YA – Page 31 – Cannonball Read 17

The reviews I forgot to post, part 1!

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

December 30, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Somehow I ended up reading three dystopian novels in a row. Maybe not the best choice during an actual pandemic. Wilder Girls is set in an all-girls boarding school on an isolated island off the coast of Maine. About a year and a half before the novel starts, something… happened. A sort of disease that was probably already present on the island suddenly made an evolutionary jump from two species (an iris and a crab) to everything else, including people. The disease, which they call […]

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

December 29, 2020 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

When I heard that Suzanne Collins was writing a prequel to the Hunger Games, I was excited. What would we get to see? Haymitch’s times in the arena? A view into another district? The times before the war? There were so many exciting possibilities to choose from. When I found out it would be about a young President Snow, I was disappointed. We don’t really need to know more about him because we know he is the worst, and we don’t really need to hear […]

Tweet Cute

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

December 29, 2020 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

Tweet Cute is a cute little story about two teenagers falling in love through the Twitter accounts of their parents’ businesses. Pepper helps run the social media for her mother’s chain restaurant, Big League Burgers. Jack posts for his father’s small deli, Girl Cheesing. When Big League Burgers steals a grilled cheese recipe from the smaller restaurant, the Twitter war is on. Soon, people take notice, but they also start to ship the pair behind the accounts. Pepper and Jack aren’t exactly friends in real […]

The Companion

The Companion by Katie Alender

December 29, 2020 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

The Companion is the conclusion of my October Spoopy Reads. It starts with a car accident that kills Margot’s parents and sisters. While she was fighting for her life in the hospital, all of her parents’ assets were sold and he possessions were donated. Margot is sent to an orphanage to while away her time until she turns 18, but her fortune changes when a friend of her father’s sends for her. Her father once saved his life, and the Suttons plan to return for […]

There’s Someone Inside Your House

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

December 29, 2020 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

I continued my October Spoopy Reads with There’s Someone Inside Your House. What I will say about these horror books is that I really wish there were more of a supernatural element to them, because it’s just normal people murdering and it’s kind of a bummer. Serial killers really ruin my vibe. It seems so innocent, an object in a place you didn’t expect, an open door that you swore was closed, some mysterious footprints…but it could mean a killer is in the house. In […]

Clown in a Cornfield…who will he kill?

Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

December 29, 2020 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

Kettle Springs, Minnesota seems like your average Midwest town. It’s very rural, surrounded by a lot of corn fields and farms. The town is small and dying after the local corn syrup factory, Baypen, closed its doors. A lot of residents blame the problems on one thing: teenagers. These kids these days are always filming crazy pranks on their phones, disrespecting elders and traditions, commiting arson (Okay, that one actually is bad). Certain members of the community have had enough, but they came up with […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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