Cover Crush: Shuri: A Black Panther Novel by Nic Stone Shuri: A Black Panther Novel by Nic Stone is releasing next week but we couldn’t resist giving it some extra cover love today on Middle Grade Monday! I love the use of color and the illustration definitely shares the badass […]
#SignedBookSundays Presents Buying Signed Books in Quarantine Times: Support Indie Bookstores & Authors You may know that both Christy and I have always been on the hunt for buying signed books, we even run a bookstagram challenge called #SignedBookSundays to share our appreciation for signed books! Lately we have been […]
Cover Reveal & Giveaway: In the Penalty Box by Lynn Rush & Kelly Anne Blount We’ve said it a few times recently – we are here for alllll the sports books. In the Penalty Box is THE hockey romance for fans of The Cutting Edge and Friday Night Lights. I […]
ARC Review: Heart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto Heart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto is the second book in the Crown of Feathers series and I absolutely love this series so check out my thoughts below! Many thanks to the publisher, Simon Teen, for the advance copy which […]
New Release, Guest Post & Giveaway: The Best Week that Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn The Best Week that Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn just released yesterday and we are thrilled to help her celebrate her debut YA release with a guest post and an exclusive giveaway for our readers! […]
New Release Tuesday: YA New Releases April 21, 2020 I hope everyone is hanging in there. Books make it better…at least for us booknerds it does. So check out and support these new releases i have complied a list of YA & a few MGs that we are excited about!
Event Recap & Feature: A Look back at 5 Years of YallWest & Looking Forward to YallStayHome Team BookCrushin has spent the last 5 years celebrating YA at the annual YallWest book festival, held in late spring in Santa Monica. This is a time when we see friends from around […]
Comic Crush Saturday: April 18th, 2020 Welcome to Comic Crush Saturday, our bi-weekly feature focused on the graphic elements of the book world. Comics became a huge part of my life a few years ago when I started reviewing them (and comic related TV shows) on Forever Young Adult. I’ve maintained […]
Event Recap: YANovCon 2020 Now in its 5th year, YANovCon (hosted by the San Mateo County Library system) continues to be a premiere youth-focused reading festival located in the Bay Area. This year, 18 YA and middle grade authors, ranging from local and new-to-us plus debut and seasoned authors alike, […]
Book Rewind Co-Review: The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody Jessica Brody is a favorite around here. She writes across genres and age groups and is a master at playing with your emotions. We have yet to meet a Jessica Brody book that we haven’t fallen madly in love […]