
Skyhunter by Marie Lu

11 hours 58 minutes| Macmillan Audio| Dystopian| Release Date: 9/29/2020
Skyhunter feels like a follow-up to Legend (which is almost a decade old at this point). It has all of the things that made Legend such an enticing read; betrayal, biological warfare, experimentation, and coats. Lu loves to write characters in sweeping coats…though there are noticeable fewer epaulets in this one.
…Everything I Thought I Knew by Shannon Takaoka

320 pages | Candlewick Press| Contemporary | Release Date: 10/13/2020
On the blog, Kat and I sometimes refer to slice-of-life books that don’t make it into the hype rotation as “the quietest YA to ever quiet” and that’s how I feel about Everything I Thought I Knew. It’s the low-stakes story of Chloe, whose senior year is thrown off balance when she discovers she needs a heart transplant. Soon someone else’s tragedy becomes her miracle and after the transplant, Chole begins to see flashes of her donor’s life and begins a journey to give them closure.
…21 Books To Read in 2021

2020 is (finally) coming to a close. Just like we do every year Kat and I have scoured the books coming out in 2021 and selected 21 that we can’t wait to read and review. To check out our 21 most anticipated romance novels visit our post on Romance and Sensibility.
…You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson

336 pages | Scholastic Press| Contemporary | 06/2/2020
17-year-old Liz Lighty is an unconventional candidate for Campbell County, Indiana’s prom queen–but she needs the scholarship money that comes with the crown if she wants to attend her dream college next fall. Lucky for Liz, she has a dream team of friends ready to help her rock the competition.
…Chainbreaker and Firestarter by Tara Sim
When I reviewed the first book in this series last year, I enjoyed it but wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue the series. It didn’t seem like there was much more Sim could do without breaking the rules of her world. But then I got an Audible Plus trial and this was one of the few available titles that interested me.
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