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A MILLION JUNES BY EMILY HENRY // spoiler-free book review: a mystifying tale of grief and love ft. gorgeous writing and banter worthy of awards from my fave author
The shame continues as this review is approximately a million years overdue since I literally read this book back in 2019. That review can also be lit on fire because it was AWFUL. Please forgive me for my sins. Though I reread last year so if we say 2021, it makes me look better hehe. But at least I’m here to catch up and I hope my queen Emily Henry appreciates me. That’s all I want from life if I’m being honest. Anyways, please enjoy the 1000th screeching review over this author and this very special book. Let’s get into it *wipes eyes* Title: A Million JunesAuthor: Emily HenryPage count: 391Date published: 16 May 2017Genre: Young Adult fabulism 🍒 Synopsis: For as long as Jack “June” O’Donnell has been alive, her parents have had only one rule: stay away from the Angert family. But when June collides—quite literally—with Saul Angert, sparks fly, and everything June has known is thrown into chaos. Who exactly is this gruff, sarcastic, but seemingly harmless boy who has returned to their hometown of Five Fingers, Michigan, after three mysterious years away? And why has June—an O’Donnell to her core—never questioned her late father’s deep hatred…
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THE LOVE THAT SPLIT THE WORLD BY EMILY HENRY // spoiler-free book review: an enchanting debut from my fave author ft. a scarily relatable main character and lyrical writing to blow your socks off
I do deserve to be publicly shamed for taking so long to review this book and you have permission to scold me in the comments. Finally catching up on my faves though so at least be a little nice *insert teary eyes* I’m going to stop wasting time talking about myself so we can gush over MY QUEEN MS EMILY HENRY!!! Let’s get into it xoxo Title: The Love That Split The WorldAuthor: Emily HenryPage count: 416Date published: 26 January 2016Genre: Young Adult fabulism ♥ Synopsis: Natalie’s last summer in her small Kentucky hometown is off to a magical start…until she starts seeing the “wrong things.” At first, they’re just momentary glimpses—her front door is red instead of its usual green, there’s a pre-school where the garden store should be. But then her whole town disappears for hours, fading away into rolling hills and grazing buffalo, and Nat knows something isn’t right. That’s when she gets a visit from the kind but mysterious apparition she calls “Grandmother,” who tells her: “You have three months to save him.” The next night, under the stadium lights of the high school football field, she meets a beautiful boy named Beau, and it’s as…
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NOMINATIONS FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL BOOK BLOGGER AWARDS // my favourite book bloggers who you should be following! ft. all the squealing & making up lost time
I have absolutely NO idea why I didn’t do this last year so this is long overdue. But we’re also here to spread the love and shower all the amazing bloggers with love because they deserve it. And I feel like I’m making up for lost time ya know? Truly what was I even doing this time last year that I didn’t participate? And the years before that. Memory, who is she? I have been slowly picking up the blogging game and especially as of late trying to blog hop as much as possible. Because I’m terrible at it. But we’re getting there. So quite a few of my nominations I’ve only recently found and/or interacted with. None of these lovely bloggers needs my shoutout but I want to do it anyway. Also, before we get into it, let’s just credit the brilliant hosts: May and Marie, who are amazing and I love and admire them a lot. Big thanks for putting in all the effort you two! Let’s just proceed on with the nominations < 3 Also before we get into, wanted to give a big thank you to anybody who has nominated me and that you’d even consider…
