high school

Review: Heat Wave by T.J. Klune

Jul 19, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Note: Heat Wave is the third book in T.J. Klune’s The Extraordinaries series and follows directly after Flash Fire. As such, this book and review will have spoilers from some of the...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Thoughts, Paranormal, Young Adult
TAGGED: ADHD, bisexual, established couple, high school, pyrokinetic, super powers, superhero, T.J. Klune, telekenetic, The Extraordinaries series, Tor Teen, young love

Review: Blaine for the Win by Robbie Couch

Jun 1, 2022 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Blaine Bowers is an out, gay, high school junior at Wicker West in Chicago. He has great friends and family support, and is an up-and-coming muralist, brightening some of the dingier areas...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: artist, high school, Robbie Crouch, Simon & Schuster, young love

Review: Milo and Marcos at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes

May 24, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Milo Connelly is a mild and unassuming senior at lowly Crick High in Port Orange, Florida, a suburb of Daytona. He’s a well-esteemed member of his Presbyterian church, teaching in the youth...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: Harper Teen, high school, Kevin Christopher Snipes, religion, young love

Review: Perfect for Me by Suzie Webster

Dec 29, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel TJ is in middle school when he meets Cole, who becomes his best friend. They fit together perfectly and do everything together, including some sexual exploration in high school. When Cassidy...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Menage/Polyamory, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: bisexual, child abuse, For Me series, friends to lovers, high school, mild kink, MMF, new adult, self published, Suzie Webster

Review: Off the Deep End by Lizzie Strong

Nov 23, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It’s common knowledge that a full moon brings out the crazies, but in Harperville, a small town with big secrets, it seems to be the fog. Thick, dense, ocean-smelling fog that calls to the...

FILED UNDER: 3.25 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Paranormal, Young Adult
TAGGED: cult, gore, Harperville Horrors series, high school, horror, law enforcement, Lesbian/FF, Lizzie Strong, NineStar Press, pansexual

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

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...