KaetrinReading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsContemporary / Fantasy / Historical / New Adult / novella / Urban-Fantasy / western / YA9 Comments

I read 144 books in 2017 (including audiobooks) and I rated 25 of them (released in 2017) 5 stars on Goodreads. There were 12 audiobooks and 13 print/ebooks in that list. As I don’t review audiobooks here, I’ve confined my DA best of to the print/digital books. Despite lacking reading ... more >

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsMagic / UF / YA5 Comments

“We all hold a beast inside. The only difference is what form it takes when freed.” Rain Ryland has never belonged anywhere, He’s used to people judging him for his rough background, his intimidating size, and now, his orphan status. He’s always been on the outside, looking in, and he’s ... more >

KaetrinA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsDrugs / high-school / New Adult / robbery / YA3 Comments

Dear Kylie Scott, Trust represents your first foray into self-publishing. It fits somewhere in the YA/New Adult romance subgenre, with both protagonists in their senior year of high school. The cover suggests to readers that there is sex contained in the book – and there is – but neither does ... more >

June 27, 2017

Review: Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsCalifornia / Contemporary / Movies / surfing / YA4 Comments

Dear Jenn Bennett, I’d heard such good things about Alex, Approximately so I borrowed it from my local library. Even though I’m not a big fan of paper books these days, it was totally worth it. Bailey Rydell is 17. Her parents are divorced and she’s been living in Washington ... more >

June 23, 2017

REVIEW: The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo #2) by Rick Riordan

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  Dear Rick Riordan, I reviewed the first book in this series here at DA, and I enjoyed this story as well, but looking through the review of the first one I realized just how much harder it will be to write this review without the spoilers because I think ... more >

January 11, 2017

REVIEW: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / trans / trans girl / transgender / YA4 Comments

Dear Meredith Russo, I saw If I Was Your Girl listed here as a Daily Deal not too long ago and I snapped it up. I was even more delighted to find that this YA novel about a trans girl in her senior year of high school was written by ... more >