‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ Book Playlist: 13 YA novels to read while listening to Taylor Swift

The pandemic seems to bring the reign of Taylor Swift. Not only has she released two brand new albums, but now she just released a re-recording of her classic album Fearless. Now, this was my jam in middle school, and…

Six Books We’re Looking Forward to This Summer

Summer reads are arguably the best reads. The TYF book staff are overwhelmed by all the bookish options we have this summer. A few of us highlight six new and upcoming titles for the summer. The Rest of the Story…

Ten Reasons to Read Sarah Dessen’s ONCE AND FOR ALL

Sarah Dessen is often referred to as the “queen of YA,” and for good reason. Her thirteenth novel, Once and for All, comes out in just one week and as part of the blog tour, we’re sharing our top ten…

#ReadADessen: ‘Lock and Key’ reminds us of our need for more depictions of sisterhood

Lock and Key is the only Sarah Dessen book that I had not read until very recently. When I partnered with Penguin Random House to take part in their #ReadADessen campaign, it was my opportunity to finally read Lock and…

6 Romantic Novels and Novellas That Will Have You Swooning

There’s about a thousand or more different types of romances this day in age, but the swoon worthy romances? The baited breath, the squeal at the top of my lungs that I hold in for public personas? Those are my favorite ones. I’ve compiled six romance novels that are so swoon worthy I have rested my cheek against the book cover or my tablet, and wished for the love of a fictional characters lifetime.

Book Review: ‘The Truth About Forever’ by Sarah Dessen

This summer has been the Summer of Sarah Dessen. Penguin Teen has been running a 12-week read along of all of her books. I’ve had a great time following along, especially on Twitter and Instagram. Unfortunately, we’ve reached the end…

BookCon 2015

In case you aren’t familiar, BookCon is a fan-oriented, book-focused event, similar to a Comic-Con, with panels and authors autographing. My focus during BookCon was on attending panels with some of the great guests that were attending. Here are some…