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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Ahh! My first Matt Haig and as I anticipated I LOVED IT!!! It's such a warm book. It says all the right things in all the right ways. I don't think it's for everyone but it was for me and I am so happy that I read it.
Might pick up a Matt Haig every year to feel comforted.
Might pick up a Matt Haig every year to feel comforted.
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
I read it! One of my most anticipated releases of the year. I smiled, chuckled, laughed along and at the characters, did many "what's wrong with you all" and as a sappy lil thing that I am I read the acknowledgement with blurry eyes. And I guess I have a thing for the valedictorian speeches they always get me teary eyed.
This book might not be everyone's cup of tea and I can totally understand that but it's just perfect for me. Casey always does it for me. Every single book of theirs had bought me so much joy and smiles with tears in my eyes. If you love over the top rom-coms and teenagers being their gay lil selves and you're gonna love this one.
This book might not be everyone's cup of tea and I can totally understand that but it's just perfect for me. Casey always does it for me. Every single book of theirs had bought me so much joy and smiles with tears in my eyes. If you love over the top rom-coms and teenagers being their gay lil selves and you're gonna love this one.
Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty by Nikita Gill
This is achingly beautiful and empowering!
Do look up trigger warnings before picking it up.
If you're in a healing journey this is one of the best things you can pick up! <3
Do look up trigger warnings before picking it up.
If you're in a healing journey this is one of the best things you can pick up! <3
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
I had expected a thriller. It delivered the thrill and so much more. It hit all the right spots. I don't know how Tess Sharpe did it but she did and I can't be grateful enough for everything she did.
Do recommend looking up trigger warning before picking it up.
Do recommend looking up trigger warning before picking it up.
Carmilla (Penguin Active Reading Level 3) by Jane Rollason, J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Spooky! Fit for the season I guess?!
I'm not the one for horror stories. I had little to no idea what the book was about. Picked up on a whim at 1 in the morning. Didn't even realized it was a simplified version until I was halfway through. But it was spooky and I couldn't put it down mostly because I don't want to sleep with unfinished vampire story.
Wish me luck with sleeping though. As not a horror reader it can be dangerous to read this stuff at night. I already am having weird dreams for a few nights now so it was really not the best time to read this.
I will give a try to the original version of the story though. I feel weird about only reading the simplified version.
I'm not the one for horror stories. I had little to no idea what the book was about. Picked up on a whim at 1 in the morning. Didn't even realized it was a simplified version until I was halfway through. But it was spooky and I couldn't put it down mostly because I don't want to sleep with unfinished vampire story.
Wish me luck with sleeping though. As not a horror reader it can be dangerous to read this stuff at night. I already am having weird dreams for a few nights now so it was really not the best time to read this.
I will give a try to the original version of the story though. I feel weird about only reading the simplified version.
Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I say this about all the books don't I? But can someone pleeeaaaseeee adapt this one into a movie? Please please?!
Radha and Jai's Recipe for Romance is everything it sounds like and more. The perfect balance of fluffy and hard stuff. The perfect amount of food and dance and all the other aspects of culture. Nisha Sharma nailed it all!
This is my new favourite contemporary romance. And I say this after months of "maybe I am just growing out of YA romances." This was fun, fluffy and makes you swoon and hungry all the time. I need more of this. I need more like this. While seeing Radha find her dance joy again I found my book joy!
I am bad at reviewing so don't consider this a review but you can consider it as me forcing you to read this as a form of self care.
Also all the desi stuff brought me so much joy so desi peeps pick it up!!! (As well as non-desi people ofcourse)
Radha and Jai's Recipe for Romance is everything it sounds like and more. The perfect balance of fluffy and hard stuff. The perfect amount of food and dance and all the other aspects of culture. Nisha Sharma nailed it all!
This is my new favourite contemporary romance. And I say this after months of "maybe I am just growing out of YA romances." This was fun, fluffy and makes you swoon and hungry all the time. I need more of this. I need more like this. While seeing Radha find her dance joy again I found my book joy!
I am bad at reviewing so don't consider this a review but you can consider it as me forcing you to read this as a form of self care.
Also all the desi stuff brought me so much joy so desi peeps pick it up!!! (As well as non-desi people ofcourse)
Princess Princess Ever After by K. O'Neill
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
A tiny little book of cuteness!
Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun by Jonny Garza Villa
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
I finally finished reading it. It only took me a month and few more days to so.
I picked it up 'cause my only bookish friend or maybe my only friend right now was just constantly swooning over this book while reading it. I wanted to join her in her excitement and surprise her with my current read. Little did I know that she'll be finished before I even get to chapter 5.
She read it in 3 days and I took well a month to read this. It has nothing to do with the book or it's pacing. I am just more of a procrastinator than a reader.
Me taking a month to read a YA contemporary doesn't mean that the book was not good. It was good. More than good actually. I almost cried when I read the author's note in the beginning. I laughed at Mat's not always so good jokes. I felt sad for what Jules had to go through and what he was going through. I hated Jules' dad with every fiber of my being. His presence made me so uncomfortable and angry. I lived for Jules' sister and abuelo. And the friend group! Ofcourse the friend group! I wish I had friends like Jules had. The funny, kickass and supportive friends are everything.
As a queer person the reassurance the comfort and the hope that this world has many good people in comparison to the shitty ones means the world to me. And I love that young people (ha! as if I am so old. I am 19 and very foolish. But I am talking about younger teens) have this book to read. A book that'll bring hope and joy to them!
I also very much appreciated the rather humorous but important conversation around sex.
All in all this book is worth a read. It's not my favorite book of all time or anything but you wouldn't regret reading it! There's also a lot of food involved. So just have some snacks around.
I picked it up 'cause my only bookish friend or maybe my only friend right now was just constantly swooning over this book while reading it. I wanted to join her in her excitement and surprise her with my current read. Little did I know that she'll be finished before I even get to chapter 5.
She read it in 3 days and I took well a month to read this. It has nothing to do with the book or it's pacing. I am just more of a procrastinator than a reader.
Me taking a month to read a YA contemporary doesn't mean that the book was not good. It was good. More than good actually. I almost cried when I read the author's note in the beginning. I laughed at Mat's not always so good jokes. I felt sad for what Jules had to go through and what he was going through. I hated Jules' dad with every fiber of my being. His presence made me so uncomfortable and angry. I lived for Jules' sister and abuelo. And the friend group! Ofcourse the friend group! I wish I had friends like Jules had. The funny, kickass and supportive friends are everything.
As a queer person the reassurance the comfort and the hope that this world has many good people in comparison to the shitty ones means the world to me. And I love that young people (ha! as if I am so old. I am 19 and very foolish. But I am talking about younger teens) have this book to read. A book that'll bring hope and joy to them!
I also very much appreciated the rather humorous but important conversation around sex.
All in all this book is worth a read. It's not my favorite book of all time or anything but you wouldn't regret reading it! There's also a lot of food involved. So just have some snacks around.
The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
This was my first Ruskin Bond that I read for fun. I must have come across his pieces before not giving much thought to who he is. This is the first time I read him with the intentions of reading him.
The Blue Umbrella is a short and sweet story. It captures the essence of village life in a beautiful manner. I can picture this setting so easily. I've came across these scenes over and over in my short life and this is the first time I got to read them in a book for fun. The ending was so heartwarming and left a smile on my face.
Looking forward to picking up more books by Ruskin Bond in future.
The Blue Umbrella is a short and sweet story. It captures the essence of village life in a beautiful manner. I can picture this setting so easily. I've came across these scenes over and over in my short life and this is the first time I got to read them in a book for fun. The ending was so heartwarming and left a smile on my face.
Looking forward to picking up more books by Ruskin Bond in future.