★★★-3
- Aug 31, 2022
Review: Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt (Spoiler-Free)
~ Thank you so much to Peachtree Teen for an early copy in exchange for an honest review! RELEASE DATE: September 6 ~ 'If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... coaches don't play.' I'm so sad I didn't rate this higher. I've had my eyes on this release from the moment I heard about it. I mean, seriously, you show me "modern-day asexual Kaz Brekker" and have "heist" in the title and I'm sold. But unfortunately, much like Portrait of a Thief I think this book fel
★★★★★-5
- Aug 20, 2022
Review: The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann (Spoiler-Alert)
** spoiler alert ** 'I don't think I'm particularly hard to love.' There's a wet warmth building behind her eyes, an ache, burning through her throat and jaw. 'But sometimes I feel like no one will ever want me. Not forever. No one will ever see me beyond how they can use me. No one will ever want me because of the way I am. I'm weird and needy and dark-skinned and asexual. I guess I convinced myself that if it wasn't you, it would never be anyone.'
10 gleaming, shimmering s
★★★-3.5
- Aug 12, 2022
Review: Stay Awake by Megan Goldin (Spoiler-Free)
3.5 stars Memento without the satisfying twist ending. Rating thrillers is always so conflicting. Because on one hand, I enjoyed reading this book all the way through. I found it engaging and fast-paced and exciting. But the ending was such a disappointment. It just fizzled away into nothing. Had the ending been better, this definitely would have been at least a 4-star read. The writing was a little stilted at times, but the premise and alternating timelines and POVs kept me
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