Category: contemporary fiction
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Book Review: The Other Side of Tomorrow by Tina Cho & Deb JJ Lee
Yunho and Myunghee are kids living in North Korea. Every day is a fight for survival, be it avoiding soldiers, bartering and scavenging for food, etc. They know their only hope for their futures is to sneak across the border to China, but even there they run the risk of being captured…
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Book Review: Dreamover by Dani Diaz
It’s the beginning of summer vacation and before the start of high school. Amber, Nico, and their friends have a strong friend group, but when Amber and Nico confess their feelings for one another, they notice a new distance between them and their friends…
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Book Review: Inseparable by E.B. Roshan
Inseparable is the sixth and final installment in the Shards of Sevia series. I have read two other books in the series (Wrong Place, Right Time and For Better and Worse) and can confirm that the books can be read as a standalone. However, I would recommend reading the first book Wrong Place, Right Time first for the most context although it…
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Book Review: I’m Getting Married to Mothman by Paige Lavoie
It’s wedding time! This is the third and final book in the Mothman in Love series and it’s a doozy. A notable difference this time around is the addition of Moth’s POV…
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Book Review: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
I almost didn’t pick up this book because typically I can take or leave romcoms. Just for the Summer was nominated for The Global Book Nook’s group read at the beginning of the summer and I only picked it up in the last day or two of that month because I was waiting for a library hold…
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Book Review: Mistletoe Kisses by Jessica Baker
Mistletoe Kisses is a new contemporary/sweet romance from Jessica Baker. Though it’s a venture into a new genre, it has the same charm and feel as her previous books, particularly An Invitation to Tea…
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Book Review: A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey
A Stranger in the Family is the 11th book in the Maeve Kerrigan series, however, it stands strong on its own. I went into the book with no former knowledge of the series and was able to keep track of the characters…
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Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
This series has caught my eye for a while, especially when the movie came out. I’ve been hesitant to pick it up because I’m not typically one for the horror genre. I joined a buddy read which gave me the push I needed to read it…
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Book Review: The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
I’ve enjoyed previous books by Laura Dave such as The Last Thing He Told Me and Eight Hundred Grapes so I was excited to see another book from this author. I’d categorize this one somewhere between the two I mentioned — part mystery, part family-oriented drama…
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Book Review: Middletide by Sarah Crouch
I see a lot of people comparing this book to Where the Crawdads Sing. Though I’ve been curious about that book, I’ve yet to read it. I was kind of glad about this as I didn’t have a comparison in mind…