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The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Wow. I did not expect that ending at all, it never even crossed my mind. It was so good. I liked this book a lot, the characters and seeing the way their minds work is fascinating. Cassie’s thought process and the way she’s able to profile people is so intresting. Everything about it from the mystery to the plot to the characters to the program made it fun to read.
If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin
5.0
Where to even begin? Finny's part, seeing his thoughts and feelings about Autumn and what he was thinking during events we previously only had from her pov. HES LOVED HER THIS WHOLE TIME oh my god. The whole time, he loved her so deeply and at the end of his part having to relive his death, oh it was so much worse this time. Jack's section. This is what made the book a 5 star, I can still see my tear stains on the page. The way he describes the loss of Finny, all the things he would have loved but can't do anymore, the grief of it all was heartbreaking. Trying to live without this person that meant so much to him, and now every part of that is just gone, just seeing Jack describe this, I've never cried over a book this much before. All the "what if's" and the "it could have beens". You can feel the absolute loss and Finny's death just hits so much harder, I cant even put it into words. Autumn's section was her trying to get through his death. She's having his baby, apart of Finny will always be alive. They are all gonna be okay, one day, and Finny will always be there. This was the perfect, most heartbreaking, closure to an amazing story. (Update: how do I move on from this?)
If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin
4.5
I um im not okay at all. I loved finny and autumn with all my heart that ending oh my god. I’m not okay. That’s about all I can say. They are written so beautifully thier high school experience is so realistic I’ve never felt this way over the ending of a book before I just Im in shambles right now. Even though you know what’s gonna happen right at the beginning seeing their relationship unfold and all the little moments between them and then it’s just over just like that it feels impossible and heartbreaking
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
dark
emotional
sad
2.75
While it covered mental health in a very sensitive, open, raw way, something about it fell flat for me (the characters, particularly). There's not anything I loved or hated about it. Its emotional and impactful, but as a book just a tad bit boring.
A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Is there a way I can both love and hate this book at the same time?(way more love than hate, actually very little hate). One of the tropes I dislike the most is amnesia, so that kind of made the first half of the book kinda meh for me. And Apollo. Oh my god I hated him and his POV so much but I think that’s what Garber was trying to do so props to her for doing it so well. EVANGELINE AND JACKS. I love them so much they are literally EVERYTHING. I’m in love with this world and the characters when they finally kissed AHHHH I was not okay. I’m gonna miss this world and evajacks. Overall I liked this book a lot
The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
OH. MY. GOD. I just finished this and need to pick up the third one like right now. I loved this one so much more than the first, the tension is unmatched, the plot was plotting, and once I got to a certain point, I could not put this book down. The part in the Hollow was everything to me, I could read an 1000 page book about their dynamic in there. Jacks and Evangeline are what make me love this so much, they gave me the book butterflies I crave, hfjshfjkh I love them so much. The plot twists at the end though??? Excuse me Ms. Garber how could you. Luckily I don't have to wait to see what happens next, I'm so in love with these characters and this world.
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
(maybe 4?? Like in between 3.75 and 4?) I liked this book overall, the characters were amazing, but the plot just felt very slow, almost as if it was set up for the next book. The spots where things actually happened moved fast, and it was definitely intruging overall. I loved Jacks and Evangeline so much, their interactions are great. Another thing, I read this book on my kindle with my progress turned off. When it ended I was like, huh that's it? It felt like it cut-off mid-scene and not on a "cliffhanger". I did not read Caraval before this, but I like Jacks as a character so much, so highly considering that now.