Hellooooooo! YES, I know this is WAYYYY overdue and it’s also been a while since I have posted on here but please bear with me. My work schedule, class schedule, and home life is a little hectic right now but I promise I will NEVER LEAVE YOU GUYS!
So without further ado (because it’s already late lol) let’s get into it!
I actually had a pretty productive month for the month of May; there was one day before my work started that I literally read THE ENTIRE DAY AND FINISHED A WHOLE BOOK (start to end) and it was great!!!
One of the books I read was Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
- I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- When I finished the book I was super excited to start the next book (I literally went on Amazon and bought it within 2 minutes of finishing it)
- I love how there are so many different perspectives because there are so many characters
- I’ve heard this is a “Game of Thrones for a YA audience” and I cannot tell you if that’s true or not because I don’t watch or haven’t read Game of Thrones soooo… yeahhhh
- My favorite character: Princess Cleo
- Least favorite character: Prince Magnus
- Recommend? OF COURSE
Another book I read was The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Adieh
- I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- CAN I JUST SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS BOOK
- The writing is so beautiful and elegant; the imagery set such a beautiful picture in my head for the story
- I read A Thousand And One Nights in high school and since this is a retelling it was really interesting to see how she used certain elements of the original story
- Favorite character: The prince (SO MUCH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT)
- Least favorite character: Shazi (I know I should love her but she kind of annoyed me)
- Recommend? Yes
Next: Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
- I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Not as good as the first book but I still love how she uses the whole concept of inter-dimensional travel
- PAUL WILL FOREVER AND EVER BE MY FAVORITE FICTIONAL BOYFRIEND
- Nothing will ever beat the Russia-verse
- Favorite Character: Paul duh
- Least favorite character: Theo
- Recommend? Yes
Another book I read was Phantom Limbs by Paula Garner
- I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- This is a contemporary book which is usually not my forte but I inhaled this book; I literally finished it in one day (as mentioned earlier)
- I work at a pool this summer so it was kind of cool to have a book set around swimmers and in the summer time
- It incorporated disabilities (one of the characters is an amputee, hence the title “phantom limbs”), and others go through PTSD and it’s evident throughout the story
- Recommend? YES
Last but certainly not least, I read 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
- I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐
- This is the definition of contemporary YA books
- It was a cute and quick read; but it was kind of cheesy
- I do want to say that I am a little jealous that she backpacked around Europe BY HERSELF at age like 17 (my mom would kill me)
- Recommend? Eh.. If contemporary is your thing then go for it
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