Tag: 3.5 stars

The Friend Scheme by Cale Dietrich // Love the romance, need more action, hate the ending

March 23, 2020

The Friend Scheme by Cale Dietrich e-ARC, 232 pages Expected publication: May 26th 2020 by Feiwel & Friends ✰✰✰.5 Part thriller, part romance, The Friend Scheme is another twisty #ownvoices YA novel from Cale Dietrich, author of The Love Interest. High schooler Matt’s father is rich, powerful, and seemingly untouchable—a criminal with high hopes that his son will … More The Friend Scheme by Cale Dietrich // Love the romance, need more action, hate the ending

Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani

January 20, 2020

Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani eARC Expected publication: January 28th 2020 by HarperCollins ✰✰✰.5 Kira Fujikawa has always been a girl on the fringe. Bullied by her peers and ignored by her parents, the only place Kira’s ever felt at home is at her grandfather’s Shinto shrine, where she trains … More Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani

100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons // Sweet and intimate

November 26, 2019

100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons eARC, 311 pages Published August 7th 2019 ✰✰✰.5 When 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa Dickinson is involved in a car accident and loses her eyesight for 100 days, she feels like her whole world has been turned upside-down. Terrified that her vision might never return, Tessa feels like she … More 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons // Sweet and intimate

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare // More than a forbidden romance

November 18, 2019

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare Paperback, 669 pages Published March 8th 2016 by Margaret K. McEldeberry Books ✰✰✰.5 In a secret world where half-angel warriors called Shadowhunters are sworn to fight demons, parabatai is a sacred word. A parabatai is your best friend and battle partner. Parabatai can be everything to each other–but they can never … More Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare // More than a forbidden romance

The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif // A thrilling spy story about an organization from women, for women

October 7, 2019

The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif ebook, 304 pages Published October 8th 2019 by HarperTeen ✰✰✰.75 Jessie Archer is a member of the Athena Protocol, an elite organization of female spies who enact vigilante justice around the world. Athena operatives are never supposed to shoot to kill—so when Jessie can’t stop herself from pulling the trigger, … More The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif // A thrilling spy story about an organization from women, for women

OverRuled by Brittney Joy // A Quick and Fun Fantasy Read

February 18, 2019

OverRuled by Brittney Joy ebook, 286 pages Published December 7th 2016 by Brittney Joy Books ✰✰✰.5 Two girls. One Kingdom. No way out.. Princess. Royal. Prisoner. Jade is the heir to the throne, but her mother, the Queen, isn’t willing to give up her title— ever. Queen Katrina doesn’t see her daughter as her legacy, but … More OverRuled by Brittney Joy // A Quick and Fun Fantasy Read

You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston // A Perfect Novelization of Teen Slasher Movies

February 13, 2019

You Will Be Mine  by Natasha Preston E-ARC, 304 pages Published February 6th 2018 by Sourcebooks Fire ✰✰✰.5 ROSES ARE RED VIOLETS ARE BLUE WATCH YOUR BACK I’M COMING FOR YOU Lylah and her friends can’t wait to spend a night out together. Partying is the perfect way to let loose from the stress of … More You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston // A Perfect Novelization of Teen Slasher Movies

The Rest of Us Just Lives Here by Patrick Ness // Ever Wonder What Happen to Ordinary People in Other People’s Story?

February 11, 2019

The Rest of Us Just Lives Here by Patrick Ness Paperback, 345 pages Published May 5th 2016 by Walker Books ✰✰✰.5 What if you aren’t the Chosen One? The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? … More The Rest of Us Just Lives Here by Patrick Ness // Ever Wonder What Happen to Ordinary People in Other People’s Story?