I Absolutely LOVED A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY by Brigid Kemmerer…Here’s Why I’m Shocked.

March 12, 2019March 11, 2019 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)8 Comments

A Curse So Dark & Lonley Author: Brigid Kemmerer Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Genre/Themes/Demo: YA, Fantasy, Retelling Release Date: January 29th 2019 Page Count: 496 Format: ARC provided by publisher ISBN: 9781681195087 Author Website | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo | Goodreads Synopsis Fall in love, break the curse. It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to… Continue reading I Absolutely LOVED A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY by Brigid Kemmerer…Here’s Why I’m Shocked.

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#QuickThoughts: Essex County by Jeff Lemire | #readEHthon

July 3, 2018July 2, 2018 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)1 Comment

Essex County Author: Jeff Lemire Publisher: Top Shelf Productions Genre/Themes/Demo: Graphic Novel, Fiction Release Date: June 15th 2009 Page Count: 512 Format: Paperback Bind Up ISBN: 9781603090384 Author Website | Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo Goodreads | Kobo Synopsis Where does a young boy turn when his whole world suddenly disappears? What turns two brothers from an unstoppable team into a pair of bitterly estranged loners? How… Continue reading #QuickThoughts: Essex County by Jeff Lemire | #readEHthon

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#QuickThoughts: Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road #1) by Katie McGarry

July 2, 2018June 29, 2018 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)3 Comments

Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road #1) Author: Katie McGarry Publisher: Harlequin Teen Genre/Themes/Demo: YA, Contemporary Release Date: May 26th 2015 Page Count: 496 Format: Audiobook via Scribd/Hardcover ISBN: 9780373211425 Author Website | Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo Goodreads | Kobo | Audible Synopsis Seventeen-year-old Emily likes her life the way it is: doting parents, good friends, good school in a safe neighborhood. Sure, she’s curious about her biological father—the one who… Continue reading #QuickThoughts: Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road #1) by Katie McGarry

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#QuickThoughts: One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

June 19, 2018 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)2 Comments

One Of Us Is Lying Author: Karen M. McManus Publisher: Delacorte Press Genre/Themes/Demo: YA, Contemporary, Mystery Release Date: May 30th 2017 Page Count: 361 Format: Audiobook via Overdrive ISBN: 9780142419403 Author Website | Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo Goodreads | Kobo | Audible Synopsis Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the… Continue reading #QuickThoughts: One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

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Review: Sheets by Brenna Thummler

June 13, 2018 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)2 Comments

Sheets Author: Brenna Thummler Publisher: Lion Forge Genre/Themes/Demo: Graphic Novel, Paranormal Release Date: August 28th 2018 Page Count: 224 Format: ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley ISBN: 9781941302675 Author Website | Goodreads | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo | Book Depository *Disclaimer* A copy of Sheets by Brenna Thummler was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinion… Continue reading Review: Sheets by Brenna Thummler

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Review: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

June 11, 2018June 5, 2018 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)3 Comments

Then She Was Gone Author: Lisa Jewell Publisher: Atria Books Genre/Themes/Demo: Fiction, Suspense Release Date: April 17th 2018 Page Count: 359 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781501154645 Author Website | Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo Goodreads | Kobo | Audible Synopsis THEN: She was fifteen, her mother’s golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone. NOW: It’s… Continue reading Review: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

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Indigo Teen Staff Pick Of The Month – June: Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl + Review & GIVEAWAY!

June 10, 2018 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)3 Comments

The Teen #IndigoStaffPick for the month of June is: My Review Invisible Ghosts Author: Marisha Pessl Publisher: Delacorte Press Genre/Themes/Demo: YA, Mystery/Thriller, Sci-Fi Release Date: June 5th 2018 Page Count: 327 Format: Hardcover via Indigo Books & Music ISBN: 9780399553929 Author Website | Goodreads | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo | Kobo | Book Depository | Audible *Disclaimer* A finished… Continue reading Indigo Teen Staff Pick Of The Month – June: Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl + Review & GIVEAWAY!

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#Review: Picture Us In The Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert

June 9, 2018June 3, 2018 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)3 Comments

Picture Us In The Light Author: Kelly Loy Gilbert Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Genre/Themes/Demo: YA, Contemporary Release Date: April 10th 2018 Page Count: 361 Format: Hardcover ISBN: 9781484726020 Author Website | Goodreads | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo | Kobo | Book Depository Synopsis Danny has been an artist for as long as he can remember and it seems his path is set, with a scholarship to RISD and his family’s blessing to pursue… Continue reading #Review: Picture Us In The Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert

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Review: Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider

June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)5 Comments

Invisible Ghosts Author: Robyn Schneider Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Genre/Themes/Demo: YA, Supernatural, Contemporary Release Date: June 5th 2018 Page Count: 320 Format: ARC via the publisher ISBN: 9780062568106 Author Website | Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo | Goodreads | Kobo | Audible *Disclaimer* An ARC of Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect… Continue reading Review: Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider

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Review: The Prince & The Dressmaker by Jen Wang

May 26, 2018May 24, 2018 Maria Casacalenda (Big City Bookworm)7 Comments

The Prince & The Dressmaker Author: Jen Wang Publisher: First Second Press Genre/Themes/Demo: YA, Graphic Novel, LGBTQIA+ Release Date: February 13th 2018 Page Count: 288 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781626723634 Author Website | Goodreads | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo | Kobo | Book Depository Synopsis Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or rather, his… Continue reading Review: The Prince & The Dressmaker by Jen Wang