Young Adult

Review: Wren Martin Ruins it All by Amanda DeWitt

Nov 13, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Wren Martin is a senior at Rapture High in a coastal Florida panhandle town. He’s stagnated since the death of his mother two years ago, eschewing friendships and planning for his future...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: Amanda DeWitt, asexual, enemies to lovers, high school, Peachtree Teen

Review: Finding My Elf by David Valdes

Nov 7, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cameron is home for Christmas in his small hometown of Lindell, Massachusetts, after his freshman semester at NYU–and he might be home for good. Cameron expected to wow the drama department...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Holiday, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: Christmas, college, David Valdes, HarperTeen, small town

Review: All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters

Oct 17, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Back home, Tara was the strange girl who read books at football games, who would rather study than socialize. Growing up in a trailer park, all she ever dreamed of was becoming a writer,...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews, Paranormal, Young Adult
TAGGED: bisexual, college, Erica waters, ghost, gothic, Harper Teen, horror

Review: Beholder by Ryan La Sala

Oct 3, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Athanasios “Athan” Bakirtzis lost his parents in a fire when he was young and now lives with his yiayia, his grandmother. It hasn’t been easy, and the pair have had to rely on the...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Paranormal, Young Adult
TAGGED: artist, horror, orphan, PUSH, Ryan La Sala

Review: (Self-Proclaimed) Menace to Society by Merry Knightly

Sep 29, 2023 | 1 comment

Rating: 3.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It was something at first sight. Reece, the dark and nefarious Demon Lord, was nothing like what Vere expected. And Vere, the do-gooding Divinity Disciple, had a cocky smile that took Reece...

FILED UNDER: 3.25 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fantasy, Young Adult
TAGGED: enemies to lovers, Merry Knightly, Primordial Ruins series, self published, virgin

Review: Unexpecting by Jen Bailey

Aug 24, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Sixteen-year-old Benjamin Morrison is in his junior year of high school and is on the way to a bright future. He is smart, motivated, and enthusiastic about science and robotics, and a top...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: high school, Jen Bailey, stepbrothers, Wednesday Books, young love

Review: Heir to Thorn and Flame by Ben Alderson

Aug 9, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It was almost like a story. Max went from being a servant to being the prince overnight. All it cost him was his innocence, his parents, and his freedom. The King calls him Julian, the name...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fantasy, Young Adult
TAGGED: arranged marriage, Ben Alderson, Court of Broken Bonds series, magic, Second Sky, slow burn

Review: What a Desi Girl Wants by Sabina Khan

Jul 27, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Mehar doesn’t have the greatest relationship with her father. Ever since her mother left India with four-year-old Mehar in tow, things have been strained. When Mehar’s father visits...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: BIPOC, India, Sabina Khan, Scholastic Press

Review: Wren Martin Ruins it All by Amanda DeWitt

Review: Finding My Elf by David Valdes

Review: All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters

Review: Beholder by Ryan La Sala

Review: (Self-Proclaimed) Menace to Society by Merry Knightly

Review: Unexpecting by Jen Bailey

Review: Heir to Thorn and Flame by Ben Alderson

Review: What a Desi Girl Wants by Sabina Khan

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