high school

Review: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Oct 12, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It turns out falling in love is nowhere near as hard as actually being in love. That’s what Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza discovers. The way his heart beats a tattoo that is constantly calling for...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Historical, Young Adult
TAGGED: Aristotle and Dante series, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, BIPOC, coming out, high school, Simon & Schuster, transphobia, virgin hero

Review: Not His Omega to Love by G.S. Holmes

Sep 13, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cody Gooden is at the top of his class in high school. As the end of his senior approaches, he’s vying for valedictorian, and has college plans and a handsome Alpha boyfriend, Reggie. Reggie...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Alternate World, Contemporary, Paranormal, Sue's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, CoCo Nutz Publishing, G.S. Holmes, high school, mpreg, omegaverse

Review: Impacted by Benji Carr

Sep 7, 2021 | 19 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Wade Harrell is a mess. At 16, he knocked up his friend, Jessa, moved into his mom’s basement with Jessa to raise their baby, and still has to deal with the normal teenage angst inherent in...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Jovan's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: age gap, Benji Carr, dentist, ephebophilia, high school, murder, Reading Challenge Month 2021, sexual abuse, small town, The Story Plant, violence

Review: The Friendship Equation by J.R. Gray

Aug 25, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Vance has been in love with his best friend, Harden, for as long as he can remember. The two guys tell each other everything—well, Vance hasn’t told Harden he’s in love with him and he hasn’t...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, bisexual, coming out, friends to lovers, high school, homophobia, J.R. Gray, pansexual, self published, swimmer, virgin hero, young love

Review: You’re My Home by Katie Moore

Jul 21, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Zach Matthews and Brady Wellman meet at a turning point in their young lives. They are both about age thirteen and have had a lot of trauma in their lives. Zach’s mom is negligent and his...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: coming out, domestic violence, friends to lovers, high school, Katie Moore, PTSD, small town, young love

Review: Flash Fire by T.J. Klune

Jul 13, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Note: Flash Fire follows upon the events of The Extraordinaries, a superhero story with major plot revelations. As such, this review will have spoilers for that first book. Nick Bell...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Paranormal, Young Adult
TAGGED: ADHD, bisexual, established couple, high school, pyrokinetic, super powers, superhero, T.J. Klune, telekinetic, The Extraordinaries series, Tor Teen, young love

Review: Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June

Jun 3, 2021 | 4 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jay Collier lives in a small town in eastern Washington where he’s the only LGBTQ kid he knows. While the other kids accept him him, Jay can’t help but feel like he’s missing out. All the...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: BIPOC, Harper Collins, high school, Jason June, Jay's Gay Agenda series, young love

Review: The (Un)Popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez

Jun 2, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel The French Club isn’t so much about French. For Mark, it’s become the unofficial hangout for himself and his friends: Rachel and Nadia, Jewish and Muslim respectively, and in love; Pablo,...