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tbr_withmaya's Reviews (298)
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
All-Star Love 🎾 by Stephanie J. Scott
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Picked up this one from one of the previous stuff your kindle days. It was a quick read and a good palate cleanser. There was a lot going on: high schoolers, reality tv, fake dating. All the kids go to a tennis academy and one of the owners/coaches runs off with the school’s money?? Overall it was cute.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Picked up this one from one of the previous stuff your kindle days. It was a quick read and a good palate cleanser. There was a lot going on: high schoolers, reality tv, fake dating. All the kids go to a tennis academy and one of the owners/coaches runs off with the school’s money?? Overall it was cute.
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt
Minor: Lesbophobia
mysterious
medium-paced
I have recently been getting into cozy mysteries. Let me have all the mystery with none of the hard intensity. Baby all I can say was the plot was twisting. I did not see that coming.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Phil Stamper never ceases to amaze me with his writing. I read Golden Boys and loved it, so I decided to pick this one up. Nothing hits like a good YA book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
dark
emotional
slow-paced
I need book two! This Little Town is a YA thriller chock full of plot twists and suspense. In no way was this book predictable. I didn’t see the ending coming at all. If you are a fan of mystery and thrillers or if you’re wanting something a bit on the darker side this one might be for you.
For my audiobook girlies who like to speed up their audio, the narrator's voice was perfect. I usually listen to my audiobook between 1.2 and 1.75x speed. When you speed up the audio, it doesn't sound choppy or distorted.
emotional
reflective
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
This felt like a good continuation of the series. I feel like sometimes books rush into the happily ever after. I liked seeing Calla and Jonah struggling to find their footing in their relationship. It was real. Moving to a new city, buying a house, building a new relationship. None of that stuff is easy, but they did it together.
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Calla Fletcher was two when her mother left her father and the Alaskan wild behind. Twenty-six years later she gets the shock of a lifetime when her father reaches out to her to let her know he has cancer. With his days numbers, Calla makes the decision of a lifetime and travels to Alaska to reconnect with her dying father.
Jonah, a quiet and brooding pilot who works for Calla’s father, can’t imagine living anywhere other than Alaska. He’s convinced that Calla won’t last a week in the wild. With Calla determined to prove him wrong. It would be foolish for Calla to fall in love with a pilot after all of the pain it caused her mother, right?
I loved this book! Seeing Calla build that relationship with her father and coming to know and love him brought tears to my eyes. Something about this book spoke to the little girl who desperately wanted to know her father and didn’t know how. If you've ever been estranged from your parents and have struggled to find your way back to them; even if you didn’t think it was possible, this one’s for you.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
I liked this book. It felt like there was an air of mystery surrounding this book. I think it has some elements that would be fun in a tv adaptation.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This book was a lot darker than the other two. It might be considered a YA books, but I would say it is for older/more mature YA audiences.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder