The king and queen of contemporary came together to write the epic love story we deserve…kind of. Continue reading “What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera”
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We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
I don’t think I am emotionally ready for this, but here goes nothing.
We Are the Ants. What a book.
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Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris
Day 5 and we already finished a book this year (practically in one day once I actually sat down to read). Continue reading “Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris”
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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Y’all ready for this?
Alex and Eliza by Melissa De La Cruz
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Alex and Eliza. This book is tough for me.
I’ll get this out of the way now– I did thoroughly enjoy this book. It was entertaining, compelling, and had, for the most part, authentic characters.
Alex was portrayed precisely as he should have been, a condescending ass with a soft spot for Eliza Schuyler. His sassy nature was undoubtedly part of his charm as he was never blatantly rude, only bothersome. There is a fine line between being annoying and being hurtful as a form of affection and De La Cruz was very careful to put Alex on the former side. By adding this playful nature, he was charming and precisely the right kind of challenging for Eliza Schuyler. Eliza was sort of disappointing. She kept her nose in the air and was very headstrong, but she was simultaneously 2 dimensional and lukewarm Continue reading “Alex and Eliza by Melissa De La Cruz”
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