/I’m gonna apologize ahead of time for any sudden transition to lapslock, it’s become a habit. Me: a queer dfab Chinese-American teen who likes to sing (but can’t sing high notes and can only kinda sorta sing low) Noteworthy MC: a queer Chinese-American teen girl who likes to sing (and can’t sing high notes but […]
There’s something about sad beautiful hopeful books that I can never shake off- Jasmine Warga’s debut novel, being one of them. Maybe it’s because it somehow makes me think about life and humanity among many other things. Maybe it’s because the characters and the words crawl into my heart, light it up with a spark […]
“And once again in my new world full of heartache and lies, this hopeless boy somehow finds a way to make me smile.” This is the first time I’ve read Colleen Hoover and I was easily impressed by her beautiful writing style. The preview chapter was very dramatic but it definitely made you curious. I […]
The Rules of You and Me 1. Be honest. Don’t complicate things. 2. Do what scares you the most. 3. Always do the thing that could get you arrested. 4. Don’t be afraid of reality. Hannah Cohen has always been about rules. Her parents’ rules. All her life she’s lived by them. For the summer […]
“Whatever you need, I will find a way to get it to you. I will give you the moon, and more.” Emaline has lived in Colby all her life. There, she has a loving family and a perfect boyfriend. But Emaline’s father, and an outsider who’s arrived for the summer, Theo, encourages her to look […]
“I peek over at him, I begin to understand that he probably won’t forget me, that he thinks there’s something inside me worth knowing.” Kate is working as a camp counselor for the summer. After so many years, here in camp, is where she meets again the boy who gave her her first kiss. (He’s […]
