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(SPOILERS) Sierra Jensen Collection Volume 1 by Robin Jones Gunn - Review
Series Synopsis: She's the bold, free-spirited type. She's cute, she's fun, and she's following God. She's Sierra Jensen, Christy...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20225 min read
(SPOILERS) Christy Miller Collection Volume 4 by Robin Jones Gunn - Review
I'm onto the fourth and final volume of the original Christy series. There are many more in the series (her friends, college years, etc.)...
Lyra Thompson
Jul 13, 20227 min read
(SPOILERS) Christy Miller Collection Volume 3 by Robin Jones Gunn - Review
I'm back yet again reviewing the Christy Miller series. If you've read my reviews on the first two volumes you know how this works - each...
Lyra Thompson
Jun 2, 20227 min read
(SPOILERS) Christy Miller Collection Volume 2 by Robin Jones Gunn - Review
This is the second three-book volume in the series which includes books 4-6. I'm going to do a separate review for each book like I did...
Lyra Thompson
May 10, 20226 min read
Henry and Violet (Once Upon a Time #6) by Michelle Zink - Review
Book Synopsis: Henry and Violet finally have a chance to be alone. Granted, it's on a school field trip, but with some clever planning...
Lyra Thompson
Apr 11, 20224 min read
(SPOILERS) Christy Miller Collection Volume 1 by Robin Jones Gunn - Review
Book Synopsis: Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting...
Lyra Thompson
Apr 9, 20229 min read
(SPOILERS) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Review
Book Synopsis: Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s...
Lyra Thompson
Mar 14, 20224 min read
(SPOILERS) Losing Brave by Bailee Madison and Stefne Miller
Book Synopsis: Payton Brave's twin sister, Dylan, has been missing for more than a year. So has Payton's memory. Amid the turmoil of her...
Lyra Thompson
Feb 2, 20224 min read
(SPOILERS) By Your Side by Kasie West - Review
Book Synopsis: When Autumn Collins finds herself accidentally locked in the library for an entire weekend, she doesn't think things could...
Lyra Thompson
Jan 17, 20224 min read
(SPOILERS) Everything That Burns (Liberté) by Gita Trelease - Review
Book Synopsis: Camille Durbonne gambled everything she had to keep herself and her sister safe. But as the people of Paris starve and...
Lyra Thompson
Nov 1, 20214 min read
This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith - Review (+ the sequel novella)
Book Synopsis: If fate sent you an email, would you answer? When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl...
Lyra Thompson
May 23, 20213 min read
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord - Review
Book Synopsis: Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but...
Lyra Thompson
Feb 14, 20214 min read
My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray - Review
Book Synopsis: A general’s daughter… Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the...
Lyra Thompson
Jan 5, 20213 min read
(SPOILERS) Matched by Ally Condie - Review
Book Synopsis: In the Society, officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices....
Lyra Thompson
Jan 1, 20213 min read
Letters to The Lost by Brigid Kemmerer - Review
Book Synopsis: Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she...
Lyra Thompson
Nov 17, 20203 min read
(SPOILERS) P.S I Like You by Kasie West - Review
Book Synopsis: While spacing out in chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she...
Lyra Thompson
Oct 12, 20203 min read
What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter - Review
Book Synopsis: There are a million things that Halle Levitt likes about her online best friend, Nash. He’s an incredibly talented graphic...
Lyra Thompson
Sep 22, 20204 min read
(SPOILERS) On The Fence by Kasie West - Review
Book Synopsis: For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older brothers has its perks....
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Romeo and What's Her Name by Shani Petroff - Review
Book Synopsis: Understudies never get to perform . . . which is why being Juliet's understudy in the school's yearly "Evening with...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Enchantee by Gita Trelease - Review
Book Synopsis: Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries—and magicians... When...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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