One-Sentence Summary: When Marion moves to Sawkill, she’s immediately met with a supernatural murder and has to solve it with the help of the queen bee and outcast of the island. My Review: First of all, what was going through Claire Legrand’s mind? This book is SO MORBID. Like, I loved it, but also IContinue reading “Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand”
Category Archives: Realistic Fiction
Fence: Disarmed by Sarah Rees Brennan
One–Sentence Summary: In the sequel to Striking Distance, Kings Row goes to France to train at a prestigious fencing camp alongside rivals. My Review: Oh. My. Gosh. I’ve been waiting for Disarmed for months and it did not disappoint. First of all, characters!!! They were all arguably my favorite part of the book, which isContinue reading “Fence: Disarmed by Sarah Rees Brennan”
Slingshot by Mercedes Helnwein – ARC Review
Thank you to Wednesday Books and YALLSTAYHOME for providing this book as an uncorrected bound manuscript. This might be the single most negative and longest review I’ve written ever. One-Sentence Summary: Gracie tries to navigate life at her school after defending a new student changes everything. My Review: *sigh* Okay, let’s do this. Hello, actualContinue reading “Slingshot by Mercedes Helnwein – ARC Review”
Fence: Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan
One-Sentence Summary: Team bonding and fake dating unite in a novel inspired by the FENCE Comics. My Review: First of all, I want to say that this book had a really distinct feel. I love this and the comics, but they felt so different, which I actually thought was really good. The comics bring meContinue reading “Fence: Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan”
Slingshot by Mercedes Helnwein
*This book was provided as an uncorrected bound manuscript by Wednesday Books in a WBReaderFest giveaway. Goodreads Synopsis: An exciting debut contemporary young adult novel perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Mary H. K. Choi Grace Welles had resigned herself to the particular loneliness of being fifteen and stuck at a third-tier boarding schoolContinue reading “Slingshot by Mercedes Helnwein”
The Insomniacs – Review
*This book was provided as a physical galley as a prize for a giveaway by WBReaderFest and Flatiron Books. Goodreads Synopsis: A sharp and romantic novel about two suburban teens who can’t sleep uncovering the secrets of their neighborhood by night. Think The Summer I Turned Pretty with flashes of Rear Window! When seventeen-year-old competitive diver Ingrid freezesContinue reading “The Insomniacs – Review”
The Best Laid Plans – Review
Goodreads Synopsis: High school senior Keely Collins takes on firsts, lasts, and everything in between in this sweet, sex-positive rom-com for fans of Meg Cabot and Jenny Han. It seemed like a good plan at first. When the only other virgin in her group of friends loses it at Keely’s own eighteenth birthday party, she’sContinue reading “The Best Laid Plans – Review”
Red, White & Royal Blue – Review
I realized that I haven’t been posting as much as I said I would. I have had time to read, just not as much time recently to write the reviews. I’m also adding three reviews today to make up for lost time. Something that might help is that from now on I will continue toContinue reading “Red, White & Royal Blue – Review”
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