
Book: The Dead Boyfriend
By: R.L. Stine
Published: September 27, 2016
Publisher: A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin’s Griffin
Pages: 276
Genre: YA Horror
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Book: The Dead Boyfriend
By: R.L. Stine
Published: September 27, 2016
Publisher: A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin’s Griffin
Pages: 276
Genre: YA Horror
Read more “The Dead Boyfriend by R.L. Stine [book review]”Hey everyone and welcome to Owl Book World! I’m sure you’re wondering why I’m here talking about a 2022 reading challenge. After all, it is still 2021. Can you guys believe that 2022 will be here in just a few months!? So, since we only have a couple more months to go I want to be able to share my reading challenge with you in hopes some of you will join me. Since I started blogging I have always wanted to create a challenge that other readers would want to join in!
Read more “2022 Reading Challenge”Title: None Shall Sleep
Author: Ellie Marney
Published: September 1, 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Genre: YA Thriller
Pages: 400
Setting: Virginia
Welcome to Owl Book World! Today I’m writing a review for None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney. This is a YA thriller that deals with serial killers.
Read more “None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney [book review]”Hi everyone! Welcome to Owl Book World. My name is Kaili and I’m the one who runs the blog. October is right around the corner and you know what that means….New books (as if we can read them all). Is there any October 2021 book releases that you are interested in reading?
There are actually several October 2021 book releases that I have an ARC of and need to start reading soon. I can’t even begin to explain how far behind I am on my reading but I will get there. I just hope you’re not in the same situation as me. If so I’m sorry if you wind up getting any of these books lol!
Read more “October 2021 book releases”Book: Lies Like Wildfire
Author: Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Published: September 7, 2021
Publisher: Delacoret Press
Genre: YA Thriller
Pages: 384
Lies Like Wildfire is a YA thriller by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez. The story follows eighteen-year-old Hannah Warner. She’s had a rough life from her mother driving drunk and accidentally killing someone to her father having to be the one to put her in jail. She’s now trying to get her life back on track. She’s doing well in school and has plans to go to college for law enforcement. When she and her friends go to their secret spot in the woods just to hang out something bad happens. They accidentally start a fire in California on a day they weren’t supposed to even think about lighting a flame. They keep the situation a secret but what happens when the police are able to figure out the source that’ll lead them their way.
I want to thank Dave from The Write Reads and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review Lies Like Wildfire. I’m not even sure what I expected from the story but I saw the cover and saw that it was a YA thriller and I just had to get my hands on the book. I couldn’t help but be excited to read this one.
Lies like Wildfire follows Hannah Warner who is ultimately a good kid. Despite all that has happened to her she still pushes herself to do better and to be better. She wants more for her life and not be like her mother who was a huge screw-up. Why would she want the same life for herself?
Jennifer does an amazing job with Hannah Warner. She’s a very three-dimensional character that I ended up really liking. On top of that I can see why she would be scared to tell anyone about the that she accidentally helped started. Hannah didn’t want to be anything like her mother and she didn’t want to let her father down. Her response to the whole situation seems completely logical. My only thing is that she’s not really a good friend. For someone who really wants to keep her friends together she’e perfectly willing to throw them under the bus.
I’m not really sure what I was expecting when it comes to the plot of Lies Like Wildfire. When I ended up getting the earc for the book I had actually forgotten what the story was about so I was in for a nice surprise when I started reading it.
For me the start of the book and towards the end of book were really good. In the middle I wasn’t exactly sure where the story was going to go or if they were going to get charged for the fire. The story actually surpassed my expectations because like I said I had forgotten what the book was even about.
Yes, I know I need to stop stop participating in blog tours and then forgetting completely what the book was even about! I do it all of the time and I hope I’m not alone!
I do have to say that the ending completely surprised me and I loved it! I will be reading a lot more of Jennifer’s books!
If you liked this review then you might also like my list of YA thrillers you need to have on you shelf!
Hey everyone! Can you guys believe it’s almost September (or it already is by the time that you are reading this)? Are there any September 2021 Book Releases that you are excited about?
In this list, I’m writing about September 2021 book releases that I’m pretty excited about and I hope you guys are too. Thankfully all of these I already have a copy of so I will be linking reviews to this post as the month goes by.
I love finding out what books are going to be released each month. Why? Well because my TBR (to be read) isn’t already big enough (complete sarcasm). Granted if I do find a book that I’m really wanting I probably won’t buy it right away, but I will add it to my wish list in case I want it later. If I don’t save it then I will probably forget all about it! If you want to see the full synopsis of these books then you can find them on Goodreads. Here is the list of September 2021 Book Releases that I CANNOT wait to read!
The Children’s Secret (Sept 7) – The Children’s Secret is a September 2021 release that’s coming out on the 7th. Nothing ever happens in Middlebrook. It’s called a sleepy town for a reason. But one hot Saturday afternoon a back-to-school party is thrown. A few kids who quickly grow bored go to the barn and ultimately one of them ends up getting shot by another kid. The media has a frenzy over the whole incident and starts asking questions some of the parents don’t know how to answer. One of those questions is what kind of parents are they to let them play unsupervised? As the investigation progresses the police have many questions such as out of the nine children who pulled the trigger? And why are the other kids keeping silent about the whole thing?
Never Saw Me Coming (Sept 7) – Never Saw me Coming follows Chloe Sevre. She’s a freshman and just so happens to be the hot girl next door. Her hobbies include yoga, frat parties. and planning to kill her childhood friend. Chloe is one of few students who are a part of a clinical study for psychopaths. They are required to wear watches that track their mood and their activities. When one of the students in the program is killed, Chloe goes from hunter to prey. Can she really trust any of the other psychopaths in the program?
The Missing Hours (Sept 10) – The Missing Hours follows Claudia Castro. From a distance, it looks like she has it all. Her family is famous, has a trust fund, thousands of followers on Instagram, and a guaranteed spot in NYU. If you were to look closer you would see that her parents are divorcing, she’s been humiliated by a documentary, and her sister is having an accidental baby with a guy she doesn’t even know. She tries to start off the school year on a positive note but after one drunken night, everything changes. When school starts back up after spring break Claudia is missing. Now the whole city is out looking for her but will she be found? Does she even want to be found?
Generation Manifestation (Sept 14) – Generation Manifestation is about The Genetic Wars that turned the planet into a wasteland. Now that war is over and the dregs (DNA regulars) and the superpowered Supergenics now live separately from each other. When some parents bear Supergenic children they by law have to send them to live with the other Supergenics. When the testing day comes, Caitlin Feral hopes to manifest powers like superheroes in comic books. How much will Caitlin give up in order to become a supergirl? When she uncovers dark secrets, should she start another war when one just ended?
The Spires (Sept 21) – The Spires follows Penelope Cox and she barely has her life together. When her past comes knocking on her door she is forced to help an old college roommate who is trying to escape an abusive husband. She’s not bothered about the inconvenience of having there but she is bothered by the memories she drags up. Twenty years ago Penelope lived with her friend along with several other people. They got along fine until they didn’t. Having wild parties almost frequently jealousy, resentment, unrequited love, and obsession spiral up. When they all get into a fight the night ends up in flames, literally. Now her friend is the perfect house guest and helps when needed, but Penelope can’t help but wonder if she’s hiding something.
The Stowaway ( Sept 21) – Two years ago, Maria Fontana was the deciding vote on a jury that set a supposed serial killer free. Now she and her family are on vacation on a two-week-long cruise. At first, they are actually enjoying themselves. When guests are found brutally murdered just like they were years ago when she was on the jury, the ship goes on lockdown. Maria is one of only twelve people who knows about the details of the case from years ago. Is this new person just a copycat? Or is it the same person?
This is Why we Lie (Sept 21) – Everyone in Gardiners Bay has a secret. When Jenna and Adam find Colleen’s body floating off the shore, the whole town is shaken up. What has the town even more torn up is that her drowning was no accident. When Jenna’s best friend becomes a key suspect she decides to take matters into her own hands. As she looks for the truth she uncovers scandals that have taken place at her school. Since there are others at her school who knows she trying to uncover the truth she ends up getting a lot of judgemental looks. As lies unravel, the whole truth starts to blur. Can Jenna and Adam figure out what’s happening?
The House of Dust (Sept 28) –
Deep in the heat and silence of rural Tennessee, down an untraveled road, sits the forgotten town of Three Summers. Mere miles away, on an overgrown river island, stands the house that once presided over the grand plantation of Angel’s Landing, moss-draped, decrepit. Waiting.
Failing crime writer Bradley Ellison and former prostitute Missy Holiday are drawn to this place, fleeing a world turned against them. For Brad, it is work—he must find a compelling story before the true-crime magazine he writes for judges him expendable. For Missy, it is recuperation—four years at “the club” have left her drained.
But the price of peace is high, and soon Brad and Missy discover that something hides behind the quiet. Something moves in the night. Something that manifests itself in bizarre symbols and disturbing funeral rites. Something that twists back through time and clings in the dust of the ancient house. A presence they must uncover before their own past catches up with them.
The Orphan Witch (Sept 28) –
The Orphan Witch is a September 2021 book release coming out on the 28th. Persephone May was abandoned as a baby and has been alone for most of her life. She wants to belong somewhere but it doesn’t help that she was dragged through the foster care system. She’s lonely and on top of that, she’s a bit strange. Weird things always happen when she’s around and those who want her in their family quickly push her away. In order to cope with things she never makes friends or gets close to anyone. After an accident and a very public display of power, she has to run… again. When the only friend she’s managed to keep invites her over she can’t believe her luck. When she arrives she realizes that where her friend lives is no ordinary place. In fact, it might just be the place that can give her answers.
If you enjoyed this post then you might enjoy my list of YA Thrillers you should have on your shelf. Are any of these September 2021 Book Releases on you TBR?
Dagger Hill
Devon Taylor
Published by: Swoon Reads
Publication date: August 17th 2021
Genres: Mystery, Paranormal, Young Adult
Stranger Things meets One of Us Is Lying in this creepy paranormal mystery about four friends who find themselves hunted by a malevolent presence in their sleepy hometown.
It knows your fear…
Summer, 1989. Four best friends—Gabe, Kimberly, Charlie, and Sonya—are preparing for their last summer together before senior year, after which they’ll all be splitting up to start college in different parts of the country. They make a promise to always find their way back to each other, no matter how far away from their sleepy Pennsylvania hometown they get.
But their plans are destroyed when a plane crashes right on top of their favorite hangout outside of town—and right on top of them.
In the catastrophic aftermath of the incident, Gabe, Sonya and Charlie are plagued by eerie visions and messages from an unknown watcher. They soon realize that the plane crash was no accident, and now they are being hunted by a sinister presence. And everyone is still searching for Kimberly, who has been missing ever since Gabe saw somebody wearing a gas mask carry her out of the woods the day the sky fell down on them…
So, this is the first book that I read by Devon Taylor and I’m so glad that I did. For one that cover really grabbed my attention. A good cover always grabs my attention and what initially catches my attention to a book. Then on top of that, the sound of the book sounds really good. I love books that take place around the 80s and 90s because it brings so much nostalgia. Granted I was born in 1990 so I wasn’t really there for the 80s, but both decades seem to bring a lot of comfort for me.
Dagger Hill follows a few different characters that get themself in a bad situation even though they were told not to go somewhere and they did it anyway. Of course, teenagers who are about to embark on their own journey through life never end up listening and think they know better.
All of the characters in the story are very well done and have a lot of growth. Thankfully none of the characters actually blend with each other. On top of that Dagger Hill is really fast-paced and is pretty similar to Stranger Things which made me so happy with this book!
I’m hoping soon I can actually get to more of Devon’s books!
Do you guys enjoy books that are similar to shows?
Author Bio:
Devon Taylor was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and currently lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and two daughters. His day job consists of sneaking around the house with ninja-like stealth to avoid waking up his kids. When not writing, reading, or tediously typing out text messages with all the correct spelling and punctuation, he spends his time with his family. THE SOUL KEEPERS is his debut novel.
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Welcome to Owl Book World! I hope everyone is doing okay and hanging in there. I know the past couple of years have been a little tough with COVID and not really being able to do anything. On the plus side, you’re probably reading a lot. Are you guys young adult fans? You must be if you’re on this post. Today I’m talking about YA thrillers which just so happens to be one of my favorite genres in this age group. Some of the books I’m going to recommend are probably some you haven’t heard while there are some you probably have.
Read more “YA Thrillers you won’t be able to put down”Book: Blood Donor
Author: Karen Bass
Published: August 17, 2021
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Genre: YA Thriller
Pages: 128
Book: I Dare You
Author: Jeff Ross
Published: August 17, 2021
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Genre: YA Thriller
Pages: 128