"May the queens forever rule the day. Together, yet apart" (10). Astrid Scholte's Four Dead Queens is a YA Science Fiction novel that takes place in Quadara: a dystopian world ruled by...wait for it...four queens (!!!). Quadara is separated into four "queendoms," with each "queendom" following a unique set of rules and ways of living: Archia - … Continue reading Four Dead Queens
Does anyone else feel like spring was a blur? How is it June already? How is it summer? So, for the past few months, I've been doing the whole grad school thing while also living the librarian life, which means I didn't get the chance to read as much as I would've liked. Hence the … Continue reading Spring Wrap Up (March-May)
"I am always surprised to discover that when the world seems darkest, there exists the greatest opportunity for light" (246). Brigid Kemmerer's A Curse So Dark and Lonely is a YA fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast that takes elements from the classic fairy tale we know and love and puts a modern spin on it. In … Continue reading A Curse So Dark and Lonely
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi is a YA Romance inspired by the author's own experiences with breakdancing, love, and the prejudices she faced as a Muslim woman after 9/11. "It didn't matter that I was just as shaken and horrified as everyone else; no one believed my grief. People I'd never … Continue reading A Very Large Expanse Of Sea
Alynn the Librarian 