high school

Review: Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

Dec 20, 2022 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jack Parker is about to ask his dear boyfriend, Dylan, to accept a promise ring while attending their Year Eleven prom. They’ve been dating openly for the past school year, and Jack revels...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, Harper Collins, high school, Scholastic, Simon James Green, young love

Review: Attractive Forces by Jax Calder

Oct 28, 2022 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Logan is the captain of his high school rugby team and everyone thinks he has it all. But Logan has a secret that he guards closely. When Logan needs help with chemistry and Jake is going to be...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, coming out, friends to lovers, high school, homophobia, Jax Calder, new adult, rugby, self published, young love

Review: The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass

Sep 21, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It’s the summer before senior year and 17-year-old Micah Summers wants to find a boyfriend. He’s the “Prince” of Chicago, being the only son of the media-annointed King of Chicago, former...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: Adam Sass, artist, high school, Penguin Publishing, virgin, wealthy character, young love

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, M/M/F, mild kink, 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...