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FIVE SURVIVE Author: Holly Jackson Genre: Young Adult Thriller Publishing date: November 29, 2022 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive. A road trip turns deadly in this addictive YA thriller from the bestselling author of the worldwide phenomenon A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER.Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with... Continue Reading →
Funnily enough, October is the first month that actually felt like a month. Like I felt each of the thirty one days passing. Hey everyone! Welcome or welcome back to my blog! So, well, October. It was a rollercoaster of a month, honestly. But the fun kind. Like overall, I am happy with the month.... Continue Reading →
WELL, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance Publishing date: September 27th, 2022 Pages: 352 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis: An outrageous, laugh-out-loud YA rom-com about a girl who’s whisked from LA to her mother’s native Indonesia to get back to her roots and finds herself fake-dating the son of one of the... Continue Reading →
ON THE SUBJECT OF UNMENTIONABLE THINGS Author: Julia Walton Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Publishing Date: August 23rd, 2022 Number of Pages: 320 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Synopsis: A girl rewrites sex education, one viral post at a time, in this fiercely honest and delightfully awkward novel by the award-winning author of Words on Bathroom Walls. Phoebe Townsend is... Continue Reading →
July flew. Like literally, one of the fastest months of my life, because I do not know what I did this month. Probably because I did literally nothing. Oh my god, I did nothing this month. *proceeds to have a breakdown* Hey everyone! Welcome or welcome back to my blog! First of all, I apologize... Continue Reading →
What the eff was this book. Not in a good way. *WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD* Although I'll mention them separately so that those of you who haven't read the book, can read reasons as to why you shouldn't read this book. Ummmmmmmmm.... this is another one of those books which made me go- Why the hype????... Continue Reading →
NEVER COMING HOME Author: Kate Williams Genre: Young Adult Thriller Publishing date: June 21st, 2022 Pages: 305 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: The beach read you have been dying for! When ten of America’s hottest teenage influencers are invited to an exclusive island resort, things are sure to get wild. But murder isn’t what anyone expected. Will anyone survive?Everyone knows Unknown... Continue Reading →
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE Author: Dahlia Adler Genre: Young Adult Romance Pages: 304 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐.25 Synopsis: In this sweet and funny new f/f romance from the author of Cool for the Summer, a cheerleader and the school's newest quarterback are playing to win, but might lose their hearts in the process. Amber McCloud’s dream is to... Continue Reading →
PLACES WE'VE NEVER BEEN Author: Kasie West Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Pages: 336 Publishing Date: 31st May, 2022 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: A sweet and swoony contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her childhood best friend on an unexpected road to romance!Norah hasn’t seen her childhood best... Continue Reading →
BEAUTY AND THE BESHARAM Author: Lillie Vale Pages: 400 Publishing Date: 10th May, 2022 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5 Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old, high-achieving Kavya Joshi has always been told she's a little too ambitious, a little too mouthy, and overall just a little too much. In one word: besharam.So, when her nemesis, Ian Jun, witnesses Kavya’s very public breakup with... Continue Reading →
THE MATCHBREAKER SUMMER Author: Annie Rains Pages: 304 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance Publishing Date: April 5th, 2022 Synopsis: ⭐⭐⭐ A pitch-perfect summer camp rom-com about two teens with nothing in common who come together to help break up a romance and unexpectedly start one of their ownSixteen-year-old Paisley Manning has been attending Camp Seabrook... Continue Reading →
THE WINNING INGREDIENT Author: Kelly Swan Pages: 262 Genre: YA Contemporary Published: 22nd September 2021, by Link Press Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: As the past and the present collide, one baker and one quarterback team up.The two might be the winning ingredient in a timeless recipe.”Mia DeSalvo is one tough cookie, who can throw a perfect... Continue Reading →
Sway With Me Author: Syed M. Masood Pages: 320 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance Publishing date: November 2nd, 2021 by Little, Brown Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Arsalan has learned everything he knows from Nana, his 100-year-old great-grandfather. This includes the fact that when Nana dies, Arsalan will be completely alone in the world, except for his estranged... Continue Reading →
A big round of applause for me, since I finally tried reading an audiobook. And I actually enjoyed it! Hey Guys! Welcome or welcome back to my blog! So, yes I've finally read an audiobook. And I am proud of myself for having that long of an attention span. The Girl Least Likely is a... Continue Reading →
Get You The Moon Author: Hasnita Singh Pages: 277 Genre: YA Contemporary Published: 16th July 2021 by Cherry Publishing Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: All Scarlet Bridge wants is to get through her last year of school, overcome her brother's shadowy legacy, and win the prized scholarship for college. She's not about to let anyone stand in... Continue Reading →
Hey Guys! Welcome or welcome back to my blog! I finished a book I was sorta thinking would be pretty good last night, but sadly, it disappointed me a bit. It wasn't a bad plot or anything, it was just poorly written. Well, more about that later, let's read the synopsis first! Synopsis: It all... Continue Reading →
Hey Guys! Welcome or welcome back to my blog! I do not know why I added a GIF here, when I usually don't. So, just now, while having breakfast, I finished an extremely amazing book- If I'm Being Honest. I wasn't really expecting much from this novel, since I have tried a novel by these... Continue Reading →
Me after reading this book: I need to process all this awesomeness Hey guys! Welcome or welcome back to my blog! So, I finally read Loveless, a book I delved into with extremely high expectations, and well, I have to say, it's worth the hype! It is so amazing, I swear! Without further ado, let's... Continue Reading →
I am destroyed. Hey everyone! Welcome or welcome back to my blog! So, after A LOT of time (I think it's been over 2 months), I will be reviewing a book on the blog. And well, it's not just any book- it is a GREAT book. This book has literally gotten Holly Bourne into my... Continue Reading →
Hey everyone! This morning, I finished another novel- Chasing Tomorrow by Tilly Bagshawe! It was truly an enchanting novel, and despite being in a slump, I sorta enjoyed it! Also, this review is not going to be very long, since I honestly do not have the time to go in depth. Buuut, I need to... Continue Reading →
Hey everyone! So, I am not officially out of my slump, but, I wasn't in a great headspace, so I ended up turning to my favourite pasttime- reading. Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau is a sweet, YA summery romance, and was a rather light read. I went to it , without knowing much about... Continue Reading →
This book reminded me why I love Kasie West so much. Hey everyone! It's been such a long time (probably a month) since I have posted a book review, because I was in a huuuuge slump. But then I read one of my favourite books- Fangirl, and then on 4th May, my very favourite author... Continue Reading →
*Warning: May contain spoilers to the previous books* What. A. Finale. Hey everyone! I just finished reading Winter while having lunch (Yay, multitasker me!), and whoa, this 800 page long sequence of words was amazing! It's my favourite book in the series, and might just be my favourite series finale ever. Without further ado, let's... Continue Reading →
Warning: May contain spoilers to previous books I don't know what to say. Hey everyone! Guess what? I finished Cress in two days, despite having lots of work to do (And I completed that work) and having three tests next week to study for (And I studied for them too! Oh, I am finally being... Continue Reading →
I officially hate cliffhangers and authors. Hey everyone, I have just had my brain whirred by Cinder. It is the first installment of the Lunar Chronicles, a quartet written by Marissa Meyer. And the most terrible thing has happened to me. So, I was allowed to order three books last month and I ordered the... Continue Reading →
*Warning: May contain spoilers to Book One)* I think it's a favourite past time of authors to write stuff that breaks their readers' hearts. Me: Wouldn't you like to destroy your readers? Every author ever. Hey everyone, I just finished reading the second book of the duology, the Six of Crows- Crooked Kingdom. And may... Continue Reading →
WHY?! WHY LEIGH BARDUGO?! Hey everyone! It's nearly 2 in the morning and I have just had my heart broken by Leigh Bardugo. Do you think it is a favourite pasttime of authors? Cause I certainly do. Six of Crows was a fantasy novel that was on my TBR for quite some time. I had... Continue Reading →
WOW. Minion GIFs are the best I swear. Hey everyone! Today I will be reviewing the first Sidney Sheldon novel I ever read- Nothing Lasts Forever. The other day I noticed that I never reviewed a book that starts with the letter N. So I scoured my book collection for unread books that start with... Continue Reading →
Okay, I don't know why but lately I have been coming across former Wattpad novels. And it is purely by accident! Yes, this is yet another Wattpad novel that I have read in a span of three days! Synopsis:Summer is nearly over and Keeley is about to start her senior year when disaster strikes: she... Continue Reading →
*I know the post is too long, but please read it through- don't skim read it!* Hello everybody! It has been three weeks since I have written a book review and you might wonder why so? This is because I have been rereading books all the time since 27th December. I reread The Upside of... Continue Reading →
Hola Comrades! Today I shall be reviewing another AWESOME book that I read in the Taylor Swift readathon I am taking part in. I am actually done with the readathon, but I was too lazy (and busy) to review all those books, so here I am reviewing my eleventh read! Also, I might be taking... Continue Reading →
Well, technically it is the 11th- I finished The Siege: 68 hours in The Taj (Yes, I read a freaking non-fiction novel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)- but I am still researching a bit about the attack + the review of it would be much longer and informative than this one and I don't have the time to do that... Continue Reading →
Hey Guys! Last night I finished reading Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. And I am glad to announce that at least for the time-being I AM OUT OF MY READING SLUMP! YAY!! Also, I generally review a series together but I really could not wait to finish the entire series. So, I will... Continue Reading →
Hey Guys! Over the past two days I completed the final part of Trials of Apollo. And it was epic. I first thought this cover was awesome, but now it just makes me wanna cry. I have waited for this book for nearly 6 months and now that it was finally here, I was in... Continue Reading →
Hey Guys! I spent the last two days rereading an unreasonable favourite of mine- Turtles All the Way Down. I have a hardcover and I love reading hardcovers so I decided to reread this one. This incidentally is also the only John Green book I actually like a lot. Blurb: Aza Holmes is a sixteen-year-old... Continue Reading →
Hey Guys! Over the past couple of weeks I read the Caraval trilogy. I had heard amazing things about the books and had great expectations from it. But it disappointed me 😦 . Blurb: Scarlett and her sister Donatella Dragna have never left there island Trisda, where they live with their evil, tormenting father. She... Continue Reading →
The Selection Hey Guys! Over the last five days, I read an amazing series- The Selection, written by Kiera Cass. It is a pentalogy and I absolutely loved it. It's genre varies from YA Romance to dystopia. It is a light, quick read, despite the fact that it consists of five novels. The five novels... Continue Reading →
The Ram Chandra Series Hey guys! Over the last week, I read the Ram Chandra series, written by Amish. I have been pestered by some of my friends and my mother to try reading Amish and so I decided to give it a go. I found it to be rather exceptional, especially because of its... Continue Reading →
The Mystery of the Blue Train Hey Guys! Today, I am going to review Agatha Christie's The Mystery of the Blue Train. It is a murder mystery [Duh, that is all Agatha Christie wrote]. Blurb:Katherine Grey has recently come into a lot of money. She has always lived a modest life and is now wondering... Continue Reading →
The Hating Game Hey Guys! I just finished a novel by Sally Thorne: The Hating Game. It was recommended by a lot of bloggers on WordPress as well as Goodreads [most people showered praises on it like it was the best novel in the world] , so I decided to give it a go Blurb:Lucinda... Continue Reading →
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