Reviews
I cannot claim to be a writer without also being a reader. Here is a collection of reader reviews of the books I’ve binged. To stay even more up-to-date with what I’m currently reading, add me on Goodreads.
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“The Ship We Built” by Lexie Bean • Book Review
“I hope someone celebrates me when I change.”
★★★★ (4 / 5 stars) The Ship We Built is a beautiful story told beautifully. I would strongly recommend this read for any young person who chooses silence over speech, who buries their nose in a book to avoid conversation, who seems to drift miles away while only inches from you. It is equal parts powerful and hopeful and the book I wish a 10-year-old me had had to read when I felt alone and lost and misunderstood.
“Fangirl” by Rainbow Rowell • Book Review
“Sometimes writing is running downhill, your fingers jerking behind you on the keyboard the way your legs do when they can’t quite keep up with gravity.”
★★★★ (3.5 / 5 stars) For me, Rainbow Rowell’s books and I have a slow-burn relationship. In the beginning, I’m curious and not instantly in love with the writing style. But by the end, my heart has grown three sizes and I’m just keeping myself from collapsing into a puddle of tears.
Overall, I would recommend this book! Not as lighthearted as I’d hoped, but love the literature integration. It’s a rich story and extremely enjoyable.
“Love & Luck” by Jenna Evans Welch • Book Review
“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover. Hard to find and lucky to have.”
★★★ (3.4 / 5 stars) The entire first half of this one felt really drawn out, and I wasn’t a huge fan of the switching timelines. It felt jarring in some cases because the tense didn’t change—we were just suddenly talking about the past and then jumping back to the present.
Overall, I enjoyed this even though it didn’t have quite the level of charm I felt with Love & Gelato. But I’m eager to read the next one from Welch when it releases!
“Love & Gelato” by Jenna Evans Welch • Book Review
“What I really want is someone who will wake me up early so I don't miss a sunrise.”
★★★★ (4 / 5 stars) This was such a sweet story. I would definitely recommend this to fans of YA, Eat, Pray, Love, “Mama Mia!” and “The Lizzie McGuire Movie.”
“The Honey-Don’t List” by Christina Lauren • Book Review
“I want to make her life better by being the best thing in it.”
★★★ (3.5 / 5 stars) Enjoyed this one! Nothing too special that really swept me off my feet, but the arcs were cute.
A predictable rom-com that was sweet and entertaining. Definitely a feel-good book for those needing escapism, and I LOVED the narrators for the Audio edition.
“Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng • Book Review
“Most of the time, everyone deserves more than one chance. We all do things we regret now and then. You just have to carry them with you.”
★★★ (3.5 / 5 stars) What is everyone raving about? Why is this book on every book club, TBR, reading rec list known to man?
Is it because it deals with hot-button topics, like abortion, appropriation of Asian-American identities, and the forced suburban line between haves and have-nots? Is it because we dissect an entire family, peeling back layers of unseemly secrets and tangled emotions behind the shell of the image the mother wants everyone to see?
You may think this is the start of a rave and that these qualities make the novel a wonder to behold—a complex beauty deserving of such widespread attention. You might think this...but you would be wrong.
“The Upside of Unrequited” by Becky Albertalli • Book Review
“I have to admit: there's something really badass about truly, honestly not caring what people think about you.”
★★★ (3.3 / 5) Don't be fooled. This is not your average teen romance. In fact, I'd say the romance takes a backseat in a coming-of-age story more about Molly's maturing relationship with her sister—and with herself.
While a few elements lacked the depth I was hoping for, Molly's spunk kept me entertained page after page, and the story opened a window into a beautiful family that is worth looking at. I would recommend this for a light, summer read.
“Everything, Everything” by Nicola Yoon • Book Review
“We can have immortality or memory of touch. But we cannot have both.”
★★★ (3 / 5 stars) While the romance was sweet and several characters were realistic, I had hoped for more details and intricacies and definitely felt like the very ending left me hanging.