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Escape by Lynne Ewing

4.0

A decent YA novel. This is a quick read with a fun and fast-paced plot. Lynne Ewing has a way with words!

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

5.0

Despite only being the month of March, I am quite confident this is going to be my favorite book of this year. The Hate U Give is a YA contemporary must-read for everyone. This is a Black Lives Matter novel following our main character Starr who is with her childhood best friend, Khalil, heading home from a party when they get pulled over by the police. Khalil loses his life that night. This book looks racism dead in the eye and brings many issues to light. This book will make you think about your own biases and makes room for a conversation about race when so often the topic is swept under the rug. This book will change your life. HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Earthborn by Orson Scott Card

3.0

This book was okay. It was fairly well-written but parts were confusing, and the honorifics attached to names were hard to remember.

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

5.0

This book was amazing. It delves into some hard-hitting themes of love, loss, jealousy and grief. Our main character Griffin loses the love of his life, Theo, after Theo moves to the West Coast for college and begins dating Jackson. Theo dies (not a spoiler, I promise!), and Griff and Jackson find themselves needing to lean on one another to heal. They are the only two who understand what the other is going through, and through this period of trial and tribulation, new friendships are formed. This book also deals with themes of mental illness, compulsions, and anxiety which I greatly appreciated. 100% would recommend to anyone!

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

5.0

I read this book in 3 hours. So, SO good! Can't wait to see the movie when it comes out. :)

The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser

4.0

This book was decent. The concept was very cool but I wish it had explored and focused on some slightly different themes. Still worth a shot if you are looking for something a little different in your next YA read.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling

5.0

Just as captivating as a screenplay as it was on the big screen! For those looking to get more out of the Harry Potter world, I highly, highly recommend!

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

4.0

This was a decent book! I've heard lots of great things about this series. While I enjoyed the first installment, my gut tells me that this series can only be fully appreciated after having read it in its entirety. I look forward to seeing what the final 3 books have to offer.

The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles

4.0

This book was solid. The concept was cool, but I'm not sure I'm a fan of the insta-love that took place. Also I feel like I have a ton more questions about the Lowlands. If this novel turns into a series I look forward to getting more detail and backstory on the world in general and learning more about X's background.

The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr

3.0

This book is best described by me as 'meh'. The concept was interesting but it just took forever to get through. The pacing was much slower than I'm used to and it dragged on so much I simply lost interest. I didn't DNF the novel, but if you find you aren't enjoying it I would recommend doing so and move onto something else.