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DAISY JONES & THE SIX BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID // spoiler-free book review: why is this band not real?
You won’t be surprised that I, in fact, did not read this book recently. But back in July. Welp. I’ve become a broken record: better late than never? But I NEEDED to talk about how SPECTACULAR this book was!! I mean HOW COULD WE NOT? *fumbles on words* Title: Daisy Jones & The Six Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Page count: 351 Date published: 5 March 2019 Genre: Adult historical fiction ♫ Synopsis: For a while, Daisy Jones & The Six were everywhere. Their albums were on every turntable, they sold out arenas from coast to coast, their sound defined an era. And then, on 12 July 1979, they split. Nobody ever knew why. Until now. They were lovers and friends and brothers and rivals. They couldn’t believe their luck until it ran out. This is their story of the early days and the wild nights, but everyone remembers the truth differently. The only thing they all know for sure is that from the moment Daisy Jones walked barefoot onstage at the Whisky, their lives were irrevocably changed. Making music is never just about the music. And sometimes it can be hard to tell where the sound stops and the feelings…
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THE BOY WHO STEALS HOUSES BY C.G. DREWS // warning: this book wrecked me!!
Welcome to yet another extremely late review because I’m a terrible blogger. I adored this book. But what did I not do? Flipping review it that’s what. I swear this is going to change. But I’m sitting in a pickle because I have a terrible memory and don’t remember enough about the book. But I wanted to do this review so excuse this mess of a post. This is my brand now. My legacy. And all entirely my own fault. But without further rambling, let us just pop into this disaster of a review/discussion. Still figuring out if I want to call these reviews because idk if they can be considered reviews. Anywayssss. Title: The Boy Who Steals Houses Author: C.G. Drews Page count: 347 Date published: 4 April 2019 Genre: Young Adult contemporary ♥ Synopsis: Can two broken boys find their perfect home? Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he’s ever known. Now Sam’s trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he’s caught out when a family returns home. To his…
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I BINGED THE ILLUMINAE FILES SERIES // obsidio (book three): my emotions exploded just like this book
Hi hello, welcome to my review I mean keyboard smash of the final book in the Illuminae Files series that I devoured back in March. I did a little thing when I figured out my series review was like over 3k words and have divided them into separate reviews. More content for you yay!! So the other posts are LIVE if you missed those (as I posted them one after the other). ♦ Click on over to those if you’re keen!! ➵ ILLUMINAE BOOK #1 REVIEW ➵ GEMINA BOOK #2 REVIEW ♦ Obsidio was a ROLLERCOASTER and ajakshsgya Told you these reviews would be a keyboard smash welp. Lets’ just get this over with. Title: Obsidio Series: The Illuminae Files #3 Author: Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman Page count: 615 Date published: 13 March 2018 Genre: Young Adult science fiction ♦ Synopsis: Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza—but who knows what they’ll find seven months after the invasion? Meanwhile, Kady’s…
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I BINGED THE ILLUMINAE FILES SERIES // gemina (book two): and the epicness continues
Hi hello you saw the title. You know what’s happening! This was originally going to be a series review, but um that’d be a million years long SO I’m doing a thing where I post a review for each book each day. For three days obviously because there are three books. ♦ If you were interested in reviews for the other books (note if you are reading these as they come out, one of these links won’t be available till tomorrow) ➵ ILLUMINAE BOOK #1 REVIEW ➵ OBISIDIO BOOK #3 REVIEW ♦ Gemina was A ROLLERCOASTER!! Let the screeching commence. Title: Gemina Series: The Illuminae Files #2 Author: Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman Page count: 659 Date published: 18 October 2016 Genre: Young Adult science fiction ♦ Synopsis: Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault. Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter; Nik the reluctant member of…
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I BINGED THE ILLUMINAE FILES SERIES // illuminae (book one): this book destroyed me… send help!
Yes, I do realise that I read this trilogy back in March and I am only NOW doing this review. I am a terrible person. But oh well. Better late than never amirite?! Anyways, I binged this series while I was away on holiday and as you can tell by the title: THEY DESTROYED ME! And of course, such emotions need their own entire blog post. This review may be a mess when are they ever not one though because I read them so long ago. And also I’m going to try not to spoil future books since I did binge these books back to back. I don’t think I did but do proceed with caution. Also, this was originally like an entire series review but it landed up being like 3k+ words long so they’ve been split. And I’ve decided to do a thing where I post the reviews one after the other. Fun huh. So yeah you can stay tuned for reviews of the following two books If you’re reading it the day it’s been published, these posts won’t be live yet but if not, you can click here for my other reviews of this series < 3…
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ALL THE GRAPHIC NOVELS I’VE READ THIS YEAR SO FAR // i’ve been on a high ft. heartstopper, pumpkinheads, paper girls & more
I have no idea what this post is but we’re just going to go with it. I’ve read quite the few graphic novels this year and I really wanted to talk about them but because these books are so short I wouldn’t have enough to say to give each of them a full-length review. So here we are. As I said, this post may be a mess but let’s see how it turns out. BOOK #1 Title: Heartstopper Volume One Series: Heartstopper Book #1 Author: Alice Oseman Illustrator: Alice Oseman Page count: 278 Date published: 7 February 2019 (originally October 2018) Genre: Young Adult contemporary romance ♥ Synopsis: Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more…? Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn’t been too great, but at least he’s not being bullied anymore, and he’s sort of got a boyfriend, even if he’s kind of mean and only wants to meet up in secret. Nick Nelson is in Year 11 and on the school rugby team. He’s heard a…
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RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE // an actual book review?? i just needed to gush all over this gay masterpiece
Yes hello, I am finally appearing out of my miserable hole of not doing a proper review for literally 9 months? And I realise that is the same amount it would’ve taken me to have a child. Ruby that was the lamest joke you have ever come up with WHY! Anyways, I have just read this masterpiece of a book that everybody was talking about. I gave in and picked it up on a total whim and I have EMOTIONS. I don’t know how to review anymore whoops… Title: Red, White & Royal Blue Author: Casey McQuistion Page count: 423 Release date: 14th of May 2019 Genre: New Adult romantic contemporary ♥ Synopsis: What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There’s only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. Heads of family, state, and other…
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A THOUSAND PERFECT NOTES // author interview with C.G. Drews ft. mini book review
I’m literally the worst person I know please don’t kill me for disappearing again. Okay now that that’s out of the way. I actually finally read this book and IT WAS GLORIOUS. And I may or may not have begged Cait to answer some of my weird-ass questions and she kindly obliged. Now granted I read this book like 3 weeks ago so the review will be short but hopefully the glory of Cait will make up for that. Anyways, without further ado, let’s get into it. First of all, let me tell ya a teensy weensy bit about Cait. She runs the blog Paper Fury which you all probably know. And she wrote a book last year called A Thousand Perfect Notes. Title: A Thousand Perfect Notes Author: C.G. Drews Page count: 282 Date published: 7 June 2018 Genre: Young Adult contemporary Thank you to Pan MacMillan SA for sending a copy my way! Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars) GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play…
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Review: A CONJURING OF LIGHT // my soul has been stabbed to death and I'm okay with that
Title: A Conjuring of Light Series: Shades of Magic book #3 Author: V.E. Schwab Page count: 666 Date published: 21 February 2017 Genre: Young Adult fantasy Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) GOODREADS SYNOPSIS THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED… The precarious equilibrium among four Londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise. WHO WILL CRUMBLE? Kell – once assumed to be the last surviving Antari – begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. And in the wake of tragedy, can Arnes survive? WHO WILL RISE? Lila Bard, once a commonplace – but never common – thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible. WHO WILL TAKE CONTROL? And an ancient enemy returns to claim a crown while a fallen hero tries to save a world in decay. Oh my god! THIS BOOK BLEW ME AWAY!…
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Review: ARCHENEMIES // nobody gave permission for that ending ft. superhero movie recommendations
[Disclaimer: Pan MacMillan sent me a copy of this book in exchange for a review, this post is not sponsored. I just wanted to recommend you some movies] The first book before Archenemies, Renegades, is about superheroes if you didn’t know, which is why I thought it fitting to talk about superheroes in this post. Title: Archenemies Series: Renegades book #2 Author: Marissa Meyer Page count: 471 Date published: 6 November 2018 Genre: Young Adult sci-fi & fantasy Thank you, Pan MacMillan, for sending this book my way! Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars) GOODREADS SYNOPSIS In Renegades, Nova and Adrian (aka Insomnia and Sketch) fought the battle of their lives against the Anarchist known as the Detonator. It was a short-lived victory. The Anarchists still have a secret weapon, one that Nova believes will protect her. The Renegades also have a strategy for overpowering the Anarchists, but both Nova and Adrian understand that it could mean the end of Gatlon City – and the world – as they know it. WOW!! What a book! How did it just end like that??? SO RUDE. I AM SHOOK!!!!! Where do I even start? Btw, this is a sequel so there isn’t…
