Here are 20 things I’m grateful for in 2020.

I know what you’re thinking. “You have bedbugs?! Gross!!!” Had, my friends. Had. Past tense. But oh my gosh, three most stressful days of 2020, and we’ve all lived through 2020, so . . . that should give you an idea of what it was like.

This is the sweetest graphic novel ever! And so seasonally appropriate—for a good fall read, this is a winner.

This is the story of Pride and Prejudice, so you make think there’s nothing to spoil, but what’s cool about the LBD is that it hits all the major plot plots of P&P but also gives them unique twists.

I loved the characters—teens who are highly talented athletes and performers but who struggle with various forms of anxiety that inhibit their performance. I

This book is about rape. It’s written in free verse that’s spare, punchy, and packed with nuance.

I’ve been waiting in line on Overdrive to read this since July, and it didn’t disappoint. This is the much-anticipated sequel to The Royal We, a story of an intercontinental romance featuring an alternate UK royal family and a tomboy from America.

did some research to find more remote camping/hiking locations, and Moonshine Wash stood out. Decent-length hike, not too long of a drive (relatively speaking), “lightly trafficked.” Check, check, check.

I one hundred percent loved The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, book 1 in this duology, and this book came in swinging close behind

This story is where September, our protagonist, is the momentous age of fourteen.

What happens after the dramatic “run after someone in the rain” scene? When it’s back to normal life and growing up decisions and personalities that don’t always jive perfectly? That’s what we’re dealing with here.

Drumroll! After seven months of dealing with a pandemic, having a very busy summer at work, and revising five days a week nearly every week, I’ve got myself a second draft of my current work in progress!

There were some plot twists I saw coming, but others that sent me for a loop. The main one, which comes near the end of the book, makes complete sense when you find out about it, but it’s not something I would have ever connected the dots on.

This book is a YA version of Les Miserables, told by the space versions of Cosette (Alouette), Marius (Marcellus), and Eponine (Chatine).

It's an adult rom-com with tons of sass and some very enjoyable characters, which is great. I like that it's a friends-to-lovers story.

The first time I picked it up and saw the title written in Sharpie on a coffee cup and the main character biting her straw, I knew this was going to be the kind of sassy, adorable romance I couldn’t put down, and at no point did it disappoint.

Lena thinks love is the result of brain chemicals; Marcus is scared of death. They’re opposites whose problems they will help solve.

It’s a dystopia back before dystopia was a hot item on the shelves via Hunger Games, Divergent, etc. I’d say it’s along the lines of George Orwell but with a religious tone and a happy ending.

At this time of year, I most love trees with blossoms. You know the ones I’m talking about. Trees with pink blossoms that look like cotton candy and trees with fluffy white blossoms that look like popcorn balls. When the blossoms get all thick on these trees, my word to describe them is “frothy.”

Today we’re going back to a high school style of writing: a compare/contrast of two similar books, both of which I happen to quite like: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver and A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody