Category: Reviews

#BookReview: THE FIRST KISS HYPOTHESIS by Christina Mandelski

I love the friends-to-more trope. A romantic relationship built on friendship just seems so much more stable than one built on lust. Plus, there’s that whole ‘meant to be‘ aspect to it, with everyone around knowing that two people will end up together before they do. The First Kiss Hypothesis had all this, but it also did something different. Usually, this trope involves either neither character realising they like the other, or one character pining over the other while watching them go for other people until realising they liked their friend all along. While they didn’t know the extent of their feelings […]

Posted November 7th 2017 in Blog Tours, Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 1 Comment

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#BookReview: THIS MORTAL COIL by Emily Suvada

This book is so damn cool. It was such a geekfest, but it also had plenty of badassery and action, with a sprinkling of romance. Yes, just a sprinkling. This is a long book, but I was pulled in right from the beginning and swept along by the action and mystery and just cool sci-finess of it all. It was filled with action and a lot of OMG WHAT moments. Plus, Cat was just clever. Except not all the time. There were some moments where I could see why she did what she did, but honestly, I wouldn’t have made the same […]

Posted November 5th 2017 in Blog Tours, Reviews, Science Fiction, Young Adult / / 2 Comments

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#BookReview: MY NEW CRUSH GAVE TO ME by Shani Petroff

Like getting into a cold bed in the middle of winter, it took me a little while to warm up to this one. I found it a little stark to begin with, and Charlie was a bit too officious for my liking. But the book slowly thawed in moments between J.D. and Charlie, and by the end, I was toasty. I could see very quickly how J.D. was clearly the better choice for Charlie. He didn’t bow down to her demanding nature, encouraging her to loosen up a little. And it was so clear that he was into her; you […]

Posted October 30th 2017 in Blog Tours, Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 1 Comment

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#BookReview: EIGHT DAYS ON PLANET EARTH by Cat Jordan

Reading the blurb, I thought the book was going to be science fiction, given how Matty meets an alien. But regardless of who or what Priya is, this really was more of a contemporary, mainly delving into Matty’s life, particularly his family and how he and his mom feel about his dad leaving them the day the book starts. Priya was more a side story for a lot of it, her curiosity about Matty’s world a catalyst for Matty to really examine the world himself. It was hard for me to read about Matty’s dad, especially from Matty’s perspective. It […]

Posted October 24th 2017 in Blog Tours, Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 1 Comment

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#BookReview: FEARLESS by Jennifer Jenkins

This is the final book in the trilogy. I read the first book back in 2015 and ADORED it. It was so good I couldn’t actually write a review. Yeah. Here are all the awesome af covers in a row for you. You know when you pick up the next book in a series you love, and it’s just such a relief to be back in that world? Like you can let go of a breath you’ve been holding? That’s what it was like opening up Fearless. After stealing my emotions in Nameless, then keeping me going in Clanless (though […]

Posted October 19th 2017 in Blog Tours, Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#SeriesReview: FORGET TOMORROW trilogy by Pintip Dunn

I’m not just reviewing Seize Today today. I’m reviewing the whole series, which I binged…and it was worth it. Interesting future dystopian society? Check Nuanced psychic powers? Check Philosophical conundrums and debates about morality? Check Heart-wrenching family and romantic relationships? Check Edge-of-your-seat action? Check If these are things you’re looking for, then you need the Forget Tomorrow series by Pintip Dunn in your life. And luckily, as of ten days ago, the trilogy is complete! Let me break it down for you… From the very start, I was drawn into this society in which Fate (i.e. future memories) dictated your life ahead. At the […]

Posted October 13th 2017 in Blog Tours, Dystopian, Reviews, Science Fiction, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: THE LAST NAMSARA by Kristen Ciccarelli

YES. This is how it is DONE. It is rare for a book to grab me from page one and not let go. Here are all the things I loved. Asha, the “Iskari”, is a badass. She slays dragons, for crying out loud! (Ok, but we need to talk about all that killing, ok, Asha? Poor dragons.) Torwin is a freaking rock. He’s so brave and beautiful and gentle. He takes care of Asha even when she’s rather rude to him, and he cares. Asha and Torwin had such intense chemistry from the moment they met. Just see my Goodreads […]

Posted October 2nd 2017 in Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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