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No Hard Feelings by Sam Madison
4.0
I think it’s impossible for me to dislike a Sam Madison book. The way that she weaves the storyline is just so beautifully enticing and captivating. Her characters are so real, not at all sugarcoated. The situations are so realistic. And the writing is so refreshing and poetic.
No Hard Feelings is a short read but I would be lying if I said each and every chapter didn’t tear my heart apart. I love a book that makes me feel so many emotions and Sam Madison manages to nail it with each and every story that she puts out. I’ll always be a fan of hers.
PS Get this girl a publishing agent because it’s what she deserves.
No Hard Feelings is a short read but I would be lying if I said each and every chapter didn’t tear my heart apart. I love a book that makes me feel so many emotions and Sam Madison manages to nail it with each and every story that she puts out. I’ll always be a fan of hers.
PS Get this girl a publishing agent because it’s what she deserves.
The Hoodie Girl by Yuen Wright
4.0
The Hoodie Girl is exactly the kind of book that I’d want to read after finishing a heart-wrenching, emotionally draining book. It’s so light and so cute and so romantic and just so so adorable. It makes me giddy just thinking about it.
The Boy At The Back Of The Class by Tahlie Purvis
2.0
I feel sad because this is such an underwhelming book. The beginning was great but the middle to end parts weren’t. This book mainly surrounds a mystery/action plot rather than romance, however the romance kinda stood in the middle of the way. I didn’t mind a love story between the main characters but I would’ve preferred if we were given sprinkles of it rather than spoonfuls. It just didn’t work out for the plot. Also, the buildup for the climax felt a little too anticlimactic. Even the climax itself ended sooner than I thought. And the last 3-4 chapters were so meh. The only thing that I really liked about this story was the writing. Not sure if I’ll read the second one.
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
3.0
The Unexpected Everything kind of reminded me why I didn’t enjoy YA contemporary romance that much and why I read too little books from that genre. This wasn’t an awful book, it just wasn’t my cup of tea. However, there were a lot of scenes that made me laugh and I did enjoy. The story started off strong and the end was very heartwarming. But the middle part of this book was my biggest problem. There were too many filler chapters thus this book became unnecessarily long. Some of the things that happened in the middle weren’t interesting at all and became too repetitive.
This is just a personal preference. If you do enjoy reading contemporaries, then I’d recommend this to you. However, if you’re like me, I wouldn’t really suggest that you read this book. Don’t worry, you wouldn’t be missing out on anything.
This is just a personal preference. If you do enjoy reading contemporaries, then I’d recommend this to you. However, if you’re like me, I wouldn’t really suggest that you read this book. Don’t worry, you wouldn’t be missing out on anything.
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
4.0
“we cannot spend our lives in hiding, wondering what we might accomplish if given the chance. we have to take that chance ourselves.”
Despite my love for Leigh Bardugo, I really wasn’t expecting that I would enjoy this as much as I did. Wonder Woman: Warbringer ended up to be such a surprising read for me. It’s silly of me to have ever doubted Leigh Bardugo on this, and looking back now I don’t even remember anymore why I thought I wouldn’t like it. Although I will say that it had such a slow beginning (and sometimes a little confusing— but I do think this is because I haven’t read the comics or finished the movie), but all of the factors that makes me love Bardugo’s books are still there! Outstanding characterization, thrilling plot, fantastic writing, action-packed scenes, even hilarious scenes that literally made me lmao. But not only that— we also get a diverse set of characters!
Anyway, that fucking plot twist though???? Who knew that was going to happen??? Because I certainly did not! I’ve seen this love-interest-is-actually-the-traitor trope a bunch of times in books but I always fail to see the signs!!! It’s aggravating!!!! Although I’m pretty sure it was also because Leigh Bardugo hid that twist really well because she is, duh, THE Leigh Bardugo and she knows exactly how to fuck with us.
Leigh Bardugo is really up in her game and I would always, ALWAYS be such a huge fan of hers!
“sister’s in battle, i am shield and blade to you. as i breathe, your enemies will know no sanctuary. while i live, your cause is mine.”
Despite my love for Leigh Bardugo, I really wasn’t expecting that I would enjoy this as much as I did. Wonder Woman: Warbringer ended up to be such a surprising read for me. It’s silly of me to have ever doubted Leigh Bardugo on this, and looking back now I don’t even remember anymore why I thought I wouldn’t like it. Although I will say that it had such a slow beginning (and sometimes a little confusing— but I do think this is because I haven’t read the comics or finished the movie), but all of the factors that makes me love Bardugo’s books are still there! Outstanding characterization, thrilling plot, fantastic writing, action-packed scenes, even hilarious scenes that literally made me lmao. But not only that— we also get a diverse set of characters!
Leigh Bardugo is really up in her game and I would always, ALWAYS be such a huge fan of hers!
“sister’s in battle, i am shield and blade to you. as i breathe, your enemies will know no sanctuary. while i live, your cause is mine.”
Carry on by Rainbow Rowell
4.0
Well, this one was a surprising read. Carry On was a story I never thought I'd enjoy.
It was not my cup of tea at all because it seemed like this was too much fanfiction (I initially thought it was) and those things just aren’t my thing. It was one of those books that I wasn't really excited to read. And to be completely honest, I never would've read this if my friend didn't give this to me. When I started this book, I wasn't really expecting much. But then, a few pages in and I found myself enjoying it. I think what really pulled me into the story was the fantasy and the mystery. (Lucy's chapters, the first ones particularly, we're very mysterious and it kept me guessing who the hell she was, who she's talking to etc.) It was not mainly focused on the romance, which I'm very happy about. But I did really love the love story that developed between Simon and Baz (!!!).
All in all, Carry On was a great book. I enjoyed it. I love the relationship among all the characters (especially Simon, Baz, and Penny) and how they were all connected. And I love reading about Lucy and Davy's story. It was such an interesting side-story. And although the plot twists were kinda predictable (halfway through the book I was already sure who the real villain was), I still really liked this book!
A great start to 2016!
It was not my cup of tea at all because it seemed like this was too much fanfiction (I initially thought it was) and those things just aren’t my thing. It was one of those books that I wasn't really excited to read. And to be completely honest, I never would've read this if my friend didn't give this to me. When I started this book, I wasn't really expecting much. But then, a few pages in and I found myself enjoying it. I think what really pulled me into the story was the fantasy and the mystery. (Lucy's chapters, the first ones particularly, we're very mysterious and it kept me guessing who the hell she was, who she's talking to etc.) It was not mainly focused on the romance, which I'm very happy about. But I did really love the love story that developed between Simon and Baz (!!!).
All in all, Carry On was a great book. I enjoyed it. I love the relationship among all the characters (especially Simon, Baz, and Penny) and how they were all connected. And I love reading about Lucy and Davy's story. It was such an interesting side-story. And although the plot twists were kinda predictable (halfway through the book I was already sure who the real villain was), I still really liked this book!
A great start to 2016!