Lifelong rivals Natalie and Reid have never been on the same team. So when their school’s art budget faces cutbacks, of course Natalie finds herself up against her nemesis once more. She’s fighting to direct the school’s first ever student-written play, but for her small production to get funding, the school’s award-winning band will have … Continue reading Review: As If On Cue
I love and hate this topic because it's easy, yet totally calls me (and others) out. I'm one of those people who will see a book on Goodreads or Instagram, obsess about it until I actually buy the book, then just let it sit on my TBR cart for days, weeks, months... probably even years. … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Books I Was Excited For, but Haven’t Read
Evanna Lynch has long been viewed as a role model for people recovering from anorexia, as the story of her casting as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films grew to almost mythic proportions--a tale of how she faced disordered eating as a young girl, found solace in a beloved book series, and several years … Continue reading Review: The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
Everyone else in the tiny town of Enfield, Texas calls fall football season, but for the forty-three members of the Fighting Enfield Marching Band, it’s contest season. And for new saxophonist Anna James, it’s her first chance to prove herself as the great musician she’s trying hard to be.When she’s assigned a duet with mellophone … Continue reading Review: Full Flight
April was a bad month for reading. I started off well enough, but I finally hit that dreaded reading slump. I went through a few books where I didn't get past the first chapter before putting the book down. I didn't even bother to count those as DNF books because I knew my heart wasn't … Continue reading April 2022 Wrap Up
There are a million things that Halle Levitt likes about her online best friend, Nash.He's an incredibly talented graphic novelist. He loves books almost as much as she does. And she never has to deal with the awkwardness of seeing him in real life. They can talk about anything...Except who she really is.Because online, Halle … Continue reading Review: What I Like About You
Autumn and Finn used to be inseparable. But then something changed. Or they changed. Now, they do their best to ignore each other.Autumn has her boyfriend Jamie, and her close-knit group of friends. And Finn has become that boy at school, the one everyone wants to be around.That still doesn't stop the way Autumn feels … Continue reading Review: If He Had Been With Me
Today is another freebie for Top Ten Tuesday, so I've chosen to feature books I've read multiple times for today's list. I think it goes without saying that I've read the Harry Potter series multiples times (probably more than any other books out there), so those won't be included in this list. I do have … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Books I’ve Read Multiple Times
“The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer somebody else up.”― Albert Einstein Photo by Hybrid on Unsplash Some people might not believe this quote, and I can see how. A lot of times we can be self-centered, so we wouldn't think that cheering someone else up would make us happy. Or maybe … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 4/3/2022
I'm shocked at how quickly March went by, and at how many books I read this month. It certainly didn't seem like a lot, but I read 15 books. I think it was the Harry Potter rereads that made it feel like I didn't read much, since I went through those slower than usual. As … Continue reading March 2022 Wrap Up
Maria Florkowska is many things: daughter, avid chess player, and, as a member of the Polish underground resistance in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, a young woman brave beyond her years. Captured by the Gestapo, she is imprisoned in Auschwitz, but while her family is sent to their deaths, she is spared. Realizing her ability to play chess, … Continue reading Review: The Last Checkmate
So in the past, and even currently, Book Roast has hosted the Magical Readathon. It started out as a Harry Potter themed readathon for April and August, where participants completed their OWLs and NEWTs through prompts for the subjects needed for a Wizarding Career. As of last year, she changed the theme from Harry Potter … Continue reading Magical Readathon 2022
“I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone - you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.”― Alyson Noel, Evermore Drawing: © JBH 2019 | Photo: © T.K. {Genie in a Novel} 2019 One of the losses that hit … Continue reading Quote of the Week – 3/27/2022
Guillermo Lozano is getting a fresh start. New town, new school, and no more reckless behavior. He’s done his time, and now he needs to right his wrongs. But when his work at the local community center throws him into the path of the one girl who is off-limits, friendship sparks…and maybe more.Regan London needs … Continue reading Review: The Right Side of Reckless
Since I did a post a while ago featuring five books that my mom loves, I thought it would be cool to ask more people in my life about books they love. This might turn into a little series or it might end with this one. In any case, I knew I definitely wanted to … Continue reading 5 Books That My Best Friend Loves
Genie in a Novel 