The Tropes Book Tag

It was only a matter of time before a tag all about tropes fell across our feed. There are just so many tropes and so much to say about them! Thank you Siobhan @ Siobhan’s Novelties for tagging us in this one. Be sure to check out her blog for more tags and awesome content. …

Read & Chill-A-Thon PROMPT #1: Fave Trope in YA Lit

The Read & Chill-A-Thon is hosted by Rebecca @ Bookishly Rebecca and Malanie @ Malanie Loves Fiction. This readathon consists of four prompts and runs throughout the month of November. The goal is to take it easy and read as much or as little as you want. PROMPT ONE: Read a book featuring your favourite trope.  …

How YA Contemporaries Lied to Me Pt. 3

We are now coming to the stunning conclusion of Book Princess's Mandy's award-winning introspective look into her sordid romantic past and the tropes that are prevalent in the YA contemporary romance community. ...that was a mouthful to just say, hey y'all, welcome to part 3 how YA romances tricked me into believing tropes will happen …

How YA Contemporary Lied to Me Pt. 2

Wow, this was supposed to be done like 5 weeks ago, but oh, wow, real life and not YA contemporary life got in the way. If this was a contemporary, I would have had this post out weeks ago, it would have gone viral, and I would have met a dashing superstar who secretly commented …

How YA Contemporary Romances Lied to Me Pt. 1

I was rereading one of my favorite contemporaries this week - The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller - and while I loved it dearly, it got me thinking. It totally has me with unrealistic expectations every time I walk into a comic bookstore. I'm literally convinced I'll walk in, found an …

The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich

The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich My lovely best friend surprised me with this for my birthday this year, and I literally couldn't wait to dive in. We both have been so excited about this book ever since we heard about it last year. It sounds amazing - a love triangle that plays on the …