I didn't realize I had so much YA on my ARC list. The next (and I think final, for now) story is another book by Sophie Gonzales, who has written many novels—and who I have found to both love and not love as much. The synopsis for Nobody In Particular gave me Red, White and … Continue reading Book Review: Nobody In Particular
I'm not going to lie; I read this book almost two months ago and just haven't had the time to put together this review. I think it was a bit because I wasn't totally sure what to say about it—and I wanted to think about it. But then time just kept dragging on and the … Continue reading Book Review: How To Get A Life In Ten Dates
In high school, I danced a lot. I was in the studio six days a week and also had singing lessons on one of those days. It was a lot, and it kept me busy. I enjoyed it but was lucky enough that my dance studio wasn't like Dance Moms. Sure, there were some not-great … Continue reading Book Review: The Real Deal
I watch a lot of reality television—almost a disgusting number of shows. And they're mostly competition shows, like The Amazing Race and Big Brother, or dating shows, like Love is Blind and The Ultimatum. So when I came across the premise for Christine Riccio's Attached at the Hip (Survivor mixed with The Bachelor?!), I was … Continue reading Book Review: Attached at the Hip
Mazey Eddings is a writer that I've been following for a little while now. Though I didn't read her entire "A Brush with Love" series, Late Bloomer will be the third book of hers that I read. I couldn't connect with Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake, but I really liked Lizzie's friend Indira, so I read … Continue reading Book Review: Late Bloomer
Sophie Gonzales is a writer whom I've followed a little bit since 2021. I haven't gone back to read her back catalogue, but I've requested anything new since then. She writes YA, which is a genre that I'm not sure is quite for me anymore (except maybe in the fantasy realm), but I'm going to … Continue reading Book Review: The Perfect Guy Doesn’t Exist
Back in the height of the pandemic I read Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall—and I loved it. I laughed out loud many times, fell in love with the characters (especially Oliver) and got to experience my favourite enemies-to-lovers trope done well. Did I think Luc was a bit of a downer? Sure. But the rest … Continue reading Book Review: Husband Material
Alexis Hall has been writing books of different genres at a seemingly alarming rate. In my head, Boyfriend Material did not come out that long ago, but somehow, it's already been over three years. And there's a sequel called Husband Material that I have yet to have the chance to read. Not to mention A … Continue reading Book Review: 10 Things That Never Happened
What I love about YA of this time—as opposed to when I was growing up—is that there's so much more diversity and messaging of being happy with who you are. That's probably a big reason why I still read it: It's easy for me to go back to high school and imagine how I would … Continue reading Book Review: Her Good Side
I've never seen the movie Sliding Doors, but I'm always so intrigued by stories that show how one decision could end up affecting or changing someone's whole life. When I read the synopsis for Going Bicoastal, I knew a story like this would be safe in Dahlia Adler's hands—her stories are always well-told with strong … Continue reading Book Review: Going Bicoastal
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