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This book's been panned by bloggers, and I hope Adam Silvera can jump back from this setback, especially since he's planned two more books after this. However if he wants to smooth things over, he needs to fill some glaring potholes. Taking place in New York (like other Silvera books), two brothers named Emil and... Continue Reading →
When I was reading this book, I was surprised this was a debut. It has the aura of an author really immersed in the spirit of teen fiction. Meet Leona D'Auron. She's the queen of Erenen, where, as she puts it, killing is their source of income. They basically have no trade agreements with outside... Continue Reading →
It's official. Tahereh Mafi has finally really impressed me. I've enjoyed a fair bit of her books (Shatter Me, Defy Me, A Very Large Expanse of Sea) but there was always something preventing me from singing full praise, and now here we are, with a cover that uses a dark-gray colour for the background almost... Continue Reading →
When I stumbled onto an excerpt of this book in January, I could not wait for it. I like politics, gay love stories and interracial love stories and this had all three with a twist making it all more extreme; the son of the Republican nominee for President of the United States and the son... Continue Reading →
In the six years I've been reading books, there's nothing out there I've come across like Shatter Me. Storywise there are similar ones that come to mind, and in the future, there probably will be situation-wise. But I'm going to be checking out the (supposed) final book very soon, Imagine Me, and my expectations are... Continue Reading →
I remember being very curious about The Cruel Prince when it first arrived. Readers everywhere were raving for it, and it has an amazing cover. But in a hardcover book like this one, there's a small excerpt from the book, or some praise, or both, which this one had, but anyway, the excerpt talked about... Continue Reading →
“Just shut up and hold still.” That’s what the protagonist says to his new boyfriend he meets on a train before he leans forward and kisses him for the first time. I guess you could call that either aggressive or cute. You’d have to read what happens before to know that it’s simply cute.Anger is... Continue Reading →
I read this back when everything began closing down from the virus and I had final assignments for my final semester of university, so it was kind of a stressful time. Due to that, after my final grade of Shadowshaper was quite negative (1.5 stars out of 4), I didn't end up writing a review... Continue Reading →
Note: This was the first book I'd ever read from a non-binary point of view, and it was back when "they/them pronouns weren't as in the spotlight as they are now, so I'm editing this review to be more firm about Ben's identity. What happens when your life just flicks a switch and turns upside... Continue Reading →
The book's title does spoil the gist of not just the plot of this book, but the outcome of the cliffhanger, so when I first read it five years ago I had a lot of hesitation. But as time went on after reading it, I respected this entry in the horrifying quintet more and more.... Continue Reading →
William J. McGinn 