Children of Blood and Bone | Tomi Adeyemi | 3.5 stars

I just went to YALfest, the biggest Dutch YA event (organised by different YA publishers, which is quite unique). Tomi Adeyemi was there to promote her debut Children of Blood and Bone. I already had this book on my TBR, because I was getting excited about all the buzz it was creating. It's from a Nigerian-American …

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Obsidio | Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff | 4 stars

I adore this series. When the first book (Illuminae) started appearing on Instagram, I wasn't at all convinced this would be something for me. It's build from chats, analysed video, dossiers, message boards and Aidan's insane but entertaining ramblings. It's not a format I enjoy reading, it often pulls me out of the story. With the Illuminae …

In Search of Us | Ava Dellaira | 3.5 stars

I don't read contemporary YA often, only when the story sounds really appealing to me. Some of my favourite reads *are* contemporary, however. Like Something Real by Heather Demetrios, If I Stay  by Gayle Forman, A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody, and I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson. When I read the premise to In Search of Us by Ava …

The Book Buying Process (For the Bookstore)

Such magical, mythical words…  the book fair! A place for insiders only, an event happening behind the scenes. Publishers and bookstores come together to decide what’s in store (literally and figuratively) for the coming months. Which books get the publishers excited? What kind of promotions do they have in mind to tempt us? And what …

Everless | Sara Holland | 3 stars

I am not the biggest fan of Everless. I enjoyed reading this book, and I wanted to see it through to the end, but there are some real issues with writing style, character development and plot execution. I think it shows that this is Sara Holland's debut, and it could have benefitted from another run-through …