Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! If you are active on the bookstagram community, you have most likely seen a lot of pictures of "Golden State" by Ben H. Winters. It was one of the January Book of the Month picks, and has been receiving a lot of buzz from the book community. I cannot… Continue reading Alyssa’s Reviews – Golden State by Ben H. Winters (ARC)

"One said that literature was more important than human life so what was the problem if a few people had died in the pursuit of excellence?" - pg. 358, ALTTS Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! A few months ago, I found out that John Boyne was publishing a new literary fiction novel about a… Continue reading Alyssa’s Reviews – A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (FC)

Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! As I featured last month in my "In My Mailbox: Winter 2019 Edition", "Winter Vacation Reading Plans", and "December 2018 Wrap-Up", I recently read "Looker" by Laura Sims. The cover definitely drew me to this book, and I was really excited to read a 2019 thriller release. However, this… Continue reading Alyssa’s Reviews – Looker by Laura Sims (ARC)

Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! While the first book I read this year was quite... awful... I was very excited to pick up a unique #OwnVoices contemporary set in a high school! Even though books set in high school are not usually my first pick, I was still thrilled when I received an unsolicited… Continue reading Alyssa’s Reviews – The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe (ARC)