by Melissa Kantor
Review can be seen on Books and Swoons.*I received an eARC of this book from the publisher but it did not influence this review in any way.*I loved this book. It was sad and funny and lovely and everything I was looking for in a story about friendship. I think the last book that I read that dealt li...
Picture your best friend from childhood. The friend you met in elementary school who remained your friend all through high school. The friend you did everything with. The best friend who shared all of your ups and downs. The friend you told your deepest darkest secrets to. The friend who shared ...
Books about serious illnesses have a weird pull for me. I know they will be difficult and emotional for me to read, but I also like to push myself to confront the things in books that I find very hard to talk about in real life. This is why I read books such as Maybe One Day - I know they will hit...
I picked up this book wanting an emotional read. It was as I expected but certain parts stand out to me, especially the letter. Plot: This story is about a young girl who best friend gets cancer. In the middle of all of this, instead of saving Olivia, Zoe finds herself. The thing with this plot is...
I know kids drink and do drugs. I know they make wrong choices and have inappropriate hook-ups. It’s just that I don’t want to always read about it in every single YA novel. As for the whole “growing up is difficult” trope, I have been there and done that, and it takes a special story to make me wan...
It’s a relatively quick read with maybe one or two moments that I felt authentic rather than not prompted out of me given the subject matter. Overall, though I was waiting for that moment where I would stop asking ‘is this where I cry now?’ Going into it I knew there would be some sad moments, but I...
Add another book to the ugly cry list. What a fantastically heartbreaking story of friendship. Wow. I'm blown away. Review to come closer to release date. Highly encourage this be added to your to read list.
Review to come...when I finally stop crying.
Nose Graze — Young Adult book reviewsI almost didn't read Maybe One Day, and oh my god that would have been a massive mistake! I think my problem was that I like romance books, and this is not a romance; it's about friendship. Those kinds of books usually don't get me as excited as romances. Then...
08/27/2013 Recvd via Edelweiss - Expected publication: February 18th 2014 by HarperTeen