book reviews

08 6, 2022

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Read-Alikes for E. Lockhart & Jenny Han

By |2022-08-04T11:12:02-04:00August 6, 2022|

Did you love We Were Liars or To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before? Are you wondering what to read next? Librarians Cailey and Meg have suggestions for all the Lockhart Lovers and Han Fans out there.*

They include:

  1. How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao
  2. Little Monsters by Kara Thomas
  3. Bookish Boyfriends: A Date with Darcy by Tiffany Schmidt
  4. Exactly Where You Need to Be by Amelia Diane Coombs

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

*Yes, I realize the assonance doesn’t really work on Han Fans, but I couldn’t think of a better cute nickname

07 23, 2022

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Cross-Country Reading Trip

By |2022-07-15T11:57:54-04:00July 23, 2022|

It’s vacation season, so Cailey and Meg chat about books that take you from beachfront Maine and rural Alabama to the Hawaiian islands and Yosemite’s natural cathedral. Their selections include:

  1. Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber
  2. Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
  3. Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
  4. Where the Fire Falls by Karen Barnett

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as audiobooks or ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

07 9, 2022

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Teen Fantasy

By |2022-07-03T14:11:54-04:00July 9, 2022|

Cailey and Meg chat about four of their favorite new YA books that delve into the mysterious and magical.

Their picks are:

  1. Only A Monster by Vanessa Len (which gives Cailey major Buffy vibes)
  2. Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
  3. Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater (which features a favorite Scottish princess)
  4. The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

06 11, 2022

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Reads for Pride Month

By |2022-06-02T11:45:06-04:00June 11, 2022|

June is Pride Month! Cailey and Meg share some of their favorite reads with LGBTQ+ characters, creators, and/or themes.

Their picks include:

  1. Cheer Up: Love & Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise & Oscar O. Jupiter
  2. Great or Nothing by Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe & Jessica Spotswood
  3. Love Somebody by Rachel Roasek
  4. The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

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