Rating: 4/5 Stars
This will be a spoiler-free review.
Let’s get this out of the way first: Was this a good book? Yes, absolutely. Was it worth the hype? Ehh…
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Book Review – Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
A quick disclaimer: I’ve fallen tragically behind on my book reviews, so I’m going to be playing catch-up for a while. Bear with me, but also please enjoy this influx of content.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
This will be a spoiler-free review.
So, y’all might remember how much I loved the first book in this series, Renegades. It really hit on everything I love to see in the novels I read, and has officially cemented itself as one of my new all-time favorites. The good news is that I loved this second book nearly as much as that one! The bad news is that there’s only one book left in the series. *sad face*
Continue readingBook Review – Dreamer by Ja-Mel Vinson
Rating: 1/5 Stars
I was given an ARC of this novel by the author in exchange for an honest review. This review will be spoiler-free.
An author is not their book. I say this because, from the few interactions I had with Vinson while requesting this ARC, he was a very sweet guy. I have nothing but respect for him and his passion for storytelling. This is what makes it exceptionally hard for me to give this novel a negative review. However, I feel that neglecting to review it would be dishonest and a disservice to those who might be considering picking this novel up.
Continue readingBook Review – Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Rating: 5/5 Stars
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I’m just gonna come right out and say it: I LOVED this book. Seriously. There was just something about it that resonated with me in a way that a book hasn’t really done in a long, long time. From the story concept to the characters to the writing, it was all amazing. Honestly, this book hadn’t even been on my radar until I started writing my own novel about superheroes and villains, and I’d decided to check out a few books in the genre. I’m so glad I found it, though, because I’m in love.
Anyway, gushing aside, let’s get into this review.
Continue readingBook Review – Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
This will be a spoiler-free review.
Hype is a strange beast. On the one hand, it can get you pumped up for a book that then meets or exceeds your expectations, and you get a certain high from enjoying a book that others have enjoyed. On the other hand, it can give you unrealistic expectations for a book that then doesn’t meet those expectations, and then you’re bummed because you really thought you would love that book. My experience with Scythe was of the later variety.
Continue readingBook Review – Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
This will be a spoiler-free review.
If I had to summarize this book in only one word, it would be “clever.” I mean, how many Cinderella retellings are there in the world? About a million, if I had to guess. But this one really stood out from the crowd, and I had a great time reading it. So, with that said, let’s jump into this review!
Continue readingBook Review – Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertali
Rating: 2.5/5 Stars
This will be a spoiler-free review.
Do you know what book I loved? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Do you know what book I thought I would love? Leah on the Offbeat, the sequel to this beloved gay novel. And do you know what book I actually ended up hating? I’ll give you one guess.
Continue readingBook Review – Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
This will be a spoiler-free review. For my spoiler-y thoughts, check out my Book Breakdown on my YouTube channel, which was posted on 4/18/2018 (My Channel).
This book was so close to being a 5/5 star read for me. Soooo close! It was honestly that good. It was cute, and fun, and well-written. It was everything I was hoping it would be. Hell, it was everything I was hoping Burro Hills would be (you can check out that review here). So kick back and relax, because this review is going to be a fun one.
Book Review – Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
This will be a spoiler-free review. For my spoiler-y thoughts, check out my Book Breakdown on my YouTube channel, which was posted on 4/18/2018 (My Channel).
I went into this book having read and watched a plethora of negative and/or rant reviews about it. I knew the general plot of the book, I knew about the trigger warning for rape, and I knew about the Spiced Rigna and how “hope is a raging asshole.” So when I cracked the spine of the library book I’d borrowed (because obviously I wasn’t going to spend money on a book people were shitting on right and left) I thought I was in for a dumpster fire. I thought I would be trudging through the book from beginning to end, rolling my eyes at the awful writing and wishing I hadn’t decided to review it for my Book Breakdown. Then, the unthinkable happened.
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