Discussion: Expectations vs. Reality // Can Hype Ruin a Book?

This post talks about something dear to my heart – overhype.
It’s something that drives me crazy bc there are so many books that don’t get the recognition they deserve! 😔

Write Through the Night

A couple of weeks ago, I was talking with Teacher of YA (check out her blog it’s amazing) about how Select by Marit Weisenberg didn’t seem to get a lot of hype either before or after its release. Instead, it just sort of slid under the radar, despite it being a YA book that I think a lot of people would genuinely enjoy (even you, maybe! read the review here!).  that got me thinking. Had the book been super hyped up before i read it, would I have given it as high of a review?

Hence the title of this post, and hopefully the content, also.

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ALAMW 2018 – Part I (The Trip)

So I have been spending the last several days scanning books into my LibraryThing app...if you aren't familiar with the app, it allows you to keep track of your books and trust me, I need something like that. I am STILL not done pulling all the books in from my car: I'm not bragging, but …

Shadowsong – S. Jae-Jones (Review)

Title: Shadowsong (Wintersong #2) Author: S. Jae-Jones Publisher: Wednesday Books, 2018 (Feb 6) Genre: YA Fantasy **I received a copy of this book from the author and my review is in no way affected or influenced by receipt of this book** This review can be found on my Blog, TeacherofYA's Tumblr, or my Goodreads page …