Maureen Goo’s The Way You Make Me Feel was a welcome distraction from thinking about my upcoming semester at college. The book follows Clara Shin who doesn’t care about much except for pranks and bothering her enemy, Rose Carver. Unfortunately, Clara takes one of her pranks way too far and winds up working on her …
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The Rest of the Story
When I heard Sarah Dessen was releasing another book, I knew I had to get my hands on it. I have been in love with the way she writes her characters and romance since middle school so of course I had to read The Rest of the Story. The book follows Emma Saylor who has …
Red, White & Royal Blue
This book, by Casey McQuiston, spoke to the hopeless romantic inside of me and worked some crazy magic on me. I absolutely loved this book from its whirlwind romance to the witty remarks on every page. What I loved the most was that it was a love story between two men that has been shown …
The Meaning of Birds
The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown was a wonderful read and I’m so glad that I picked it up this Pride Month. The book follows Jess before and after her girlfriend, Vivi, dies. When Jess first meets Vivi, she is dealing with losing her father and with her anger issues. When Vivi dies, …
The Library of Fates
I have never once in my life read a fantasy novel about people of color, and let me just say, I’ve absolutely been missing out. “The Library of Fates” by Aditi Khorana was a wonderful book with an amazing mix of mythology and history. Khorana didn’t just take mythology from one culture, she combined several …
The Dangerous Art of Blending In
Angelo Surmelis captures what it feels like to be caught between two worlds, a feeling that I have often felt myself, in this inspiring and very painful novel. The novel starts with Evan who has spent his whole life keeping his family life and his school life separate. He can only do that for so …