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Title: RoomHate Author: Penelope Ward Publication Date: February 15, 2016 Synopsis: From New York Times Bestselling Author, Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel. Sharing a summer house with a hot-as-hell roommate should be a dream come true, right? Not when it’s Justin…the only person I’d ever loved…who now hates me. When my grandmother died and left me half of the house on Aquidneck Island, there was a catch: the other half would go to the boy she helped raise. The same boy who turned into the teenager whose heart I broke years ago. The same teenager who’s now a man with a hard body and a hardass personality to match. I hadn’t seen him in years, and now we’re living together because neither one of us is willing to give up the house. The worst part? He didn’t come alone. I’d soon realize there’s a thin line between love and hate. I could see through that smug smile. Beneath it all…the boy is still there. So is our connection. The problem is…now that I can’t have Justin, I’ve ne

Title: The Last Star Author: Rick Yancey Series: The 5th Wave #3 Publication Date: May 24, 2016 Synopsis: We’re here, then we’re gone, and that was true before they came. That’s always been true. The Others didn’t invent death; they just perfected it. Gave death a face to put back in our face, because they knew that was the only way to crush us. It won’t end on any continent or ocean, no mountain or plain, jungle or desert. It will end where it began, where it had been from the beginning, on the battlefield of the last beating human heart. Master storyteller Rick Yancey invokes triumph, loss, and unrelenting action as the fate of the planet is decided in the conclusion to this epic series. _______________________________ I finally read the first two books in The 5th Wave series last week, and they definitely lived up to the hype! The 5th Wave was fast-paced and action-packed! The Infinite Sea was a little slower, but raised so many new questions and has me unbelievably excited for

Title: Glass Sword Author: Victoria Aveyard Series: Red Queen #2 Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: February 9, 2016 Synopsis: Mare Barrow’s blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever? About the Author: Victoria Aveyard is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Quee

I know this post isn't about books. But the thing we love most about books are the stories, and Hamilton is an absolutely amazing story that has become really close to my heart. In case you haven't heard, Hamilton is a Broadway musical about one of the (best) founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, written and performed by the talented Lin-Manuel Miranda. I'm going to be honest, before I listened to the album (I haven't actually seen the show yet because New York is really freakin' far away) I didn't know much about Alexander Hamilton. I knew he was a founding father. I knew he started our national bank. I knew he was the dude on the ten dollar bill. And that was the extent of my knowledge.  What I was to learn is that he was an immigrant who came to America to make a name for himself. He basically taught himself everything he knew, and he was a genius, you guys! He was stubborn and brave and kind and straight-forward. He made mistakes, but ultimately, he was a go