colour me read
Home
About
    Mackenzie
    Ri
Reviews
    Reviews by Author
    Reviews by Title
    Reviews by Rating
Blog Post Series
    The Happy Place Five
    Monday Minis
    Top Ten Tuesday
    Author Spotlight
    Other Book Blog Memes
Contact
colour me read
  • Home
  • About
    • Mackenzie
    • Ri
  • Reviews
    • Reviews by Author
    • Reviews by Title
    • Reviews by Rating
  • Blog Post Series
    • The Happy Place Five
    • Monday Minis
    • Top Ten Tuesday
    • Author Spotlight
    • Other Book Blog Memes
  • Contact
Browsing Tag
young adult books
Books

Rise of the Red Hand

January 30, 2021 by Mackenzie No Comments

Thank you very much to NetGalley and Erewhon Books for the eARC!

As you all know, I read a good amount of science fiction. However, the sci-fi that I read tends to be adult fiction, so I’m always on the hunt for good young adult sci-fi. I pretty much immediately requested this one on NetGalley when I saw it because revolutionaries? Hackers? Cybernetic enhancements? South Asian setting??? Yes. Yes and yes and yes. I really enjoyed all of these elements, but overall I think the plot was way too slow.

Continue reading
Share:
Books

HCC Frenzy Presents: Upcoming YA releases this Fall

August 30, 2019 by Ri 1 Comment

Every year, I always look forward to Frenzy Presents hosted by HCC Frenzy at the HarperCollins Toronto office. I don’t have a lot of bookish friends in my area so when you have a day dedicated to inviting a bunch of book bloggers, feeding them A+ snacks, and talking to them about upcoming releases? It’s like going to the bookstore with an infinite credit card. (Ok, I actually don’t know what that feels like but I can imagine)

I honestly don’t know where half the year has gone, but it’s that time of the year where Fall Releases are APPROACHING and I’m excited to tell you all about them. This batch in particular feels like there’s something for everyone so without further ado, here’s a list of upcoming books you can cozy up with a blanket as summer draws to a close:

Continue reading
Share:
Books

Katrina Leno Made Me Feel ALL THE THINGS

March 7, 2019 by Mackenzie 6 Comments

Have you discovered any new favorite authors recently? I HAVE. Thanks to @xcrini (on Instagram; also here on Twitter), recommending her books all the time, I finally read and fell in love with Katrina Leno. It actually messed up my February wrap up, because I read both Summer of Salt and Everything All at Once on the last day of February after I had already published my wrap up, oops. They were just THAT GOOD that I had to read them both in one sitting. And like, look at those covers?!??! THEY’RE BEAUTIFUL.

Continue reading
Share:
Follow Colour Me Read on WordPress.com
Follow

Subscribe via email!

Mackenzie’s Current Reads

Visit her shelf on Goodreads

Ri’s Current Reads

Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) by Brandon SandersonOvergrowth by Mira GrantThe 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (Zamonia, #1) by Walter MoersStamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. KendiThe Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1) by Ken Liu
Visit her shelf on Goodreads
2025 Book Releases – Part Two!

2025 Book Releases – Part Two!

April 2, 2025
January 2025 Monthly Wrap Up!

January 2025 Monthly Wrap Up!

February 18, 2025
Monday Minis – January 20th: Underrated Reads From 2024

Monday Minis – January 20th: Underrated Reads From 2024

January 20, 2025
My Favorite Reads of 2024

My Favorite Reads of 2024

January 17, 2025
2025 Book Releases!

2025 Book Releases!

January 14, 2025

Archives

©2015-2025 copyright Colour Me Read // All rights reserved