The Book Shire

2017 Reads

You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner

Talk about diversity! You’re Welcome, Universe pretty much has a corner on that market; from Julia, the deaf, Indian-American protagonist to her two moms, I [...]

Hunted by Meagan Spooner

Guys, I’m sorry. I want to love this – I know so many of you either already love it or will love it. But I just… didn’t. I know, I know, I am the [...]

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

I’m not sure that anything I say can do justice to this poignant and heart-breaking book. I’ll assume you’ve already read the synopsis. So you’re [...]

A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi

This book might just be my favorite read of 2017. I know it’s still early in the year for such a declaration, but I am dead serious – I devoured A Crown [...]

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz

UGH. I have such complicated feels about this book. First off, I’ll admit it: I went into The Inexplicable Logic of My Life with HIGH expectations. I [...]

Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen

If the title wasn’t enough, the ugly-sweater cover made this a must-read for me. I went in expecting a lot of dark humor and a host of quirky characters, and [...]

The Dragon’s Price by Bethany Wiggins

DRAGONS. There is no other word that can make me run to a book like that one. So I was more than a little disappointed to find out that dragons are not major [...]

Revenge of the Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen

To this day I think Evil Librarian is one of the most underrated books on the planet. It’s sassy, snarky, hilarious, and completely original from start to [...]

How to Catch a Killer by Sheryl Scarborough

There isn’t anything I love more than a book that hooks you from page one and doesn’t let go. That’s how I felt about How to Catch a Killer. Even [...]