E.R. LeVar
@erlevar1031.bsky.social
I am a SFF #writer, a world-traveler, a loom-weaver, and a bookseller with more degrees than necessary. Oh, and sometimes I review YA books, too!
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Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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Happy New Year, #BookSky!
I read 120 books the past year, and I reviewed over 50 of them at Gateway Reviews. Some really great reads... and some not-so-great reads as well. Here are my Highs and Lows of 2025!
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I read 120 books the past year, and I reviewed over 50 of them at Gateway Reviews. Some really great reads... and some not-so-great reads as well. Here are my Highs and Lows of 2025!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/best...
When you think the dog's come into the room to hang out with you, but he has in fact just come to STEAL stuff and run away.
January 18, 2026 at 3:24 AM
When you think the dog's come into the room to hang out with you, but he has in fact just come to STEAL stuff and run away.
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Need a tropical #getaway already? Olive Austin's heading to Hawai'i to surprise her boyfriend... and confront him about cheating. Worse than that, her seatmate on this flight is her charming ex...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/weve...
Need a tropical #getaway already? Olive Austin's heading to Hawai'i to surprise her boyfriend... and confront him about cheating. Worse than that, her seatmate on this flight is her charming ex...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/weve...
We've Hit Turbulence / Jessica L. Cozzi / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Need a tropical #getaway already? Olive Austin's heading to Hawai'i to surprise her boyfriend... and confront him about cheating. Worse than that, her seatmate on this flight is her charming ex...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/weve...
Need a tropical #getaway already? Olive Austin's heading to Hawai'i to surprise her boyfriend... and confront him about cheating. Worse than that, her seatmate on this flight is her charming ex...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/weve...
Me: Management referred to two female employees as "these bitches."
HR: Well, that's inappropriate but not unacceptable.
Okay, then.
HR: Well, that's inappropriate but not unacceptable.
Okay, then.
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Me: Management referred to two female employees as "these bitches."
HR: Well, that's inappropriate but not unacceptable.
Okay, then.
HR: Well, that's inappropriate but not unacceptable.
Okay, then.
Trying to convince my dog that our walk should wait until after sunrise, and she's just not buying it because we're already awake. So, like, what's this delay about??
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Trying to convince my dog that our walk should wait until after sunrise, and she's just not buying it because we're already awake. So, like, what's this delay about??
Happy #weekend, #BookSky!
Need a great 2026 read to add to your TBR? L.S. Stratton's SUNDOWN GIRLS just might be the one! A small town, a dark history, and a touch of the supernatural in this #thriller.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/sund...
Need a great 2026 read to add to your TBR? L.S. Stratton's SUNDOWN GIRLS just might be the one! A small town, a dark history, and a touch of the supernatural in this #thriller.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/sund...
Sundown Girls / L.S. Stratton / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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January 11, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Happy #weekend, #BookSky!
Need a great 2026 read to add to your TBR? L.S. Stratton's SUNDOWN GIRLS just might be the one! A small town, a dark history, and a touch of the supernatural in this #thriller.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/sund...
Need a great 2026 read to add to your TBR? L.S. Stratton's SUNDOWN GIRLS just might be the one! A small town, a dark history, and a touch of the supernatural in this #thriller.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/sund...
Me, answering a question that was shouted at me over the head of someone I was already helping: "Turn left, and you'll find that kind of book!"
Customer, 3 minutes later: "I turned right, and there wasn't anything!"
🙃
Customer, 3 minutes later: "I turned right, and there wasn't anything!"
🙃
January 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Me, answering a question that was shouted at me over the head of someone I was already helping: "Turn left, and you'll find that kind of book!"
Customer, 3 minutes later: "I turned right, and there wasn't anything!"
🙃
Customer, 3 minutes later: "I turned right, and there wasn't anything!"
🙃
Happy New Year, #BookSky!
I read 120 books the past year, and I reviewed over 50 of them at Gateway Reviews. Some really great reads... and some not-so-great reads as well. Here are my Highs and Lows of 2025!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/best...
I read 120 books the past year, and I reviewed over 50 of them at Gateway Reviews. Some really great reads... and some not-so-great reads as well. Here are my Highs and Lows of 2025!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/best...
Best and Worst of 2025
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Happy New Year, #BookSky!
I read 120 books the past year, and I reviewed over 50 of them at Gateway Reviews. Some really great reads... and some not-so-great reads as well. Here are my Highs and Lows of 2025!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/best...
I read 120 books the past year, and I reviewed over 50 of them at Gateway Reviews. Some really great reads... and some not-so-great reads as well. Here are my Highs and Lows of 2025!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/best...
Happy New Year, #BookSky!
A new year means new books, and my TBR keeps growing. Here are some of the January books I'm excited to see land on shelves this year!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...
A new year means new books, and my TBR keeps growing. Here are some of the January books I'm excited to see land on shelves this year!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...
January 2026
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Happy New Year, #BookSky!
A new year means new books, and my TBR keeps growing. Here are some of the January books I'm excited to see land on shelves this year!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...
A new year means new books, and my TBR keeps growing. Here are some of the January books I'm excited to see land on shelves this year!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...
"How do you feel about ruining a little boy's Christmas?!"
Ma'am, you seriously underestimate how many Christmases I have "ruined" this year if you think one more will affect me in any way.
Shop earlier next time. 🥲
Ma'am, you seriously underestimate how many Christmases I have "ruined" this year if you think one more will affect me in any way.
Shop earlier next time. 🥲
December 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"How do you feel about ruining a little boy's Christmas?!"
Ma'am, you seriously underestimate how many Christmases I have "ruined" this year if you think one more will affect me in any way.
Shop earlier next time. 🥲
Ma'am, you seriously underestimate how many Christmases I have "ruined" this year if you think one more will affect me in any way.
Shop earlier next time. 🥲
Happy Friday, Book People! 💙📚
Need the perfect excuse to escape your family this #holiday season? A remote boarding school, a hidden library, an ancient coffin... Check out my review of THE LAST VAMPIRE by Romina Garber!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Need the perfect excuse to escape your family this #holiday season? A remote boarding school, a hidden library, an ancient coffin... Check out my review of THE LAST VAMPIRE by Romina Garber!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Last Vampire / Romina Garber / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Happy Friday, Book People! 💙📚
Need the perfect excuse to escape your family this #holiday season? A remote boarding school, a hidden library, an ancient coffin... Check out my review of THE LAST VAMPIRE by Romina Garber!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Need the perfect excuse to escape your family this #holiday season? A remote boarding school, a hidden library, an ancient coffin... Check out my review of THE LAST VAMPIRE by Romina Garber!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Who needs some #vampires to liven up their #holiday season, #BookSky?
Moving to Paris is a dream come true for 17-year-old Tosh. But there's something dark stalking these old alleyways in Nancy Banks's THE UNINVITED.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Moving to Paris is a dream come true for 17-year-old Tosh. But there's something dark stalking these old alleyways in Nancy Banks's THE UNINVITED.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Uninvited / Nancy Banks / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Who needs some #vampires to liven up their #holiday season, #BookSky?
Moving to Paris is a dream come true for 17-year-old Tosh. But there's something dark stalking these old alleyways in Nancy Banks's THE UNINVITED.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Moving to Paris is a dream come true for 17-year-old Tosh. But there's something dark stalking these old alleyways in Nancy Banks's THE UNINVITED.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
A woman to her grandma in the shop today: "Sexiest Man this year was such a waste because he's gay! What good does that do for us?"
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A woman to her grandma in the shop today: "Sexiest Man this year was such a waste because he's gay! What good does that do for us?"
There's just nothing like hunting down a book for a customer only for that customer whip out their phone to order it from Am*zon right in front of you.
"I just wanted to see it in person first!"
🙃🙃🙃
"I just wanted to see it in person first!"
🙃🙃🙃
December 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
There's just nothing like hunting down a book for a customer only for that customer whip out their phone to order it from Am*zon right in front of you.
"I just wanted to see it in person first!"
🙃🙃🙃
"I just wanted to see it in person first!"
🙃🙃🙃
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Need a cute #Romance to escape into this holiday season? Actor Wilder Nash has scored the role of a lifetime. But he might have lied about knowing how to ride a horse in TRAIL RIDES & STARRY EYES.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/trai...
Need a cute #Romance to escape into this holiday season? Actor Wilder Nash has scored the role of a lifetime. But he might have lied about knowing how to ride a horse in TRAIL RIDES & STARRY EYES.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/trai...
Trail Rides & Starry Eyes / Katrina Emmel / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Need a cute #Romance to escape into this holiday season? Actor Wilder Nash has scored the role of a lifetime. But he might have lied about knowing how to ride a horse in TRAIL RIDES & STARRY EYES.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/trai...
Need a cute #Romance to escape into this holiday season? Actor Wilder Nash has scored the role of a lifetime. But he might have lied about knowing how to ride a horse in TRAIL RIDES & STARRY EYES.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/trai...
Happy December, #BookSky!
Publishing season might be winding down, but there are still gems hitting the shelves this month. Here are a few new releases I'm excited for!
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Publishing season might be winding down, but there are still gems hitting the shelves this month. Here are a few new releases I'm excited for!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/dece...
December 2025
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Happy December, #BookSky!
Publishing season might be winding down, but there are still gems hitting the shelves this month. Here are a few new releases I'm excited for!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/dece...
Publishing season might be winding down, but there are still gems hitting the shelves this month. Here are a few new releases I'm excited for!
gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/12/dece...
"The goal isn't to clear all the roads." -my city for some reason
December 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"The goal isn't to clear all the roads." -my city for some reason
Anyone looking for a good historical #romance to escape into this #holiday season? Ivy is only here to help her brother settle into his new estate. She's definitely not supposed to be falling for the socialite next door. 📚💙
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/wher...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/wher...
Where There's Room For Us / Hayley Kiyoko / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Anyone looking for a good historical #romance to escape into this #holiday season? Ivy is only here to help her brother settle into his new estate. She's definitely not supposed to be falling for the socialite next door. 📚💙
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/wher...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/wher...
Happy Friday, #BookSky! 📚💙
Looking for a campy romance to get you through the holidays? Owen heard about the new interdimensional exchange program... but he didn't know it meant his roommate would be the Prince of Hell!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-r...
Looking for a campy romance to get you through the holidays? Owen heard about the new interdimensional exchange program... but he didn't know it meant his roommate would be the Prince of Hell!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-r...
My Roommate From Hell / Cale Dietrich / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Happy Friday, #BookSky! 📚💙
Looking for a campy romance to get you through the holidays? Owen heard about the new interdimensional exchange program... but he didn't know it meant his roommate would be the Prince of Hell!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-r...
Looking for a campy romance to get you through the holidays? Owen heard about the new interdimensional exchange program... but he didn't know it meant his roommate would be the Prince of Hell!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/my-r...
Funny how the internet connection is always strong enough to play the ad.
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Funny how the internet connection is always strong enough to play the ad.
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Friday is book review day. Today, I featured Elizabeth Hart's RED AS ROYAL BLOOD. Ruby has no problem working for a living... but this old, dead king has different plans.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/red-...
Friday is book review day. Today, I featured Elizabeth Hart's RED AS ROYAL BLOOD. Ruby has no problem working for a living... but this old, dead king has different plans.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/red-...
Red as Royal Blood / Elizabeth Hart / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Friday is book review day. Today, I featured Elizabeth Hart's RED AS ROYAL BLOOD. Ruby has no problem working for a living... but this old, dead king has different plans.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/red-...
Friday is book review day. Today, I featured Elizabeth Hart's RED AS ROYAL BLOOD. Ruby has no problem working for a living... but this old, dead king has different plans.
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/red-...
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Revenge is a dish best served cold (or so they say)... which makes GILDED IN VENGEANCE the perfect winter read! Magical high society in Gilded Age NYC: what's not to love?
Full #BookReview here: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/gild...
Revenge is a dish best served cold (or so they say)... which makes GILDED IN VENGEANCE the perfect winter read! Magical high society in Gilded Age NYC: what's not to love?
Full #BookReview here: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/gild...
Gilded in Vengeance / Lyssa Mia Smith / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Happy Friday, #BookSky!
Revenge is a dish best served cold (or so they say)... which makes GILDED IN VENGEANCE the perfect winter read! Magical high society in Gilded Age NYC: what's not to love?
Full #BookReview here: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/gild...
Revenge is a dish best served cold (or so they say)... which makes GILDED IN VENGEANCE the perfect winter read! Magical high society in Gilded Age NYC: what's not to love?
Full #BookReview here: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/gild...
Happy November, #BookSky!
I never have enough time to read, and I'm always adding things to my TBR. 😅 Is this a problem? Probably...
Anyway, here are some new releases I can't wait to snag up this month: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...
I never have enough time to read, and I'm always adding things to my TBR. 😅 Is this a problem? Probably...
Anyway, here are some new releases I can't wait to snag up this month: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...
November 2025
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Happy November, #BookSky!
I never have enough time to read, and I'm always adding things to my TBR. 😅 Is this a problem? Probably...
Anyway, here are some new releases I can't wait to snag up this month: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...
I never have enough time to read, and I'm always adding things to my TBR. 😅 Is this a problem? Probably...
Anyway, here are some new releases I can't wait to snag up this month: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...
Nothing says "we pay poverty wages" like HR sending out a "here's where to go when your SNAP benefits are gone!" memo.
November 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Nothing says "we pay poverty wages" like HR sending out a "here's where to go when your SNAP benefits are gone!" memo.
Happy #Halloween, my Book People!
I'm always down for spooky, but I can appreciate a fall romance, too. If football, grumpy-sunshine, and caffeinated tutoring sessions are your thing, check out A.M. Woody's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/most...
I'm always down for spooky, but I can appreciate a fall romance, too. If football, grumpy-sunshine, and caffeinated tutoring sessions are your thing, check out A.M. Woody's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/most...
Most Valuable Player / A.M. Woody / Book Review
Gateway Reviews features thorough reviews of new release Young Adult literature across genres.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Happy #Halloween, my Book People!
I'm always down for spooky, but I can appreciate a fall romance, too. If football, grumpy-sunshine, and caffeinated tutoring sessions are your thing, check out A.M. Woody's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/most...
I'm always down for spooky, but I can appreciate a fall romance, too. If football, grumpy-sunshine, and caffeinated tutoring sessions are your thing, check out A.M. Woody's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER!
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/most...
Happy Friday, #BookSky! 📚💙
Still trying to cure your Hunger Games book hangover? Jill Tew's new #dystopia AN OCEAN APART might be what you need! A drowning world, luxury cruise ships, and those on land struggling to get by...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-o...
Still trying to cure your Hunger Games book hangover? Jill Tew's new #dystopia AN OCEAN APART might be what you need! A drowning world, luxury cruise ships, and those on land struggling to get by...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-o...
An Ocean Apart / Jill Tew / Book Review
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October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Happy Friday, #BookSky! 📚💙
Still trying to cure your Hunger Games book hangover? Jill Tew's new #dystopia AN OCEAN APART might be what you need! A drowning world, luxury cruise ships, and those on land struggling to get by...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-o...
Still trying to cure your Hunger Games book hangover? Jill Tew's new #dystopia AN OCEAN APART might be what you need! A drowning world, luxury cruise ships, and those on land struggling to get by...
Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-o...