Category: Contemporary

Book Review, Contemporary, LGBTQ, Romance, YA, Young Adult

[Review] Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Author: Benjamin Alire Saenz Media: Hardcover Pages: 359 Overall Rating:     4 flames Synopsis: Dante can swim. Ari can’t. Dante is articulate and self-assured. Ari has a hard time with words and suffers from self-doubt. Dante gets lost in poetry and art. Ari gets lost in thoughts of his older brother who is in prison. Dante is fair skinned. Ari’s features … Continue reading [Review] Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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Book Meme, Contemporary, Fantasy, Romance, SciFi, Top Ten Tuesday, YA, Young Adult

Top Ten Tuesday: 2016 Debuts I Can’t Wait For

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Who doesn’t love a good list? This week’s topic is: Top Ten 2016 Debuts I’m drooling over. I’ll be honest I hadn’t heard of many of these before I started researching for this post, but now I have a ton that I’m looking forward to! So, in order of publication, here … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: 2016 Debuts I Can’t Wait For

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Book Review, Contemporary, YA, Young Adult

[Review] Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Title: Mosquitoland Author: David Arnold Media: Hardcover Pages: 352 Overall Rating:      5 flames  Synopsis: “I am a collection of oddities, a circus of neurons and electrons: my heart is the ringmaster, my soul is the trapeze artist, and the world is my audience. It sounds strange because it is, and it is, because I am strange.” After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in … Continue reading [Review] Mosquitoland by David Arnold

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Book Meme, Contemporary, Romance, Waiting on Wednesday, WoW, YA, Young Adult

Waiting on Wednesday: Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re (im)patiently awaiting. A book that I can’t wait for is: Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins. I have nothing to say other than this sounds flipping amazing. The deets: Publishing Date: June 14th, 2016 Pages: 336 (Hardcover) Synopsis:  Maybe it’s the … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories

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Book Review, Contemporary, Romance, YA, Young Adult

[Review] Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

Title: Dumplin’ Author: Julie Murphy Media: Hardcover Pages: 384 Overall Rating:       3.5 flames  Synopsis:  Dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked . . .  until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the … Continue reading [Review] Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

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Book Review, Contemporary, Romance, YA

[Review] Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Title: Since You’ve Been Gone Author: Morgan Matson Media: Audible Audiobook Length: 12 Hours 49 Minutes Narrated By: Suzy Jackson Overall Rating:      4 flames  Synopsis:  Emily is about to take some risks and have the most unexpected summer ever in this new novel from the best-selling author of Second Chance Summer and Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour. Before Sloane, Emily didn’t go to parties, she barely talked to guys, and … Continue reading [Review] Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

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Contemporary, Romance, YA

[Review] Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Title: Everything, Everything Author: Nicola Yoon Media: Hardcover Pages: 306 Overall Rating:      3.5 flames  Synopsis:   My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives next … Continue reading [Review] Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

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