The Book Shire

young adult novels

*Blog Tour* Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West

I love a good retelling, and I was eager to dive into this mash-up of Hua Mulan, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Emma… all rolled together into [...]

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Another book hyped to the point of no return… Look, guys, I wanted to love this book. I heard great things upon even greater things about it over the course [...]

Flash Fiction Reviews: February 2015

Okay, okay, I know I've been off the radar in 2015. Life's been pretty busy over here - I won't bore you with the details - so I haven't had a lot of time [...]

Unforgettable Reads of 2014

If you're looking for new reading material for the New Year, look no further. I've gathered a list of the best books I read in 2014, and there's something for [...]

Like No Other by Una LaMarche

My mother used to say that no one knows what's going on in a stew but the pot and the spoon. I wanted to love Like No Other by Una LaMarche as much as I [...]

Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen

Once I could read, especially, it seemed the world grew in leaps and bounds with every passing day. I've always loved books about other worlds, and Stolen [...]

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

"There was something she was missing. She felt it the way you can feel a word on the tip of your tongue." Holly Black's The Coldest Girl in Coldtown sat on [...]

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

“Though maybe that’s all life ever is. Unimaginable, until it’s happening to you.” Bellweather Rhapsody...  I don't even know where to begin with [...]

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

It's impossible to predict how a book will change you. I've picked up books that I was sure without a doubt I would love, only to make it halfway through and [...]