Source: Xpresso Book Tours

#BookReview + #Giveaway: RISKING IT ALL by S.M. Koz

#BookReview + #Giveaway: RISKING IT ALL by S.M. Koz

This book is a dark horse. It slowly snuck up on my heart and left me crying TWICE, plus gave me more confidence in myself. So if you take nothing else from this review, let it be that Risking It All is inspiring af. The story is a hate-to-love YA romance, but it seemed like so much more. Paige is a student officer at Wallingford and has her life all planned out. She plays by the rules and holds the Honor Code above all. She also comes from a military family, so she lives and breathes the lifestyle. Enter Logan, […]

Divider
#BookReview + #Giveaway: FAKE IT TILL YOU BREAK IT by Jenn P. Nguyen

#BookReview + #Giveaway: FAKE IT TILL YOU BREAK IT by Jenn P. Nguyen

Fake relationship trope! Enemies-to-lovers trope! Sorry. I found that gif and I couldn’t resist. I love Stitch too much. Anyway, here we have a couple of teenagers who have known each other their whole lives and just want to get their moms off their backs. Despite hating each other, they figure if they can stage a relationship and a breakup, they can do the whole “see, we tried” routine, and that’ll be the end of that. But we all know that they are wrong. Mother does know best sometimes. (And there’s a reference to another Disney favourite of mine…) Right out […]

Divider
#BookReview: TO BE HONEST by Maggie Ann Martin

#BookReview: TO BE HONEST by Maggie Ann Martin

CW: fat shaming, disordered eating, panic attacks Hello. This here is a book about a beautiful, intelligent high school senior who must deal with the opposing forces that are the Body Positivity movement and Diet Culture that has possessed her mother’s body. Oh, and she does this while also kinda sorta falling in love with an adorable saxophone prodigy who is supportive and perfect and did I say adorable? Despite my little content warning up there, this book was emotional at times but ultimately delightful to read. Have I convinced you to read this book yet, or do I need […]

Posted August 21st 2018 in Blog Tours, Contemporary, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments
Divider
#BookReview: THE SUPERVILLAIN AND ME by Danielle Banas

#BookReview: THE SUPERVILLAIN AND ME by Danielle Banas

Superheroes have been having an amazing decade. With Marvel delivering incredible movie after movie, and DC entertaining me every week with shows like Arrow and The Flash, nerds really are having their moment. (I won’t talk about DC movies. Blegh.) So why not have more superhero movies? I’m definitely down for it, which is why I was excited to get a copy of The Supervillain and Me, Danielle Banas’ debut novel. I really liked the idea of superheroes being fairly common and with better and worse abilities. (Lol at Fish Boy.) Seeing them be normal people as well, with families and everyday responsibilities, […]

Divider
#BookReview: AIRPORTS, EXES, AND OTHER THINGS I’M OVER by Shani Petroff

#BookReview: AIRPORTS, EXES, AND OTHER THINGS I’M OVER by Shani Petroff

My review This was always going to be a risky book for me to read because it mentions cheating. Cheating is a big no-no for me. I’ve dealt with it enough in reality that I try to avoid it in fiction. Despite this, I was drawn to this book, though. Admittedly, what I expected was nothing like it turned out. I thought everything would happen on the trip home, as in some big, bad cheating would happen during the holiday. But actually, it all happens before, and it’s a kiss. Sari decides to still go on her trip, as does Zev, […]

Divider
#BookReview: THE GAME CAN’T LOVE YOU BACK by Karole Cozzo

#BookReview: THE GAME CAN’T LOVE YOU BACK by Karole Cozzo

This one hooked me very quickly. Ambitious, single-minded female athlete vs cool player (in more ways than one), both vying for the same position on the baseball team? Yes please. I don’t even care about baseball (sorry, I’m a rugby girl). I was just in it for the competitiveness. There was something kind of ruthless about Eve. She was so focused on winning, and it wasn’t even really about proving a point. It just was what it was: she played baseball because her older brothers played baseball. But even if proving a point wasn’t her main driver for getting onto […]

Divider
#BookReview: BOUND TO YOU by Alyssa Brandon

#BookReview: BOUND TO YOU by Alyssa Brandon

It’s been a long while since I read a werewolf book. This particular one scratched a very particular itch: a hate-to-love story with a grumpy hero and a sassy heroine who keeps pushing his buttons. And yes, yes, there is obviously some alpha male stuff going on, especially with what I can only describe as kidnapping, but Megan learns to give as good as she gets. Also, yeah, it’s a nice guilty fantasy of mine, so while I appreciated some things would be problematic in the real world, I’m going to use It’s a Werewolf Thing as an excuse for […]

Posted April 11th 2018 in Blog Tours, New Adult, Paranormal, Romance / / 1 Comment
Divider