AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated After (2019) in Movies
Aug 8, 2020
Cradled (Beholder #5)
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Finally, Elea and Rowan are settling in to their new lives. Trouble is, Rowan is spending a lot of...
Young Adult Fantasy Romance
Who am I: Prequel to the Semiramis series
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Words. Those sounds that mean nothing, yet, they mean everything. Words shape our lives when we...
Young Adult Paranormal Prequel
The Sims 2: University
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The Sims 2: University is the first expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game,...
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Nov 28, 2022
X (2022) (2022)
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In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their...
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.
You can find all my reviews at http://goddessinthestacks.com
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 (5686 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.