TeacherofYA’s Very First GIVEAWAY! (::cheers::)

So...all you guys out there in Radioland... Sorry, I couldn't resist. It's an old phrase and I'm old I guess. Lol. Today I'm about to reveal the very exciting, very beautiful cover for Dyan Chick's second book in the Heir of Illaria series, Oracle of Illaria. Now, if you haven't read Heir of Illaria, no …

Long May She Reign – Rhiannon Thomas (Review)

Title: Long May She Reign Author. Rhiannon Thomas Publisher: HarperTeen, 2017 (Feb 21) Genre: YA Fantasy This review can be found on my Blog. TeacherofYA's Tumblr, or my Goodreads page  My Review: Ok. You all know I'm a sucker for a pretty cover. 9 times out of 10 it actually works for me. Really. The wrapper matches the inside …

Lose Me – M.C. Frank (Review)

Title: Lose Me Author: M.C. Frank Publisher: M.C. Frank, 2017 (April 11) Genre: New Adult Contemporary **I received a copy of this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review** This review can be found on my Blog, TeacherofYA's Tumblr, or my Goodreads page My Review: So, I was emailed awhile back by M.C. Frank, as …

Mini Time – Rose Daughter & No Ordinary Star (Reviews)

Title: Rose Daughter Author: Robin McKinley  Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 1997 Genre: YA Fantasy, YA Retellings  This review can be found on my Blog, TeacherofYA's Tumblr, or my Goodreads page  My Review (#1) So I didn't get the one with this pretty cover at the library. My copy had a plain blue cover with a tiny graphic, which means I …

Garden of Thorns – Amber Mitchell (Review)

Title: Garden of Thorns Author: Amber Mitchell Publisher: Entangled Publishing, 2017 (March 6) Genre: YA Fantasy **I received a copy of this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review** This review can be found on my Blogk TeacherofYA's Tumblr, or my Goodreads page My Review: Let me start with the fact that I've been on …

The Shadow Queen – C.J. Redwine (Review)

Title: The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire #1) Author: C.J. Redwine Publisher: Balzer + Bray, 2016 (Feb 16) Genre: YA Fantasy, YA Retellings **I received a copy of this book free from SocialBookCo in exchange for an honest review** This review can be found on my Blog, TeacherofYA's Tumblr, or my Goodreads page My Review:  First of all, I am a …

A Poem – Challenge Accepted!

So Drew at TheTattooedBookGeek and Gretchen at ChicNerdReads have been posting some poetry.  I am super shy (surprise, right?) and though I have a book review to write for The Shadow Queen, I have been asked to share some of my poetry with the world. I put it off because it makes me feel super exposed...but then I figured, …

Look to the Stars – Catherine Wilson (Review)

Title: Look to the Stars  Author: Catherine Wilson Publisher: Catherine Wilson, 2016 (March 29) Genre: YA Fantasy **I received a copy of this book free from Ebooksforreview and the author in exchange for an honest review** This review can be found on my Blog, TeacherofYA's Tumblr, or my Goodreads page My Review: First of all, I was of course …