Here we go, my first manga series review! Love in Focus is a short, three volume series that follows a girl named Mako as she starts her first year at a high school that's outside of her hometown. She was invited to go there by her friend, Kei, who is a year ahead of her, … Continue reading Manga Review: Love in Focus
This is something I've had for a few years, and I've been meaning to share it with everyone. I finally got around to it now that I decided to update my jar because not only did I read a lot of the titles that were in there from the past few years, but I also … Continue reading The TBR Jar
First, you're best friends with the boy next door. Then he ditches you for the popular crowd. Then he gets arrested for fighting and permanently scarring Skip Taylor, and the Taylors are practically royalty in Bonneville. And then, 18 months later, he's released from juvie for good behavior. Liz Grant is on her way to getting … Continue reading Review: The Last Time We Were Us
I actually read this book before its predecessor, Anna and the French Kiss. Why? I liked the plot and I hadn't realized it was a part of a series by Stephanie Perkins. So, yes, I did read the first book knowing Anna and St. Clair's fate since they both appear in this book. Oops. But … Continue reading Review: Lola and the Boy Next Door
Autumn finds herself locked inside the library for an entire weekend with no way out and unable to contact anyone. She soon realizes she's not alone; Dax Miller is also locked in with her. She doesn't know much about him, other than he did some time in juvie and that he's a loner - not exactly someone … Continue reading Review: By Your Side
I'm going to admit right now that the main reason I picked this book up the first time is because of it's setting - Paris, France. Also known as one of my dream destinations, but I'll take reading about it until I actually do get to visit. This story is about a Georgia girl, Anna, … Continue reading Review: Anna and the French Kiss
First off, I just need to say how I relate to Nina with my love for books. There really is nothing like suggesting a book to a patron and having them come back and tell me that they loved the book! That is one of my favorite parts of my job - reader's advisory. And … Continue reading Review: The Bookshop on the Corner
It's only been a few days since the Core Four found their parents' talismans and they have yet to destroy them. After a weird storm hits, they decide it's time to get on with getting rid of them before anything else happens. Though when they're destroyed, the barrier around the Isle of the Lost is … Continue reading Review: Rise of the Isle of the Lost
How to Eat a Cupcake is a light read that I'd recommend for anyone who likes stories about estranged friends coming back together for a cause. Of course, in this case, the cause is a cupcakery, which is honestly the part that really drew me in. Though the story is slow to get to it, … Continue reading Review: How to Eat a Cupcake
I said after reading McManus's second book that she was going to become one of my favorite authors, and now after finishing her fourth novel, I stand by what I said. She is definitely one of my favorite authors and now my go-to for YA mysteries. The Cousins follows Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story - … Continue reading ARC Review: The Cousins
Weeks have passed since Mal defeated her mother, Maleficent (now a tiny lizard), and everything seems peaceful for her and her friends. However, there have been some weird weather patterns happening throughout the United States of Auradon that cannot be explained, and there have been some mysterious attacks in a nearby kingdom. Then, there are … Continue reading Review: Return to the Isle of the Lost
Didn't you know? Villains have kids too. Twenty years ago when Belle married her Beast they rounded up all the villains and banished them... to the Isle of the Lost. During their banishment these notorious villains have been raising their young, preparing them for the day when they'd escape the magic dome allowing them to … Continue reading Review: The Isle of the Lost
Chase is the star of the middle school football team, and he seems to have it all. Popularity, cool friends, and he basically rules the school. That is, until he falls off his roof and ends up with amnesia. He forgets everything about his life and who he is as a person. As he tries … Continue reading Review: Restart
Wow. Just...wow. That's the only way I can describe this book. Gone With the Wind starts by bringing us into the year 1861, not too long before the civil war begins. Scarlett is a popular southern belle, always getting the male attention and everything she wants... except for one Ashley Wilkes. This is just the … Continue reading Review: Gone With the Wind
I had to do a double take when I saw this cover at the bookstore a month ago. Scooby-Doo was one of my favorite cartoons growing up - I always watched it with my grandma and that was "our" show. So when I saw this book and read the synopsis on the back, I didn't … Continue reading Review: The Vanishing Girl (Daphne & Velma #1)
