I liked Golden, but I didn’t LOVE it I think the #1 problem was that I over-hyped Golden for myself. It’s the book that everyone loved, and I wanted to love, so I went into it expecting to ADORE it, but that didn’t quite happen, […]
Tag: Realistic Fiction
Just One Day by Gayle Forman (A Letter to Allyson)
Dear Allyson, You and I got off on the wrong foot. I didn’t like how you were complaining about your parents’ graduation gift to you: a trip through Europe. You kept complaining about the trip, and the touristy things you were doing.. and it made […]
The Rule of Thirds by Chantel Guertin
There are things I liked about The Rule of Thirds and there are things I really didn’t like. Let’s start with the good! I loved the photography aspect of this book; that’s actually why I read it in the first place! I love photography myself […]
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Did I read the same book that everyone else read? I did not love Eleanor & Park. I didn’t even particularly like it. I thought it started out pretty good and I thought the main characters (Park in particular) were kind of cute. But then […]
Premeditated by Josin L. McQuein
Premeditated was everything I hoped it would be! Dinah goes “under cover” at a fancy prep school to find the boy who caused Clare to slit her wrists. She carefully observes the students to find the culprit, his friends, the ones he cares about.. so […]
How to Love by Katie Cotugno
How to Love could have easily been a 4—or maybe even 5—star book, but there was one massive problem: Sawyer. Sawyer literally stole those stars one by one. POOF! GONE! He just chipped away at them every time he pulled a dickhead move that made […]
Finding It by Cora Carmack
The first thing you should know about Finding It is that it’s nothing like Losing It or Faking It. I thought Losing It and Faking It were great for a few reasons: the characters felt real, the scenes were hilariously awkward, and the relationships with […]
Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles
Wild Cards was very… meh. I started the book on good terms. Derek seemed like a troublemaker, but a decent enough guy, and Ashtyn was a cool, tough, tomboy-ish girl. She was apparently really good at football, laid back, and kind of one of the […]
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
It took me a million and one years to finally pick up The Fault in Our Stars. Honestly, I think I put it off for two main reasons: 1) I thought the cover was boring, and 2) I just wasn’t into cancer books. But after […]
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
Wow! This Song Will Save Your Life was such a powerful book! I have to admit, it had so much more depth to it than I ever imagined. I mean… so many plot summaries out there say things like this: is a super amazing book […]