Category: Pine Reads Review

The Lions’ Run | written by Sara Pennypacker & illustrated by Jon Klassen

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The Lions’ Run out now from Balzer + Bray; 288 pages Content Warning: Child abuse, animal death, animal cruelty, eugenics About the Author: “Sara Pennypacker is the author of several

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Salvage | Renée Nault

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Salvage coming July 21st, 2026 from Ten Speed Graphic; 257 pages Content Warning: Drowning, poverty About the Author: “Renée Nault is a Canadian artist, illustrator, and graphic novelist. She is

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Why Enemies to Lovers is my Favorite Book Trope

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A book trope is a storytelling device that is recognizable to readers and allows for categorization, familiarity, and acts as a helpful tool for providing book recommendations. There is an

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A Reader’s Guide to Cornelia Funke

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Cornelia Funke was one of the authors of children’s fantasy literature that first got me into reading at a young age. I have warm memories of visiting relatives over the

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Good Luck, Babe! | Erin Baldwin

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Good Luck, Babe! out now from Penguin Random House; 336 pages About the Author: “Erin is a perennial procrastinator and a writer of weird feelings on a quest to be

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Who will play Aaron Warner!?: Thoughts and Opinions from a Shatter Me Enthusiast

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On June 16th, Tahereh Mafi took to Instagram to announce that the first book in her NYT bestselling series Shatter Me had earned a movie deal with Warner Brothers. This

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