Rating: 3/5 I was not thrilled by this book as I expected to be. In fact, I found the first half of the book downright boring. The second half had a bit more action and more of the fairytale elements I was looking for. Alice was pretty whiny throughout the whole story, and kind of … Continue reading The Hazel Wood ~ Melissa Albert
Expected publication Tuesday October 2nd, 2018! Rating: 5/5 I'm a sucker for memoirs, but Grande's memoir is so beautiful and makes me want to read the rest of her body of work immediately! Grande's writing is vivid, yet feels simple and approachable. It's clear the amount of effort she put into picking just the right … Continue reading A Dream Called Home ~ Reyna Grande
Rating: 5/5 I freaking loved this book. I picked it up with the intention of only reading a few pages before returning to the other book I was reading and could not put it down. I fell in love with the characters so fast and wanted nothing more than to keep living in their world. … Continue reading I’m Not Missing ~ Carrie Fountain
Rating: 3/5 This is a fictionalized account of Ron Bahar growing up as a very insecure Nebraskan teen, doing his best to impress his family of Israeli immigrants. His family is also Jewish, which is a huge plot point, as the girl of his dreams is not Jewish, and he desires a forbidden (by his … Continue reading The Frontman ~ Ron Bahar
Rating: 3/5 This book is not the most light-hearted of teen fiction, but the caper-like feel certainly gives readers a reprieve from the heavy topics. **Trigger warning for suicide talk** Cliff, commonly known to Happy Valley High School, is often referred to as Neanderthal, both behind his back and in his presence. He is an … Continue reading Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe ~ Preston Norton
Rating: 4/5 Fontaine's stories are quite engaging, which makes up for the fact that the book seems to skip around quite a bit. However, the back and forth gives readers insight into Fontaine's deeper emotions, emotions that are often on the surface of this book. Fontaine uses emotional vocabulary throughout the book to describe her … Continue reading The Electric Woman ~ Tessa Fontaine
Rating:4/5 I loved this collection of essays from women about their experiences of being a woman. Each essay targeted a different part of each woman's identity, and I learned so much. This felt like sitting down for a cup of coffee to have some really intense discussions on what makes being a woman so great … Continue reading Nasty Women ~ 404 Ink
