The Flappers by Jillian Larkin Synopsis for Vixen (from Goodreads) Every girl wants what she can’t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle—and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that she’s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, Gloria’s party days are over … Continue reading Series review: The Flappers
Tag: YA Romance
Recommendations for… books for when you want pure, 100% trash
Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for books for when you want pure, 100% trash. Sometimes you don't want to read a … Continue reading Recommendations for… books for when you want pure, 100% trash
Thursday’s Top 4: great young adult books
Find out more about Thursday’s Top 4 here! It’s basically a meme I started mainly for myself, but anyone can participate! Visit this page for the upcoming topics 🙂 This week is great young adult books. I feel like YA is a pretty popular genre, so these are some of my favourites! I've also talked … Continue reading Thursday’s Top 4: great young adult books
Top Five Wednesday: favourite romance novels
Find more about T5W here! This week is favourite romance novels. I don't really read a lot of romance, but I used to read a ton of YA romance. Every Day by David Levithan My love for this book isn't a secret. It's probably my favourite YA romance and I love it so much. It … Continue reading Top Five Wednesday: favourite romance novels
Recommendations for… people who don’t like YA romances
Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic. This month I'm doing books for people who don't like YA books. I know there's a lot of controversy over YA books. Of course, there are some really shitty … Continue reading Recommendations for… people who don’t like YA romances
Monthly Recommendations: auto-read authors
Found here! This month's topic is auto-read or auto-buy authors. This one is hard for me, because some authors I love but don't want to read more of them in case I lose that, if that makes sense? But there are a few authors where I read almost everything by them. Neil Gaiman He's probably … Continue reading Monthly Recommendations: auto-read authors
T5W: angsty relationships
Find more about T5W here! This week’s topic is hate-to-love relationships, but this is honestly one of my least favourite tropes and I think it can be super damaging to relationships in today's day and age. So I chose an old topic I haven't done yet and do favourite angsty relationships (which is similar but less mysogynistic).
Standalone Sunday: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Standalone Sunday is a feature created here where each Sunday you feature a standalone book (not part of a series) that you loved or would recommend! In honour of Pride Month, I’m going to feature a different book with an LGBTQIAP+ character for each Standalone Sunday the rest of the month. This week I’m highlighting Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green!
Standalone Sunday: Ash
Standalone Sunday is a feature created here where each Sunday you feature a standalone book (not part of a series) that you loved or would recommend! In honour of Pride Month, I’m going to feature a different book with an LGBTQIAP+ character for each Standalone Sunday the rest of the month. This week I’m highlighting Ash by Melinda Lo!
Standalone Sunday: Boy Meets Boy
Standalone Sunday is a feature created here where each Sunday you feature a standalone book (not part of a series) that you loved or would recommend! In honour of Pride Month, I'm going to feature a different book with an LGBTQIAP+ character for each Standalone Sunday the rest of the month. This week I'm highlighting Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan!
Monthly Recommendations: Retellings
Found here! I love retellings! I think they're so interesting! Beastly by Alex Flinn. Retold: Beauty and the Beast. Probably my favourite. Entwined by Heather Dixon. Retold: the Twelve Dancing Princesses. Also so. good. Ash by Melinda Lo. Retold: Cinderella. Also a great LGBTQ+ book! Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay. Retold: Romeo and Juliet. I … Continue reading Monthly Recommendations: Retellings
Book review: the Boston Girl
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant 3.5/5 stars Paraphrased from Goodreads: Addie Baum is The Boston Girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were unprepared for and suspicious of America and its effect on their three daughters. Addie's intelligence and curiosity take her to a world her parents can't imagine - a world of … Continue reading Book review: the Boston Girl