Feature and Follow Friday

The Feature & Follow is back with a few changes. 

The Feature & Follow is back after a two-month hiatus! I know you missed it. I've missed it too! But we wanted to make it bigger and better - and I hope we have accomplished that.

Book Riot Quarterly Box #9 Unveiling

Book Riot is a very popular book blog and recently created a quarterly subscription box. For $50, they will send you a box filled with books and book related items every quarter. I've loved them all.

I always look forward to the arrival of my Quarterly Book Riot box. There are actually two boxes you can subscribe to: an adult oriented box and a YA oriented box. That's not to say that teens wouldn't enjoy the adult box or adults won't enjoy the YA box. The Book Riot people carefully select items for the boxes to hopefully appeal to everyone.

I like this box. I don't love it, but I do like it quite a bit.

**This is the last Book Riot Quarterly box. They say they have some new plans. I look forward to seeing what they have next. I'm sad to see it end, but kind of happy to be able to devote money to new subscription boxes or to something else. I don't know whether the YA Quarterly box is ending too. I'd like to get one or two more, but I think I'm ready for it to be done too.

Waiting on Wednesdays: Thieving Weasels by Billy Taylor

Thieving Weasels by Billy Taylor

Publish Date: August 23, 2016

Publisher: Dial Books

This actually sounds a little too similar to Con Academy, which I read a few months ago, but I'm still intrigued. Plus it's one of the YA Editor's Buzz books at BEA this year.

Bitty Book Reviews: Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti

Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti

Release Date: May 31, 2012
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Source: BEA

Summary

A romantic and empowering book about bullying

Noelle's life is all about survival. Even her best friend doesn't know how much she gets bullied, or the ways her mom neglects her. Noelle's kept so much about her life a secret for so long that when her longtime crush Julian Porter starts paying attention to her, she's terrified. Surely it's safer to stay hidden than to risk the pain of a broken heart. But when the antagonism of her classmates takes a dramatic turn, Noelle realizes it's time to stand up for herself--and for the love that keeps her holding on. (courtesy of Goodreads)

Feature and Follow Friday

The Feature & Follow is back with a few changes. 

The Feature & Follow is back after a two-month hiatus! I know you missed it. I've missed it too! But we wanted to make it bigger and better - and I hope we have accomplished that.

Waiting on Wednesdays: The Blood Between Us by Zac Brewer and Heather Brewer

The Blood Between Us by Zac Brewer and Heather Brewer

Publish Date: May 3, 2016

Publisher: HarperTeen

I read at least one of their Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. It was very cute and I want to read more from them.

Bitty Book Reviews: All I Need by Susane Colasanti

All I Need by Susane Colasanti

Release Date: May 21, 2013
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Source: BEA

Summary

The last night of summer is only the beginning.

Skye wants to meet the boy who will change her life forever. Seth feels their instant connection the second he sees her. When Seth starts talking to Skye at the last beach party of the summer, it’s obvious to both of them that this is something real. But when Seth leaves for college before they exchange contact info, Skye wonders if he felt the same way she did—and if she will ever see him again. Even if they find their way back to each other, can they make a long-distance relationship work despite trust issues, ex drama, and some serious background differences?

Teen favorite Susane Colasanti returns to the alternating-voice style of her beloved debut When It Happens in this Serendipity-inspired story about summer, soul mates, and the moments that change our lives forever. (courtesy of Goodreads)