Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Classic Historical Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Jane as a kid lived with her wealthy aunt. Many times she was accused of things she didn’t do. Soon after, her aunt didn’t want to take care of her. She sent Jane to a boarding school. The teachers were harsh and she got a bite of bread and a sip of water for almost every meal. She … Read more
Sam and Ilsa’s Last Hurrah by Rachel Cohn Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Twins Sam and Ilsa are known for their out-of-this-world dinner parties, so they decide to throw one last one. The “best” one they have ever thrown. Only it doesn’t go quite as planned.
The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg Mystery Romance Science Fiction Suspense Thriller * * * * Stars (Great!) When we first meet Ana, all we know about her is that she has been on trial for murder. But she is no ordinary criminal. Ana is a Fantasist – a human/cyborg hybrid who was created in a lab specifically to be one of the hostess-princesses in a sprawling theme-park known as “The Kingdom.” She and her sisters … Read more
Kill All Happies by Rachel Cohn Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Vicky and the rest of her grade will be graduating from high school. But before they go, they are hosting a huge party at their favorite hangout, only, they were told specifically not to.
Killing November by Adrianna Mather Adventure Historical Fiction Horror Mystery Realistic Fiction Romance Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) November was enjoying her quiet life in Pembrook when, without warning, she is shipped off to the most peculiar boarding school. Instead of Language Arts and Math, it’s poisons and weapons. November already hates this school, but when a student is murdered, November must find out who it is before she is … Read more
The Testing Testing #1 by Joelle Charbonneau Adventure Dystopian Romance Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars I loved this book. I finished it in 4 days and I could not put it down.
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Mystery Realistic Fiction Romance Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) The writing style is very poetic. I like how it deals with issues of race and class in a simple way younger readers can understand. Also her parents’ dramatic divorce leaves Cady with horrible migraines. She finds comfort at Beachwood Island with her cousins, particularly with a step cousin named Gat. Obviously the person who wrote … Read more
Chasing Red by Isabelle Ronin Romance Review #1 * Star (A waste of time!) “Chasing Red” is about a girl who has lost everything, but stumbles into a boy named Caleb, who takes her into his home. They fall in love, but it is all disturbed in the end. I didn’t really like this book because it didn’t have a super engaging storyline and only really picked up at the end. It was much too … Read more
The Iron Queen Iron Fey #3 by Julie Kagawa Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) “The Iron Queen” is all about Megan Chase and her two best friends, Ash and Puck. All together they travel all over Never-Never, fly past death a couple times, and save the whole world. Ash slowly falls in love with Megan, while Puck tries to make Megan fall in love with hir. Ash wins in the … Read more
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel are having an unknown arranged marriage to Dimple. They meet at Insomnia Con and Dimple wants nothing to do with Rishi. Over the span of 6 weeks they fall in love and after Insomnia Con they part ways. Stanford brought both of them together in the end and they went on dating, … Read more