
Mariel Recommends: YA Standalones
Sometimes I like to pick up a book, ready to embark on a long journey with the characters, sword-fighting against villains and living in...

Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol: Review
Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol Summary "Be Prepared" is about a young girl named Vera. She never really fits in with the other girls in her...

Mariel Recommends: Middle Grade and Young Adult Graphic Novels (Updated)
After reading 500 paged fantasy books, usually I'm either exhausted or exhilarated. I may crave the thrill of the chase, the fantasy and...

the witch doesn't burn in this one by amanda lovelace: review
the witch doesn't burn in this one by amanda lovelace Release Date: March 6th, 2018 from Andrews McMeel Publishing "burn whoever tries to...

when they call you a terrorist a black lives matter memoir by patrisse khan-cullors and asha bandele
when they call you a terrorist a black lives matter memoir by patrisse khan-cullors and asha bandele with a foreword by angela davis: a...

Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen: Spoiler Free Review
Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen Release Date: March 27, 2018 Summary Sarah valiantly struggles with waking up in the morning, being...

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi: Spoiler Free Review
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi: Review Release Date: March 6th, 2018 Summary Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha...

Ghost Stories by Whit Taylor: Spoiler Free Review
Ghost Stories by Whit Taylor Release Date: January 10th, 2018 from Rosarium Publishing "Unearthly is only a term that one uses when they...

Us by Curtis Wiklund: Review
Us by Curtis Wiklund Release Date: December 5th, 2017 from Andrews McMeel Publishing Summary This book of heartwarming sketches reveals...

The Creeps by Fran Krause: Spoiler Free Review
The Creeps: A Deep Dark Fears Collection by Fran Krause This is my first time reading a collection of illustrated fears written by...