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Thursday, April 20, 2017

The Infinite Variants of YA: The One Where Erin Gough Has to Choose Between Being Lost at Sea or in the Woods

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HELLO and welcome back to this fancy feature that Nick (Nick & Nereyda’s Infinite Booklist) and I are collaborating on! This month I am sharing a fun interview with the delightful Erin Gough! RAISE A GLASS TO (freeedoooommm) to ERIN GOUGH!

1. If you could be any color in the world, what color would you be? 

Green. It’s the colour of nature, not to mention the Wicked Witch of the West. Kermit is green, too, and that frog can dance.

2. Who does Delilah consider to be a person who has everything put together?

Rosa Barea, definitely. From a distance, Rosa seems smart, talented and sure of herself. Of course, when Del gets to know her better, she realises that she’s not as together as she seems.

3. What song would Delilah think just ~gets~ her? 

The aptly named ‘Delilah’ by Florence and the Machine. In particular, the song expresses perfectly how Del feels when she’s waiting by the phone for Rosa to call her.

4. If you could be a character in any book, what book would you choose? 

Lyra from Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. The idea of having a daemon as my constant animal companion is very appealing.

5. Would you rather it be rainy all the time or super sunny? 

As an Aussie I have to choose sunshine. Otherwise when would I go to the beach?

6. Pain au chocolat or a chocolate eclair (Or neither if you hate chocolate)? 

Chocolate éclair for the ooze factor.

7. Would you rather have to spend a night in the woods alone or be lost at sea for a day?

I can’t handle the sea – I get terribly seasick. I would definitely rather a night in the woods. Think of all the friendly faces I could run into: Badger from Wind in the Willows. The Hobbit. The cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I’d have a ball.

About the Book

The Infinite Variants of YA: The One Where Erin Gough Has to Choose Between Being Lost at Sea or in the WoodsGet it Together, Delilah by Erin Gough
Published by Chronicle Books on April 4th, 2017
Genres: Contemporary, LGBTQIAP+, YA
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A story about falling in love, literally.

Seventeen-year-old Delilah Green wouldn’t have chosen to do her last year of school this way, but she figures it’s working fine. Her dad is on a trip to fix his broken heart after her mom left him for another man, so Del’s managing the family café in his absence. Easy, she thinks. But what about:
- homework and the nasty posse of mean girls making her life hell
- or how one of Del’s best friends won’t stop guilt-tripping her
- and her other best friend is so in love with his tutor he might go to jail for her if Del doesn’t do something

But who cares about any of that really, because above all else, she can’t stop thinking about beautiful Rosa who dances every night across the street until one day Rosa comes in the café door . . .

And if Rosa starts thinking about Del, too, then how in the name of caramel milkshakes will Del get the rest of it together?

Thanks so much to Erin Gough for joining us today!

Don’t forget to check out Nick and Nereyda’s Infinite Booklist later this month for another author-thing and come back again at the end of the month for a round up of diverse releases in the month of April!

Xpresso Reads’ Best of 2016

Posted by on 12/29/2016 • 3 Comments

For the end of this year, I am here with some of my favs (and not fav) reads of the year AND I AM NOT ALONE. The #squad got together to bring to you this list of awesomeness. Hopefully you’ll find some books to add to your TBRs or give to friends! 🙂

A book with a title that SCREAMS ‘read me’ A cover that made you swoon because of the gorgeousness A sequel that lived up to book 1 A trilogy that concluded with you dying of heartbreak because you were so sad to see it end. A love to hate romance that made you feel all tingly on the inside A book with a kiss worth dying for A book with a super cute romance A book…

Reaction Post: This is Shyness by Leanne Hall

Posted by on 10/23/2016 • 0 Comments

This Is Shyness is one of those wonderful Aussie gems that is available on this side of the ocean and I am so glad it is because it is such a beautiful book. I am not going to do a traditional review for this one but want to experiment a little.

Welcome to Shyness, a place where the sun never rises and the people who live there are anything but normal…

THIS IS SHYNESS is about a boy who can howl and a girl trying to escape. Over the course of the night they go on an adventure, explore shyness and discover some things about themselves. They might or might not fall in love while they are at it 😉

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