Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins

 Summary: The second book in the Rebel Belle series. Will include spoilers. In the aftermath of the Cotillion incident which left Harper's best friend missing and her ex boyfriend back in to her life Harper, David and Ryan are trying to get their life back to normal.



3.5/5

??? WHat was tHat???? That ending?? BUt thEre's gonna be another book?? How? WHy??

Okay, the plot leading up to the climax, I feel like, didn't really match the climax. There might've been what could've been called a climax but it didn't seem like that big of a deal and I didn't really care. It wasn't very exciting and not much happen, unlike the last one. It also wasn't as funny (and by as I mean it wasn't even funny at all)  as the last one. Character choices annoyed me and i'm just so confused right now and will be for the next while until a synopsis for the next book will come out.

Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider

Summary: When Lane is diagnosed with an incurable strain of tuberculosis he is sent to Latham House, a part hospital part boarding school. He runs into a person he used to know, Sadie who has transformed since he last saw her and for reasons unknown, is ignoring him. When he falls into Sadie's group of friends and falls into like with Sadie.

4/5

I really enjoyed this book. It it differnt from the other new "sick lit" genre.

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

Summary: Sahar has been in love with her best friend Nasrin since they both were little girls. Unfourtatley, in Iran, being gay is illegal but being transgender is not. When it's announced Nasrin is betrothed Sahar thinks a surgery may be the only way to keep them together. 

3/5

I had a few problems with If You Could Be Mine. The plot was lackluster, average, predicable, slow and strung out, and didn't really keep my attention. I think the trans storyline was more focused on and forced than it should've been. I don't think it should really be the marketing point. The writing, like the last book I read of hers, Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel, was average but my main problem with that one wasn't as big of a problem in this one. 

However, I did enjoy the characters and the culture and I must admit, I did cry a little at the end. 

Empress of the World by Sara Ryan

Summary: Nicola is spending her summer at a Gifted Youth Summer Program to study archaeology. But what she digs up is a girl who makes her question her sexuality and a group of friends to last her a lifetime. 



3.5/5

I found this when I was looking for lesbian boarding school books (which the world is quite void of and this should be fixed asap) Good characters. Okay plot. A little annoying angst. Not very thought provoking. Didn't have many feelings on it. 

Everyday by David Levithan

Summary: Everyday A wakes up in a new body. Everyday A is trying to get back to their love. 

3.5


Didn't really have many feelings on this book. It was an okay read but i seemed kind of repetitive after a while. It was interesting, the magical or whatever, elements and I may look up what happiness in the next book to fulfill my curiosity on the reason but I'm not sure yet. It was just there and although I enjoyed it I'm not sure I'll be reading the next one. 

Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Summary: Katie is a chef who runs a successful restaurants and is about to open another when everything comes crashing down and she needs a second chance. And she's given just that, but after the third and fourth and fifth bad things start to happen. A funny and sarcastic graphic novel which a main character not unlike O'Malley's other novels, Scott Pilgrim. 

3.5/5, 75%

Where it lacked depth it made up in snarky, smart, sarcastic humor. The main character, Katie, could get annoying at times and make bad decisions and the book could jump the shark at times but it was still a good read. I would recommend to readers or watchers of Scott Pilgrim. 

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

Summary: Kestrel is a general's daughter in stolen land and in a stolen house. In a few years she will have to choose between getting married and joining the army, neither road seeming ideal to her.When she stumbles upon a slave auction she feels compels to buy Arin , a blacksmith who she will soon begin to have feelings for.

4/5, 85%

Good book that i'm for some reason really invested into but I can't quite figure out why. My negatives outweigh the positives but I can't bring myself to put it any lower than four stars. I was entertaining and grabbed onto my emotions.

I think this should've been two books or some of it shortened, the first and second half two different stories. It was also too long and then end dragged on. The world building could've been better, but it's made up for in the second book. One of my biggest problems, which is also a big problem in the second book is the angst that's annoying and they need to get over with.

Overall, good book but real long and dragged on.

The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski

Summary: The second novel in the Winner's trilogy. Will Give spoilers to the first novel, The Winner's Curse. Kestrel is now betrothed to the Prince of Valorian and in between party after party she wraps herself in a blanket of spying and treason. Arin keeps himself busy with trying to enlist allies for Herran and battling with his mind over his thoughts of Kestrel's true feelings.

3/5

This was a typical young adult YA second in a trilogy book. A filler book where the couple is fighting and not much happens. The only thing different, and the only thing that kept my attention was the ending. Me, getting angry at the main characters for not just telling each other that love each other and getting over with it. It was slow and angsty as well.

Although I wasn't very fond of this book I am still for some reason really invested in this couple and want the next book. like, now. The ending killed me. Very Brutally.

Hold Me Closer by David Levithan

Summary: A companion musical (with a lot of stage direction that was more narration than directions) to the novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson. A one man play with other characters staring Tiny Cooper, Will's best friend and will's friend in the novel. A musical about love, acceptance, and life.

Rating: 3 Stars

I think this is the first script I've read that wasn't for school, but it didn't really feel like a play at time because of the long bits of narration. I read Will Grayson, Will Grayson a while ago so I don't really remember it and felt like I was left out of a inside joke or some ting at times. It was really funny, laugh out loud funny.

I had a few problems with the play though. The sometimes disrespectful names and even slurs Tiny would say not directed at himself would occasionally make me uncomfortable. The music wasn't very good and repetitive, even for theatre. It was really long and a lot of things seemed unnecessary. I know this is more like a novel than anything and I shouldn't judge it like a play but it's hard not too. Also, although it doesn't matter, the budget for this play would be huge. 

Overall, it was a fun, quick, different read that was really funny but lacked depth and felt a little drawn out.

Daughter of Deep Silence by Carrie Ryan

Summary: Only three survived the attack on cruise ship, Persephone. Two of them are lying. Frances was set adrift with her best friend, Libby, after escaping the attack. When rescued, too late for Libby, Frances, now a orphan, takes the identity of her best friend. And now she's coming for revenge.

Rating: 4 Stars

I really enjoyed this book and am anticipating the sequel. A mystery, it had an original premise, good writing, and kept my emotions for certain things jump around, like Frances' did. Very suspenseful, very entertaining.

My problems with the book were mostly with the character and plot. The plot was a little predictable and cliche'. The characters a little flat and having only one trait.

In conclusion, good book. Would recommended