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queen of bright and shiny things review

hello everyone! today i am going to be reviewing queen of bright and shiny things by Ann Aguirre. i gave this book 4/5 stars. this was a reread, which i greatly enjoyed in the end. this one might be a little longer then the previous two, since i enjoyed this one quite a bit.

one of the first things that annoyed me was how Sage picked on each different cliche. she called this group losers or geeks. which i found was basic and your classic high school. this was also your unrealistic version of high schoolers and high school in general.

i hated how Sage would call Ryan her best friend, even though he was never nice to her. for example, Ryan told everyone that they were together as a couple. he really did her dirty, and he can’t be that much of such a great friend if he makes up some massive lie about her.

the whole fight with Sage and Dylan was over the top and went to far. he hit her with his truck and other various things to harm her or other things that means something to her. but, i don’t think Sage helped anything with writing on his car, so i guess she had it coming.

this is not that much of spoiler, since it’s the whole plot of this book, but i loved the romance. i felt like it was cute, but i felt like it was a little bit toxic at some points. they really complemented each other and helped each other grow in a positive way.

but, i felt like the sex scene was really rushed. i think it was a page, if even that, and i wish we got a glimpse of a more intimate moment. i felt like the whole built up of the story was getting to this moment, which was very rushed.

trigger warning–

cancer- this was talked about with her parents and how they died

house burning- this was another big one, but it was talked about for a little bit

parents dying- this is one of the biggest plot, this also goes along with the house burning down

anyway, that’s everything for today. i would definitely check out goodreads for more triggers, since i didn’t do it justice. but, i think i would enjoy this more if i didn’t read this during exam season, but i still think it was cute and quick.

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the afterlife of holly chase review

hello everyone! today i am going to be talking about the afterlife by Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand. i gave this book 1/5 stars. which is pretty controversial because everyone that i see read it, loves the book so much. but, the review will be pretty short, since i didn’t take to many notes.

i don’t understand how she has an apartment, but is legally and physically dead. it is something that didn’t make sense, since from the beginning of time you need to put your name on the lease, and if you put your dead name on the lease, wouldn’t draw some red flags. it was something that wasn’t thought out that much.

i found most of the characters annoying and sex crazed. all the boys that Holly talked with, just wanted to get in Stephanie’s pants. but, Stephanie was annoying an just complained the whole time.

but, on the positive sign, i thought it was am interesting retelling. i thought it was a great way to not be petty. but, i still think it could use a whole much more editing and just more thought threw out the whole book.

anyway, that’s all for today. like i said, this was quite short, since i didn’t like the book whatsoever. but, i’m sad that i didn’t like it, since there is so much praise and love.

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new moon book review

hello everyone! today i am going to be reviewing new moon by Stephenie Meyer. i gave this book 4/5 stars. i’m not going to lie, but i skimmed this book, so most of my notes are on the start of the book, when i was really reading it.

one of the biggest things that annoyed me, and probably goes for everyone, but Bella annoyed me so much. all she did was sulk after Edward left, which was super annoying. for me, it was just ridiculous, since he’s just a high school boyfriend, that you’ve known for months.

another thing, Jacob really annoyed me. granted, he tried to help her, with the werewolf and also becoming good friends. but, i found this was just glorify babysitting. and this just made the friendship feel fake and that Charlie was forcing him to be with her.

Charlie was trying to help Bella for the most part. How i read it, Bella just got mad at him, when he was trying to help you get over your little issue. but, he also pushed Jacob on Bella and vice versa.

anyway, that’s all for today. like it said, this was going to be short and sweet, which I think i did. and i probably won’t read the rest of the series for this reread.

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new year book tag

hello everyone! today i am going to be doing the new year book tag. i found this tag on Beverley A Baird. As Told By Tina created this tag.

How many books do you plan on reading in 2020?

i’m planning on reading 80 books. this was my goal in 2019, so hopefully i can do them again.

Name 5 books that you didn’t read in 2019, but want to read in 2020.

Frankly in love by David Yoon

paper towns by John Green

now entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia

Red, White, and Royal blue by Casey McQuiston

the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reed

what genre do you want to read more of in 2020?

i want to read more of fantasy. i’ve only ever read the cruel prince, hush hush and twilight, and i’ve liked those so much. so, hopefully i’ll read more of these books in 2020.

Name 3 non-related book goals do you have for 2020?

work out more

eat healthy

be more social

what’s a book you have had forever and are determined to read this year?

either red queen or paper towns.

one word you hope your 2020 will be?

i would have to say productive, with school, blog, reading, and even writing.

that’s it for today. this was so fun to do and hopefully i’ll do more of these in the months to come.

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the unhoneymooners review

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hello everyone! today i am going to be doing the unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. i gave this book 5/5 stars. i love this book so much, and one of my favorite romances that i read. but, this review will have spoilers.

one of my first thoughts that i thought when i read it, the beginning was insane. the pre wedding, where everyone was in the room was so crazy, and a whole lot of yelling, then the actual wedding scene everything that could have went wrong, went wrong. but, i thought it was insane, that everything went wrong.

this is pretty unpopular, but i think Ethan and Ollie’s relationship was weird in the start. for a good chuck of the book, Ethan and Ollie were kissing and having sex, but their siblings were married. that part was weird to me, and overall made me uncomfortable. but, when i got over that part, i liked them together and thought they were a really good couple.

unlike the other one, this is pretty popular, i hate Dane so much. even in the beginning, i never liked Dane. the whole ending of Dane and Ami was ridiculous. but, i found it hard to believe that nobody knew about Dane cheating, plus all the trips that Dane made Ethan go on were ridiculous.

i feel like Mr. Hamilton should have fired Ollie anyway, i mean she did lie to him, at multiple parts. any boss would fire someone if they lied to them, you don’t know if they would still lie. but, i liked in the end how Mr. Hamilton took Ollie back, once Ethan and Ollie got engaged.

i already mentioned it, but i really liked how Ethan and Ollie got engaged. i feel that it shows how strong their relationship was powerful and strong. plus, it shows that all the money that was in the wedding wasn’t just for nothing.

anyway, that’s it for today. it’s pretty short, since i didn’t have much thought about this book, since i just liked it so much.

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the loose ends list book review

hello everyone! today i am going to be talking about the loose ends list by Carrie Firestone. i gave this book 4/5 stars. i liked this book a lot, but i had some issues with it, which i’ll explain more.

trigger warnings– one of the biggest ones is grandparent death. this is the whole plot of the book. but, dog/ pet death was also talked about, and the death was graphic, from what i remember. there is also a good chuck of the book was talking about cancer and seizures, which didn’t sit well with me.

but, this book also is a great story of grief and shows all the stages of death and getting over it. it also shows death in a teenagers eyes, and what they see, notice, and how they get over it.

one of my biggest issues was the writing. the writing was supper choppy, where you would get a chuck of writing then a break and then more writing and so on. nothing flowed like it should have. also, the author tried to write like a teenager would speak, a whole lot of omg, and it just didn’t work well. every other word out of Maddie’s mouth was yoga breath or Enzo, which annoyed me to death.

this is going back about the teenager talk, but this book was very stereotypical way to look and write like teenagers. the writing made it seem that all teenagers are sex crazy and in love with every man that is semi attractive. it was over the top and unrealistic.

another massive part was sex and love. when every Maddie’s cousin came in, she was talking about this doctors dick. she called it tiny and small, which i thought was so unnecessary. but, her cousin would make fun of him, but still was in a romantic relationship.

the next part is spoilers-

Aunt Rose’s death was unpredictable. as a reread, i still didn’t see it happen. but, i wish it was talked about the death and the aftermath more. i felt it was just oh she’s dead, now lets go back to Rome. the characters cried once, and then forgot about it.

this might sound weird, but i really liked how the grandma died. i felt like there was a massive built up, then she died. you really started to love the characters and feel for them. it made everything more hard hitting, and you real feel for them. but, i wish there was more time after she died with the characters getting over it.

this is a common thought, but i wish Maddie and Enzo’s relationship wasn’t a thing. this whole book was pretty much them together, kissing, and then their sex life. i wish it would have been less time with Enzo and more family time, since the whole book is the death of a grandma. this just took away from the story.

anyway, i hope you enjoy this. i liked this book a lot, even though i had some issues with it. there will be a new post on the January 9, with another fun review.

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January book releases

hello everyone! today i am going to be talking about all the January book releases. i’m going to try to  do this every month. also, i don’t think any of these books are on my tbr, since my library has them a month late, but i’d want to read most of these in February.

dark and deepest red by Anna-Marie Mclemore. This book is releases Jan. 14. the book is about a sickness that swept threw the land. this also kinda reminds me of the dirty dancing, since there is some parts about a boy and girl  dancing. but, this is a fairy tale, with some modern ideas.

infinity son by Adam Silvera. this book is out Jan. 14. I’ve read most of his books, but I’m pretty excited for this. but, this book has a strong brother bond, with violence, and spells.

one of us is next by Karen M. McManus.  this book is out Jan. 7. I’m really excited for this book, but I can’t give much description about it, since it’s a sequel. but, instead of a gossip app, it’s a truth or dare game.

the map from here and there by Emery Lord. this book is out Jan. 7. this one is also a sequel, so I can’t say much. but this one follows Paige’s senior year and her hardships.

throw like a girl by Sarah Henning. this book is out Jan. 7. This book is about a girl, Liv, that goes to a new school, and gets onto the softball team. but, Grey, the injured quarterback, is worried if Liv gets a spot on the football team.

the night country by Melissa Albert. this book is out Jan. 7. this is the sequel to the hazel wood. but this book is more about the escape and going to New York.

we used to be friends by Amy Spalding. this book comes out Jan. 7. this is a dual time line, of two childhood best friends, who grow apart from childhood and then throw high school.

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord. this book comes out Jan. 21. this is about two friends, who make a viral Twitter war, but behinds the memes and retweets, they are falling in love behind the screen.

Layover Land by Gabby Noone. this is out Jan. 21. this is about two teens, one stuck for her sins. but, the two teens, Bea and Caleb fall in love, against Bea wishes. 

Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz. this book come out by Jan. 7. this is a story about a girl being kidnapped, and then trying to figure out how to get back in society. 

Blood countess by Lana Popovic. this book is out Jan. 28. this book is a YA horror novel based on the historical accounts of Dracula Countess. 

gone by nightfall by Dee Garretson. this comes out Jan. 21. this book follows a girl, who has to pick between her home and her dreams. this book takes place during the Russian Revolution.

Don’t read the comments by Eric Smith. this comes out Jan. 28. this is about two teens who are in the media spotlight, via video games. but, they try and deal with their fame, and their personal issues.

Every other weekend by Abigail Smith. this is coming out Jan. 7. this is about two teens who are forced to say every other weekend in the same apartment, while they fall in love.

anyway, i hope you enjoy this. i’m sorry that this was so long, next month i’ll try to make it smaller, or just talk so much about one book. anyway, i hope you enjoyed, and are looking forward to some books this month. 

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January tbr

hello everyone! today i am going to be talking my January tbr. i have a lot of books that i need to read for different book clubs, which are the first two. the bookish.love.book.club botm hasn’t been announced, which i’ll still be reading.

A curse so dark and lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. i am so excited for this. i have heard that it is a beauty and the beast and own voices story, which i thought is pretty cool and good. but, i hope the hype does not get to me.

Sick kids in love by Hannah Moskowitz. I’ve been wanting to read this one, since I heard about this book. Plus, i think the book would have a really cute romance, with some sickness.

city of bones by Cassie Clare. this is actually a reread, but this time i want to read the whole series. but, i’m pretty sure everyone and their mother has already read this series, or at least the first book.

the selection books 1,2, and 3 by Kiera Cass. I’m really excited to reread these books. I’m currently reading the first one, but i’m hoping to love these books. since, it’s so much like the Bachelor, and the new one is coming out.

kingdom keeper- power play by Ridley Pearson. i’m really excited to read this book. plus, i cannot wait to get back into the series. but, i cannot say that much, since its a sequel.

that’s it for today. it’s so crazy that it’s already January. but, tomorrow there will be another bookish post.

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December wrap up

hello everyone! today i am going to be talking about all the books that i read in December. this year has flown by, i can’t believe that i’m already writing my December wrap up.

queen of nothing by holly black. i actually read this book in November, but I didn’t want to go and re edit that post, so I just will talk about it in here. i gave this book 5/5 stars. i really loved the characters and Cardan’s development, plus the relationship. i have a full post about this book on my blog if you scroll down a bit.

the loose ends list by Carrie Firestone. i gave this book 4/5 stars, which i think is generous for what i thought about this. for me, i found the book was very choppy, since it was a couple paragraphs, then a break, then so on. nothing flowed, and all the dick jokes didn’t settle for me. which i’ll explain in a review.

the unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. i gave this book 5/5 stars. i completely read this book since everyone was reading this. i love this book so much, since the romance was so great, along with all the tension.

new moon by Stephanie Meyer.i gave this book 4/5 stars. i could probably knock it down to 3/5, but i didn’t. for this, i found bella very dramatic and i didn’t mess well with her. but, i really liked Edward, or as much as he was in the book.

the afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand. i gave this book a 1/5 stars. i actually hated this book so much, and dnfed it once, then went back to read it. i felt like this book had nothing going on, but it was mostly Holly talking and in love with one of the people.

the queen of bright and shiny things by Ann Agurrie. i gave this book 4/5 stars. i really liked this book, even though the writing was pretty bad. but, Sage is the teenager every parent wants their teen to be, minus the issue with Dylan, and the angel part, annoyed the hell out of me. but, I think Shane and Sage were a really good couple.

Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally. I gave this book 4/5 stars. one of my biggest issues was Ben, since he came back three times, and wouldn’t leave Taylor alone. but, i really like Ezra and Taylor together.

anyway, this is it for today. i had a pretty good reading month, even though i had exams this month, i thank Christmas break. it also helped that i read great books, only one that i didn’t really like. i hope this continues into 2020.

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December book haul

hello everyone! today I am going to be doing my December book haul. I hauled seven books this December, which is kinda small for me. the last book on this list is the owlcrate botm, so if you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read past sick kids in love.

kingdom keeper- the insider (book 7) by Ridley Pearson– not gonna lie, I’m so excited that I got this book for Christmas. this is the last book in the kingdom keeper series, when we get to see the keepers graduate from high school and get whisked away to Disneyland.

Disney Lands- the return book 1 by Ridley Pearson– this is the first book in the spin off series of the keepers. this story took place the summer between high school graduation and freshman year of college. they are summoned to Disneyland at night.

Legacy of secrets-the return book 2 by Ridley Pearson– I cannot say to much about this book, so i don’t spoil the first book. but, the five keepers have to go back to 1955.

Disney at last- the return book 3 by Ridley Pearson– this is the last kingdom keeper that is out. but, the keepers are at opening day, 1955, with some graveyard fun here and there. i cannot express how much i love these books, so expect some posts about them soon.

the wicked king by holly black– i’m so excited to own this book. i love this series so much, and can’t wait to reread this book and annotate this book, along with the cruel prince. plus, i cannot wait to reread this for the romance.

sick kids in love by Hannah Moskowitz. i am so excited to read this book. I’ve wanted to read it since it came out. plus, I feel like it might be a twisted version of the fault in our stars and five feet apart, without the death. which isn’t a spoiler, since it’s on the cover.

The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White. this is the owlcrate botm. I’ve heard great things about this one, so I’m hopeful that i might like it. I can’t give to much of a description, since i have no clue what this book is about.

that’s all the books that i hauled in December. I’m so excited to read all of these, since i think they are all going to be pretty good. plus, most of them are rereads, which i’m excited to reread.

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