young love

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: Lucky by GiGi DeGraham

Jun 26, 2023 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Lacey “Lucky” Luck and her father, Bud, live in Sunset Pines trailer park. She is a good student, a whiz with a sketchbook, and likes running simply because there isn’t much else to do....

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Menage/Polyamory
TAGGED: athlete, bisexual, football, Gigi Degraham, high school, Inkspell, Inkspell Publishing, track and field, young love

Review: If I Can Give You That by Michael Gray Bulla

Mar 1, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Gael is a high school student in a Nashville suburb. He lives with his mother, a woman with severe depression, and he has virtually no contact with his father, who moved out of state after...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: BIPOC, Harper Collins, high school, Michael Gray Bulla, transgender, young love

Review: Out of Character by Jenna Miller

Feb 28, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When Cass stumbled upon a roleplaying group for her favorite book series, she never expected to start her own or for it to become her safe haven. In the sixteen months she’s watched her...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Jovan's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: body positivity, coming of age, gamer, geek, high school, Jenna Miller, Quill Tree Books, young love

Review: The Long Run by James Acker

Feb 7, 2023 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel This is an absolutely spectacular YA queer romance. I honestly cannot recommend it enough. Sebastian “Bash” Villeda is a senior track star whose mother died recently. She had been...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: athlete, BIPOC, bisexual, coming out, Harlequin Books, high school, Inkyard Press, James Acker, track and field, young love

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: The Frat Boy by Nikki Sloane

Dec 7, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Madison Perry can’t help her competitive streak. So when her sorority makes it to the final of the Greek Week tournament, and the fraternity competing against them cheats, Madison is...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: college, enemies to lovers, menage/polyamory scenes, Nashville Neighborhood series, new adult, Nikki Sloane, sex worker, young love

Review: How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

Nov 1, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Shani Levine is a college freshman, out on campus, but hiding her sexuality from her mom–who would totally accept her, but Shani’s too embarrassed. She recently split with her first-ever...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Holiday, Veronica's Reviews
TAGGED: college, enemies to lovers, Harper Collins, Jake Maia Arlow, new adult, young love