Alyssa Rogan
Jul 15, 20195 min read
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Book Review: ON THE COME UP (2019) by Angie Thomas
On the Come Up, Angie Thomas' sophomore effort, is a contemporary YA story about a teen from rapper from Garden Heights who's on the...

Alyssa Rogan
Jul 5, 20194 min read
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Book Review: THE WANING AGE (2019) by S.E. Grove
This is a spoiler-free review of S.E. Grove's The Waning Age, a sci-fi YA novel that takes place in modern day San Francisco and explores...

Alyssa Rogan
Jul 3, 20195 min read
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Book Review: THINGS I'D RATHER DO THAN DIE (2018) by Christine Deriso
This is a spoiler-free review of a flirty-and-fun contemporary YA set in Georgia. What happens when two kids are held at gunpoint by...

Alyssa Rogan
Jun 21, 20194 min read
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Book Review: AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER (2018) by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
This is a spoiler-free review of August and Everything After, a contemporary YA book that explores the ever-looming uncertainty of life...

Alyssa Rogan
Jun 16, 20193 min read
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Book Review: YOU MUST NOT MISS (2019) by Katrina Leno
This is a spoiler-free review of Katrina Leno's You Must Not Miss, a 2019 young adult novel that blends the contemporary with the...

Alyssa Rogan
Jun 14, 20193 min read
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