The Book Shire

2016 ARC Reads

The Last Boy and Girl in the World by Siobhan Vivian

What would you do if your town was flooding and no one was going to do anything to save it? That’s pretty much the premise behind The Last Boy and Girl in [...]

This is Where the World Ends by Amy Zhang

Synopsis: Janie and Micah, Micah and Janie. That’s how it’s been ever since elementary school, when Janie Vivien moved next door. Janie says Micah is [...]

Stacking the Shelves [8]

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is about sharing the books that you have added to your shelves in the past week. The books can be [...]

Don’t Get Caught by Kurt Dinan

Synopsis:  10:00 tonight at the water tower. Tell no one. -Chaos Club When Max receives a mysterious invite from the untraceable, epic prank-pulling [...]

The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows

Synopsis:  Wilhelmina has a hundred enemies. HER FRIENDS HAVE TURNED. After her identity is revealed during the Inundation, Princess Wilhelmina is kept [...]

Down With the Shine by Kate Karyus Quinn

Synopsis: There's a reason they say "be careful what you wish for." Just ask the girl who wished to be thinner and ended up smaller than Thumbelina, or the [...]

A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann

This book was NOT at all what I was expecting… except, I was actually expecting it not to be what I was expecting, so maybe it was what I was expecting? [...]

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home. Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York [...]

The Land of 10,000 Madonnas by Kate Hattemer

Synopsis:  Five teens backpack through Europe to fulfill the mysterious dying wish of their friend in this heartwarming novel from the author of The [...]