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July 12, 2022 Caitlyn Reviews

[Caitlyn’s Review]: We Made It All Up by Margot Harrison

At several points this year have I pondered a perennial question, which many millennials will likely be familiar with: Am I too old for YA? Here is the thing: I love YA fantasy, but I am seriously beginning to question if I have reached my tolerance for rom-com, thriller-hype, coming-of-age stories. We Made it All […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: #mystery, #yathriller, YA, ya contemporary, young adult

April 26, 2022 Diane Reviews

[Diane’s Review]: Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer

An Absolutely Heartbreakingly Beautiful Debut! Kristin Dwyer has set the bar high for teen love and longing. This was a book that I couldn’t put down! Dwyer weaves an element of mystery in with the classic contemporary romance, making it something of its own. With a beautiful prose you really get a sense of Ellis […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: coming of age, contemporary romance, found family, Romance, YA, ya contemporary, young adult, young adult romance

March 30, 2021 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: Prom Theory by Ann LaBar

This book was a fun read and I genuinely enjoyed the journey we had inside Iris Oxtabee’s head as she experimented with the mystery that is love. The best way I can describe this book is fun and predictable, and even then I enjoyed the characters we met and the crazy situations Iris got herself […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: childhood friends to lovers, Contemporary, Fun, High School, high school romance, Prom, Romance, science, YA, ya contemporary, YA Romance

March 9, 2021 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert

TW: this book discusses topics of domestic assault/abuse, suicide, racism, microaggressions, mental health and illness, and panic attacks. This is my first Kelly Loy Gilbert book and wow, I am blown away. Beth’s story is achingly powerful and when interwoven by Gilbert’s writing, one cannot seem to escape from the pain and heartbreak that these […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Asian, character development, Contemporary, Fiction, friendship, heartbreaking, High School, mental health, Mental Illness, music, musician, tragic, ya contemporary

July 30, 2020 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: “Today Tonight Tomorrow” by Rachel Lynn Solomon

To start off, I have to say that this book has become one of my top 3 reads of not only 2020 but pretty much of all time! I read this book in a span of hours and finished it around five in the morning and was so giddy that I could not fall asleep. […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: 2020 release, Contemporary, contemporary romance, diverse, enemies to lovers, Fun, Funny, hate love relationship, heartwarming, High School, high school romance, Jewish, Love, rivalry, rivals, Romance, scavenger hunt, Seattle, smart characters, writing, YA, ya contemporary, YA Romance, young adult

November 17, 2019 ideallyrachel Reviews

[Rachel’s Review]: All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney

There are very few books that actually make me cry at the end but this is definitely one of them. All-American Muslim Girl is equal parts heart-wrenching and heartwarming and has such an important message for the current political climate: acceptance. Acceptance of oneself, one’s religion and one’s culture. Allie’s exploration of her faith and […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Contemporary, heartbreaking, heartwarming, muslim, muslim american, political, religion, ya contemporary

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