June is officially over! Ion sad to say that this hasn’t been the best reading month for me. After finishing the Grishaverse trilogy, I got into a bit of a reading slump
Book Reviews:
The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
Rating: 4 stars
Synopsis:
Sky is openly gay. Living in a small town, he's never been comfortable being himself around others. Sky decides to go full-throttle gay by asking out his crush, Ali Rashid, to prom. Sky has thirty days to put together the perfect promposal. When Sky's plans are leaked by an anonymous hacker in a homophobic e-blast. When his friends and classmates start to stand up for him, Sky starts to hunt down the hacker. But what will happen at the end of the thirty days? Will Sky keep his newfound confidence? Or will he go back to being invisible?
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Love and Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura
Rating: 4 stars
Synopsis:
Nozomi Nagai has the perfect summer planned out. She has an internship at a museum in San Fransico. To make things better, she meets Willow who is beautiful, glamorous, and... heartbroken. When Willow asks Nozomi to fake date her to make her ex jealous, Nozomi says yes without a second thought. Nozomi has a plan of her own. If Nozomi could make Willow fall in love with her, then they wouldn't be fake dating anymore. But her lies start to pile up and Nozomi's genius plan takes a turn for the worst.
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Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
Rating: 2 stars
Series: Infinity Cycle book 1
Synopsis:
Emil and Brighton have always idolized the Spell Walkers. The Spell Walkers are a group of vigilantes bent on riding the world of specters. While the Spell Walkers and celestials are born with magical powers, the specters take them. Brighton wants so badly to join their ranks so when Emil finds that he has powers of his own, Brighton can't help but feel a little jealous. The brothers are recruited by the Spell Walkers to help take down Luna.
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My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Rating: 5 stars
Series: My Lady Jane book 3
Synopsis:
The Wild West is full of outlaws, gun-slingers, and garou. Yes, the wild west is full of werewolves. Calamity Jane has been garou hunting with Bill Hickok and performing in Wild Bill's Wild West for what seems like years now. Frank Butler, better known as the Pistol Prince, is the best sharpshooter but it seems he has met his match when he meets Annie Oakly. Annie's new to the gang but that doesn't stop her from helping when the three find themselves in a bit of a hairy situation. Jane's been bitten by a garou and if she doesn't get the cure fast enough, she might not be around for much longer.
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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Rating: 4
Series: Gishavese book 1
Synopsis:
Ravka is divided by the Fold, a shadow casting the land beneath it in darkness. The Fold is also home to volcra, dangerous flying monsters. Alina Starkov has never felt like she belongs. When her regiment is attacked, Alina reveals a hidden power that she didn't even know existed. A power that could be settling a war that's been going on for centuries.
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Seige and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Rating: 3
Series: Gishavese book 2
Synopsis:
After escaping from the Darkling, Mal and Alina are hunted across the True Sea. Alina finds that it becomes harder and harder for her to conceal her power and her identity as the Sun Summoner with each passing day. It isn't long before the Darkling reemerges from the fold with dangerous new power, forcing Alina to return to the country she abandoned. As her power grows, Alina can feel herself slipping away from Mal and towards the Darkling's grasps.
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Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Rating: 3
Series: Gishavese book 3
Synopsis:
Ravka's fate rests in the Sun Summoner's hands. She has to destroy the Fold and defeat the Darkling before it' too late. To do that, Alina will need to find Morozova's third amplifier. The firebird is the only thing that stands between her and saving Ravka.
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Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Rating: 4 stars
Series: Dread Nation book 1
Synopsis:
Jane McKneene was born a few days before the dead began to rise. After the Civil War, zombies took over the planet. Humans live in fear of the plague. Thanks to the Native and Negro Reeducation Act, Jane attends a school that teaches her how to fight off and kill the zombies. When families around Baltiom go missing without a trace, Jane and her friend Kate discover a terrible conspiracy that will change her life forever.
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I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee
Rating: 4 stars
Synopsis:
I loved I'll Be the One much more than I was expecting to. From the moment I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. This was such an amazing book that I would recommend it to EVERYONE! Skye's been told her whole life that fat girls can't dance. Despite the years of negative comments from her mother, Skye learns to love her body. She dreams of becoming a K-Pop icon and when she finds out about the TV competition You're My Shining Star she knows that this is finally her chance. However, Skye didn't expect her fellow competitor, Henry Cho, to be so cute and charming.
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Bloom by Kevin Panetta
Rating: 4 stars
Series: Bloom volume 1
Synopsis:
Ari can't wait to move to Baltimore with his friends. He wants nothing more than tog et out of his small seaside town. If only his dad would let him quit his job at the family bakery. While interviewing possible candidates, Ari meets Hector, an easy-going guy who loves baking. As the two work together in the bakery, love starts to bloom.
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Books Read
- The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
- Love and Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- Seige and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
- Amber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz
- The Threads of Magic by Alison Croggon
- A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
- The Witch King by H.E. Egmon
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