The Ultimate Survival Guide to Being a Girl: On Love, Body Image, School, and Making It Through Life
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Addressing the struggles of young girls everywhere, this hilariously relatable comic guide to life...
Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) rated Alex, Approximately in Books
Dec 25, 2018
The book is a Young Adult take on the enemies-to-lovers trope, but it mostly avoided the "he picks on you because he likes you" line. The initial conflict between our two characters is really just due to misunderstandings, and the boy quickly apologizes. (With cookies!) I really enjoyed both of these characters, and I was definitely cheering for them as they revealed more of their histories and insecurities to each other.
I REALLY enjoyed their date to Monterey, California - they visited the Natural History Museum and the aquarium, both of which I have been to personally! I lived in Monterey many years ago, so it was neat to see them in a place I have personal memories of.
Overall, I thought this was an excellent young adult romance. There was some mention of sex, but nothing too graphic. I loved the setting; it brought me back to the Pacific Ocean, even if it was California beaches instead of the cold, rocky Pacific Northwest.
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She Loves You, She Loves You Not...
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Seventeen-year-old Alyssa thought she knew who she was. She had her family and her best friends and,...
Julie Anne Peters She Loves You She Loves You Not Young Adult Young Adult Fiction LGBTQ+ Lesbian
ClareR (6182 KP) rated The Sleeper and the Spindle: Winner of the Cilip Kate Greenaway Medal 2016 in Books
Jul 8, 2020
I loved it - Sleeping Beauty with a twist. It definitely has the fairy story vibes, where the good people are good, and the bad are thoroughly bad. Some would say that’s a very one-dimensional way of looking at it, but isn’t that what fairy stories are all about? As for those who’s ah it’s too scary for young children, I would disagree. I would have loved this as a young child. Yes, it’s scary in places, but it’s a typical fairy story, in that good triumphs over evil. Actually, who am I kidding? I loved this as an adult!
And the art work is stunning. Chris Riddell’s drawings are always wonderful, and the drawings in this book are no exception. Beautiful drawings that complimented the story so well.
Take Me On (Pushing the Limits, #4)
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Acclaimed author Katie McGarry returns with the knockout new story of two high school seniors who...
Katie McGarry Take Me On Young Adult Young Adult Fiction
Vanguard (Razorland, #4)
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The Razorland saga continues. Since the war ended, Tegan has dreamed of an epic journey, so when she...
Ann Aguirre Fantasy Science Fiction Razorland Vanguard Young Adult
Screamcatcher: Sa'be Most Monstrous
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Jory Pike and the Badlands Paranormal Society get a strange and frantic call from a woman who claims...
Young Adult Urban Fantasy Myths and Legends
Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated School for Psychics (School for Psychics, #1) in Books
Jul 10, 2018
I was really excited to read this book. The advertising was spectacular and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to read a "Harry Potter with millenials." Unfortunately this book has fell so flat I'm having to DNF it. The characters seem to be extremely chiche & their descriptions were just awful. If this is supposed to be adult fiction you really don't need to have a description being "the hot" guy. I would expect more from any author.
The plot line seemed interesting enough but the writing has ruined any chance for me to enjoy it. It reads like a mix between young adult and middle grade fiction. This would be all fine and dandy if it wasn't being advertised as adult fiction.
All in all, I would not recommend this book.
*I received this book in exchange for an honest review*
Chloe (514 KP) rated The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1) in Books
Jan 26, 2019
David McK (3786 KP) rated Alita: Battle Angel (2019) in Movies
Oct 27, 2019
Oh, and if anybody ever wants a perfect example of 'Chekov's gun' (i.e. introduce a plot element early on that must go off later on) look no further than this: the 'Battle Ball' rollerball elements.