Title: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Rating: ★★★★★
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date: June 13, 2017
“So do yourself a favor and learn how to grab life by the balls, dear. Don’t be so tied up trying to do the right thing, when the smart thing is so painfully clear.”
Title: Into the Crooked Place (Into the Crooked Place #1)
Author: Alexandra Christo
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Release Date: October 8, 2019
“There will be no punishment or retribution. What did the law matter when there could be anarchy instead?”
Title: Our Year in Love and Parties
Author: Karen Hattrup
Rating: ★★★★☆
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: October 8, 2019
“Fine,” she said, with the biggest eye roll she could manage. “Bring on the star-crossed bullshit.”
Title: Now Entering Addamsville
Author: Francesca Zappia
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Release Date: October 1, 2019
“When your mom disappears, your dad goes to jail, and the whole town hates you on sight, sometimes you get it in your head to start doing stupid things to ease that anger. Stupid things like hunting firestarters alone.”
Here are some mini reviews for some of the the books I read (and enjoyed to varying degrees) in the last few weeks.
Title: The Beautiful (The Beautiful #1)
Author: Renée Ahdieh
Rating: ★★★★★
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Release Date: October 8, 2019
“But I was intrigued, for I possessed an errant young soul of my own. From Childhood, I hid it beneath pressed garments and polished words, but it persisted in plaguing me. It called to me like a Siren, driving me to dash all pretense against the rocks and surrender to my true nature.
It drove me to where I am now. But I am not ungrateful. For it brought to bear two of my deepest truths: I will always possess an errant young soul, no matter my age.
And I will always be the shadowy creature in darkened alcoves, waiting …”
Title: Suggested Reading
Author: Dave Connis
Rating: ★★★★★
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Release Date: September 17, 2019
“Books are wild things. You can’t tame them. People are wild things. You can’t tame them, either. Put those two together and you can’t know what’s going to happen…”
Title: Unpregnant
Authors: Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: September 10, 2019 Continue reading
Title: Romanov
Author: Nadine Brandes
Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5 Stars)
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: May 7, 2019
“Impatience was the grim reaper of all true victories”
Title: The Girl the Sea Gave Back (Sky in the Deep)
Author: Adrienne Young
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Release Date: September 3, 2019
“They didn’t understand that there was no such thing as a secret. The truth was everywhere. You only had to open your eyes to see it.”
