The Book Shire

YA literature

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 [...]

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

I couldn’t put this one down. There’s magic, but it’s not overwhelming. See, this story isn’t set in the past, though the medieval setting might [...]

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

First I believe an apology is in order. In the weeks and months since graduation I’ve found myself so wrapped up in reading that I’ve neglected my [...]

Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson

It's no secret that I'm a HUGE Alaya Dawn Johnson fan. Her book, The Summer Prince, tied with John Green's The Fault in Our Stars for the best book I read [...]