The Book Shire

5 stars

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

It took me a while to write this review because this book… This book changed my life. You know that feeling when you meet a protagonist who just gets it? [...]

The Museum of Heartbreak by Meg Leder

Synopsis: In this ode to all the things we gain and lose and gain again, seventeen-year-old Penelope Marx curates her own mini-museum to deal with all the [...]

The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone

Synopsis: First loves. Last Wishes. Letting go. Seventeen-year-old Maddie O'Neill Levine lives a charmed life, and is primed to spend the perfect [...]

Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood

Synopsis: The summer before Ivy’s senior year is going to be golden; all bonfires, barbeques, and spending time with her best friends. For once, she will [...]

I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan

Synopsis: When Sarah wakes up  dead at the Mall of America, she learns that not only was she murdered,  her killer is still on the loose.   When [...]

Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter

“I AM NOT THROWING AWAY MY SHOT!” is probably what Jeremy McCarter was thinking when Lin-Manuel Miranda asked him to write this one-of-a-kind book. And [...]

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

OH MY GOODNESS. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???? HOW AM I EVER GOING TO MAKE IT UNTIL THE RAVEN KING COMES OUT????!?!? These were just a few of my thoughts [...]

Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell

Okay. Is this just about the cutest novella ever, or what?!? Rainbow Rowell sure knows how to captivate an audience, and Kindred Spirits is no exception. This [...]

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 [...]