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Since my list of books I was looking forward to in the Fall was so popular, I thought I'd make a list of books that I'm looking forward to coming out this Spring. Most of these will be coming out in March and April and might give you some ideas for books to read over Spring Break.  Obsidio by Amife Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Releasing March 13) Obsidio is the third installment in The Illuminae Files.  While you could mostly read the second installment before the first, it seems that the third is best read after the first two. This is not official, but is my opinion based on the synopsis.  Synopsis (May be spoilers for 1&2) Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza—but who knows what they’ll find seven months after the invasion?...

Now that it's getting into August and I start sophomore year of college in a few weeks, I'm looking forward to fall and winter. I'm looking forward to wearing sweaters, partially because last winter was so mild in Alabama that I barely wore any of the sweaters I got for Christmas. I'm also looking forward to some cozy fall reading. Not all books released in the fall are particularly autumnal, but some of them are and I love a good seasonal book. I'm sure I'll be rereading some of my cozy favorites (Harry Potter), but I'm also looking forward to some new books coming out this fall.  These are in no particular order, but I made sure they're all either very recently released or upcoming so that you won't have already read them. While I am trying to diversify my reading and read about important issues, these are all books I am genuinely planning on buying and reading. These are the ones I'm looking forward to the most: (photos and descriptions ...

I am certainly not an athlete and don't even watch or understand most sports, but I do sometimes fall victim to your usual high school athlete romance. Most recently, I've read Catching Jordan  by Miranda Kenneally, the first book of eight in her Hundred Oaks series. I wasn't sure I would like it but I did. I've also read books lately about swimming, gymnastics, and a few other sports. I'm also going to call ballet a sport here, because it is.  Catching Jordan  was my most recent sports-related read and I found it after reading Coming Up for Air . This one was about a girl playing high school football with dreams of becoming aI didn't know this was a series at first, but once I read the 8th book and enjoyed it, I decided I wanted to see what the other books were all alike. I wasn't sure I would like this one, because I have no interest in actual football, but I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. I even found myself enjoying the book more as it...

Doing It by Hannah Witton I've unfortunately only been watching Hannah's videos for about six months now, but once I started I never looked back. That's why I knew I had to pick up her book, Doing It . It's a fun book that focuses on sex and relationships education for teens and young adults. Because a lot of it is written from her perspective it does at time skew more feminine, but I think it's a great resource for people of all genders. Witton includes both personal anecdotes and social advice, but she also gives anatomical information and scientific advice. She talks about reproductive systems as they are and work biologically, rather than as connected to a person of a certain gender, because she acknowledges that these do not always align. Something else she does to ensure the book is as inclusive as possible is having guest contributors. When there was a topic Hannah wanted to cover but didn't have experience with, she had a friend or an expert write a ...

I received a lot of books from both my mom and grandmother for Christmas and I couldn't be happier about it. I haven't been able to read any of these books yet, but I thought I'd share them with you anyway. I also got a Books A Million gift card and a Barnes and Noble gift card which I am so excited to use. Let me know in the comments which books I should buy. Here's a quick picture of the books I got for Christmas: One of them didn't fit in the box nicely, although since taking this picture I've stacked some extra books on top of the  ones in the box. I got 15 books along with a boxset of six graphic novels. This is the one that didn't fit.  And this is the box I put them in. It's from Target and you can find it in the home section, but I can't find it online. This was a Christmas gift from my boyfriend and I've decided to use it to hold my reading list because I'm running out of shelf space in my dorm room. Here's...

I recently finished Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld and have now started reading The Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica Verdi. I also went to the library and bookstore and picked up some books. image from goodreads Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan From Amazon: Kami is linked to two boys. One through a strong magical bond, and the other through unforgettable love. With Jared missing for months and presumed dead, Kami must rely on her link with Ash for the strength to face the evil spreading through her town. Working with her friends, Kami uncovers a secret that might be the key to saving the town. But with knowledge comes responsibility—and a painful choice. A choice that will risk not only Kami’s life, but also the lives of those she loves most. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins From Amazon:  Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on introspective cartoonist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris. And after a chance encounter in Manhattan ...

I'm always looking to see depictions of things we don't usually see in YA literature - or literature in general, really. Whether that's other races, genders, or sexualities, I'm interested in all of it. I'm also interested in areas that get even less press than the ones I've already listed. Mental illness, for example. It's not only mental illness that we need more to be written about. We also need to be able to find more books about neurodivergence in general so if you have any in that area to recommend, let me know in the comments. A few weeks ago, I found myself having an unusual reading experience: I read two books featuring mentall illness back to back. I don't think that's ever happened to me. And I'm not talking about books that feature depression, which I've seen before. While I appreciate accurate depictions of depression and believe they're entirely necessary, I think it's just as important to portray the mental illnesses ...

I finished In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken. I read it on and off for about a month which, considering my reading speed, is highly unusual for me. The length of time it took me to read this book shouldn't be taken as an indicator of its quality. Instead, it's just an indicator of my life right now. I'm always busy with school and when I'm not doing math homework, I'm in desperate need of a nap. Because of the mental and physical exhaustion I put myself through in school, I've been in a reading slump which I've mentioned on the blog before. I hated feeling like maybe I couldn't read anymore. But it seems as though finishing In the Afterlight catapulted me out of this slump. I went on to immediately read four books back to back. Reading felt easy and normal again and I couldn't be happier about that. The books I read were Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan, The Museum of Intangible Things by Wendy Wunder, Schizo by Nic Sheff,...

These are two books I've had in my to be read pile for quite a bit. I bought both of them this summer and hadn't gotten around to reading them until now.  Sabriel by Garth Nix is about a young girl named Sabriel who is the daughter of a necromancer and while at boarding school in Ancelstierre, she finds out her father, the Abhorsen is in danger and she must go to the Old Kingdom to save him.  East by Edith Pattou is a retelling of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," and is reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast , but instead of taking place in France, it's set in an Arctic climate.