Genre: Contemporary

#BookReview: WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI by Sandhya Menon

After seeing this all over Twitter, I knew I needed to read it. And I’m glad I did! There were a lot of things to like about it, though it wasn’t perfect for me. Things I liked Yay, diversity! While I’m super happy that there is a bit more representation of Indian Americans in YA thanks to this book, it is not the only reason it’s good. (That being said, I did talk to an Indian classmate about it, and she thought it was a bit stereotypical in its representation of Indian parents.) Dimple is quirky and stubborn, likes programming, […]

Posted July 4th 2017 in Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 6 Comments

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#BookReview: ORANGE by Ichigo Takano

TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE First off, I’m reviewing the series as a whole here. I got the complete collection in two volumes, and I’ve included the info and buy links for the second volume at the end of this post. This is a very conflicting review for me because I genuinely enjoyed reading the series. I got the collection edition that came in two parts, and had ordered the second part through Amazon Prime Same-Day Delivery while only halfway through the first because I knew I’d want to just keep reading. However, I think it could perpetuate some dangerous ideas regarding […]

Posted July 2nd 2017 in Contemporary, Graphic Novel, Reviews, Science Fiction, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: WHY I LOATHE STERLING LANE by Ingrid Paulson

Wow wow wow. I really struggled with this book, and yet I seem to be a black sheep based on other people’s reviews. I found Harper irrational and Sterling a straight-up bully. I couldn’t connect to either, and by 31%, I gave up trying to read it straight through because I was just irritated by both of them. I decided to skip to the last three chapters to see how it all resolved, and while there were hints of some sizzle between the two, it wasn’t enough to make me go back and read the middle. I have no regret […]

Posted June 27th 2017 in Contemporary, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: LOVE & GELATO by Jenna Evans Welch

I love gelato. I love love. Of course I wanted to read this book, so thank you to Walker Books for sending me a copy! I’ll admit, it took me a little while to get into, but then I couldn’t sleep until I’d finished the second half of it. I got completely wrapped up in the journal, but mostly Ren. I liked how the journal gave us two stories to follow; we followed Lina in the present, but also her mom 17 years before. (Also, this book has turned me on to journalling. Let’s see if I can stick with […]

Posted June 21st 2017 in Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: THE SUMMER OF CHASING MERMAIDS by Sarah Ockler

Let’s start off with a big thank you to Jamie from Books and Ladders for gifting this book to me. She read it in December of last year and thought it would be perfect for me, and she was soooo right. But then she always is when it comes to choosing books for me. I actually have a few of Ockler’s books, but this is the first of hers I’ve read. (I think I’ve read maybe 20% of the books in my flat…) What a huge mistake. I should have started reading her work sooner, as she is a brilliant […]

Posted June 10th 2017 in Contemporary, New Adult, Reviews, Romance / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: SEVEN DAYS OF YOU by Cecilia Vinesse

I never, ever, ever thought I’d find a book that I could relate to as much as this one. So many contemporary YA books are set in the US, with your typical American high schools. And yeah, you’ll have the ones set in “exotic” places when the characters go on holiday. On the rare occasion, you’ll find one set in a boarding school somewhere in Europe. But you see, I’d lived in four countries by the time I turned 18. I spent my high school years in Yokohama, Japan, which is right next to Tokyo. I did not think I’d […]

Posted May 29th 2017 in Contemporary, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: HUSHED by Joanne Macgregor

I don’t get much time to read these days, but I had to make an exception for Joanne Macgregor’s latest novel, Hushed, after enjoying her others. While I think this isn’t as good as Scarred or her Recoil trilogy, I still had fun reading Hushed, drawn back to it repeatedly around my assignments. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I heard it would be a contemporary retelling of The Little Mermaid, but I enjoyed recognising snippets of dialogue and lyrics from the movie in the book. The story is loosely based on the film: a young woman (this time […]

Posted April 23rd 2017 in Contemporary, New Adult, Reviews, Romance / / 1 Comment

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