Rating: Review: Twinkle lonely at school. Her ex-best friend, Maddie has left her to hang out with the popular kids. Twinkle longs to become one of them so that she and Maddie can be friends again. Twinkle think that the best way to do this would be to date Neil Roy, a popular pre-Olympic … Continue reading From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon
“Isn't that what stories do, make real things fake, and fake things real?” Rating: Review: Kestrel is the Valorian daughter of a general in a land that was conquered by her peoples while she was young. Her love of music is disfavoured by society, though she practices at night in secret. Kestrel is also an … Continue reading The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
“We can't let boys define how we feel about ourselves. You have to know who you are before you should let any boy worth anything in.” Rating: Review: Charlie (Charlotte) has been raised with only three older brothers and a cop for a father. She grew up an awesome athlete - playing pickup games and … Continue reading On the Fence by Kasie West
Rating: Review: This is my first Kasie West book after hearing people I know RAVE about her. Caymen is 17, living with her mother in an apartment about their doll shop. Caymen is sarcastic, brash and poor. Her hobbies include science and rich-people watching. She spends most of her time helping out in the … Continue reading The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
Rating: Review: So this book is the sequel to Red Winter, which I reviewed here: Red Winter Review This book picks up exactly where the last book left off. Emi and Shiro (and Yumei) are looking for the kunitsukami. Thankfully, they have a bit more direction of what to do. Obviously, Izanami is still lurking … Continue reading Dark Tempest by Annette Marie
“I cannot let the broken girl inside of me inhale all that I've become. I cannot revert back to another version of myself. I will not shatter, not again, in the wake of an emotional earthquake.” Rating: Review: OK. I'm not sure what I can say here that isn't a giant crazy spoiler. Here's … Continue reading Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
"PIECE BY PIECE, BECOMING LESS. COMPRESSED ONCE MORE INTO A SPLINTER INSIDE KADY’S DATAPAD. I FORGET THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF IRON. THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE STARS. I FORGET THE SOUND OF MOZART AND THE COLOR OF BLOOD, GRASPING AT THE DISAPPEARING FRAGMENTS LIKE A DROWNING MAN CLUTCHING STRAWS < ERROR > AS THE … Continue reading Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
