The Boy Who Steals Houses by C. G. DrewsMy rating: 5 out 5 stars T Can two broken boys find their perfect home?Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he's ever known. Now Sam's trying to build a new life for them. He survives … Continue reading The Boy Who Steals Houses
Illusions
Illusions by Madeline J. ReynoldsMy rating: 4 out 5 stars Digital ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thomas Pendelton was born into wealth and prestige. He has a sensitive heart and wants nothing more than to write poetry. Instead, he is apprenticing for Neville Wighton the Great, an aging magician who has become … Continue reading Illusions
2018 – 18 Moments
Look... if I learnt anything in 2018, it's that I'm not perfect, and I absolutely should not try to be. That way nothing good lies, and all. So it's only natural that this post is written 31 days in 2019... I very much enjoyed 2018. Like a lot. It was a year of figuring out … Continue reading 2018 – 18 Moments
Book Love
Book Love by Debbie Tung My rating: 4 of 5 stars Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels for hardcovers. And paperbacks! And ebooks! And bookstores! And libraries!Book Love is a gift book of comics tailor-made for tea-sipping, spine-sniffing, book-hoarding bibliophiles. Debbie Tung’s comics are humorous and instantly recognizable—making … Continue reading Book Love
Heart Break Club #1
Heart Break Club #1 by Nikki Asada My rating: 4 of 5 stars Nima Momosato is jinxed. Whenever she has a crush on someone, they end up finding love elsewhere right in front of her eyes. She ends up joining a slightly weird club that observes and studies other people's love lives and relationships. Really, … Continue reading Heart Break Club #1
My Brother’s Husband
My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame My rating: 4 of 5 stars Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the … Continue reading My Brother’s Husband
Summer Days and Summer Nights
Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories by Stephanie Perkins My rating: 3 of 5 stars I think technically the average rating is 3.5?? Short story anthologies are so hard to review, honestly!! I'm gonna do what I've done in the past and look at each story on it's own for the rest of … Continue reading Summer Days and Summer Nights
A Bad Boy Stole My Bra
A Bad Boy Stole My Bra by Lauren Price My rating: 2 of 5 stars Digital ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Imagine waking up in the dead of night to find your hot new neighbour dangling out of your window. What’s more, he's clutching your tattiest bra in his hand. … Continue reading A Bad Boy Stole My Bra
What If It’s Us
What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli My rating: 4 of 5 stars Digital ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it. Ben … Continue reading What If It’s Us
Mirage
Mirage by Somaiya Daud My rating: 4 of 5 stars Digital ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems … Continue reading Mirage