''People don't just fall in love. No, we stumble and trip and collapse face-first into it." Goodreads School’s out, senior year is over, and Isaac Martin is ready to kick off summer. His last before heading off to college in the fall where he won’t have his best friend, Diego. Where—despite his social anxiety—he’ll be…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
"Retrospect is a place where truth lives guilt-free." Goodreads In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin’s debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement—from the well-documented events that shaped the nation’s treatment of Black people, beginning with the “Separate but Equal” ruling—and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were…
"Maybe people give second chances—third and fourth and fifth chances—more than foster care had me believe." || Goodreads || Foster care always promised her a bed. Now she doesn’t even have that. Coralee (Corey) Reed can’t wait to trade her current foster house for Harmony Hall, the dorm for music majors. Corey arrives at Borns…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: Sleeping Around by Morgan Vega
"But I would never let such a limitation stop me. I loved limitations. Limitations set creativity free." Goodreads || Amazon || B&N || Book Depository Notice: I received an eARC of this book from Penguin Teen in exchange for an honest review. When Sunny Dae—self-proclaimed total nerd—meets Cirrus Soh, he can’t believe how cool and…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon
"These weren't gory, made-up tales. These were our friends and neighbors being rounded up and carted away. It had to be just a matter of time before we were dragged away too." Goodreads || Amazon || B&N || Book Depository Notice: I received an eARC of this book from the Penguin Teen Partner program/Netgalley in…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher
Cierra's Cynosure 