Couple: Shahrzad al-Khayzuran and Khalid Ibn al-Rashid from The Wrath and the Dawn and The Rose and the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh Ages: 16 and 18 Who Are Shahrzad and Khalid? Khalid is the Caliph of Khorasan, a boy-king who came to power when he was fourteen years old, a monster who has been marrying a different girl…
Favorite Couple: Eleanor and Park
It’s absolutely no surprise that we are huge fans of Rainbow Rowell. Between the two of us, we’ve read all of her books. In fact, without discussing it, we both read and finished “Landline” within days of each other last week. We will definitely be discussing that book in future posts, but this post is…
The Problem With Love Triangles in YA
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, and of course there are SO many articles about this topic I hesitate to throw in my own two cents. But after reading three love-triangle-heavy series (“Unravel Me,” “Clockwork Princess,” “Vampire Academy”) in the last month, I couldn’t bite my tongue any more. Love triangles…
Favorite Couple: Terra and Jacob from North of Beautiful
In anticipation of our Book Club Day later this week for Justina Chen Headley’s newest book “Return to Me,” we are featuring her previous book’s central characters Terra and Jacob as our latest “Favorite Couple.” Couple: Terra Cooper and Jacob Fremont of “North of Beautiful” by Justina Chen Headley Ages: They’re both seniors in…
Selective Collective: Casting Call of Love and Other Perishable Items
Welcome to the third installment of the Selective Collective, a collaboration with our Casting Call sisterhood: Brittany from The Book Addict’s Guide, Daphne and Kristina from Gone Pecan, Candice from The Grown-Up YA, and Tee from YA Crush. For December, we read “Love and Other Perishable Items” by debut author Laura Buzo. This round we were tasked…
Favorite Couple: Marina and Jed from Armageddon Summer
Couple: Marina Marlow and Jed Hoskins of “Armageddon Summer” by Bruce Coville and Jane Yolen Ages: Marina turns 14 over the course of the story; Jed is 16. Who Are They?: Jed and Marina are two of the 144 members of Reverend Beelson’s congregation of “Believers” who will supposedly be saved from God’s Armageddon, coming…
Selective Collective: Opposites Attract in Meant to Be
Welcome to the second installment of the Selective Collective, a collaboration with our Casting Call sisterhood: Brittany from The Book Addict’s Guide, Dixie and Maggie from Gone Pecan, Candice from The Grown-Up YA, and Tee from YA Crush. This month, we read “Meant to Be” by debut author Lauren Morrill, and we were assigned a reader’s…
Favorite Couple: Frankie & Will
Couple: Francesca “Frankie” Spinelli and William “Will” Trombal of “Saving Francesca” (and “The Piper’s Son”) by Melina Marchetta Ages: In “Saving Francesca,” they’re 17 & 18 Who Are They?: Frankie is one of only 30 girls who attend the “co-ed” Sydney prep school St. Sebastian’s, and Will is her House prefect. Frankie’s life has been…
Favorite Couple: Mia and Adam
After reading the free sample on my Kindle for “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman, I knew I had to buy it. It is one of those books that you cannot put down, even when you really should go to bed. My first night reading it, I couldn’t go to sleep; I had to get up…