THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT SWEETIEAuthor(s): Sandhya Menon Stand-alone or Series: Dimple and Rishi #2 Rating: 3.5/5 stars She was constantly being forced to think of herself as the before picture, but when she spoke to her cousin, she saw that the after picture could include her just as she was right now. I loved When Dimple … Continue reading Review: There’s Something About Sweetie
Review: Starfish
STARFISHAuthor(s): Akemi Dawn Bowman Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Rating: 5/5 stars Trigger warning: sexual assault/abuse, emotional abuse and manipulation, suicide attempt I'd rather have an ugly face than an ugly heart. Let's start by talking about this gorgeous cover. I love the illustrations and the background. The way the sea creatures and the space background fit … Continue reading Review: Starfish
Review: The Closest I’ve Come
THE CLOSEST I'VE COMEAuthor(s): Fred Aceves Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Rating: 4/5 stars Trigger warning: physical abuse and depression Maybe all living things are amazing if you get close enough to really look. I absolutely love illustrated covers, and this one is no exception! I love all the details that appear when you look at closely … Continue reading Review: The Closest I’ve Come
Review: The Way You Make Me Feel
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEELAuthor(s): Maurene Goo Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Rating: 4/5 stars It's easy not to be disappointed when you're always wading in the shallow end of feelings. I loved Maureen Goo's other book, I Believe in a Thing Called Love, when I read it last summer. It was funny and the … Continue reading Review: The Way You Make Me Feel
Review: Cruel Beauty
CRUEL BEAUTY Author(s): Rosamund Hodge Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Rating: 2/5 stars Beauty and the Beast retellings are fruitful in YA and this is one of the more popular ones that I've always seen around. I've read many great reviews about this, and it was available at the public library so I thought it would … Continue reading Review: Cruel Beauty
Folklore Book Tag
Star Brite made a Folklore inspired book tag, check out her original post here! I absolutely love this album. It's probably my favourite Taylor Swift album so far, and I've been listening to it on repeat since it released. I even stayed up until 2 am listening to it when it first released! So here's … Continue reading Folklore Book Tag
Review: The Boy in the Black Suit
THE BOY IN THE BLACK SUITAuthor(s): Jason Reynolds Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Rating: 4/5 stars The synopsis of this book intrigued me and promised a great love story. I've also been wanting to read a Jason Reynolds novel for awhile, and thought this would be a perfect one to start with. And it was! Although … Continue reading Review: The Boy in the Black Suit
Review: Jackpot
JACKPOTAuthor(s): Nic Stone Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Rating: 5/5 stars As soon as I read the synopsis, I had a feeling I was going to love this book. I was right. OH. MY. GOD. This book was FANTASTIC. Words are not adequate to describe how amazing this book was (which is unfortunate as this is … Continue reading Review: Jackpot
Review: The Betrothed
THE BETROTHED Author(s): Kiera Cass Stand-alone or Series: The Betrothed #1 Rating: 1/5 stars SPOILERS BELOW The most valuable thing you can own is the assurance of your place in someone's heart. What I'm looking from this book is a light-hearted fun read, something very romantic and requires little to no active thinking on my part. … Continue reading Review: The Betrothed
Review: Rebel
REBELAuthor(s): Marie Lu Stand-alone or Series: Legend #4 Rating: 3/5 stars There are a million pieces of us scattered through my memory, moments tiny and insignificant to everyone else in the world except for me. I loved Legend when I first read it a few years ago. I ended up reading almost the whole book … Continue reading Review: Rebel
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