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November 6, 2019
Book Review: Sick Kids In Love by Hannah Moskowitz
Sick Kids In LoveHannah Moskowitz
November 5, 2019
Entangled Teen
eBook, Hardcover,300 pages
BLURB
Isabel has one rule: no dating.
It's easier--
It's safer--
It's better--
--for the other person.
She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis.
But then she meets another sick kid.
He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He understands her more than her own father who's a doctor.
He's gorgeous, fun, and foul-mouthed. And totally into her.
Isabel has one rule: no dating.
It's complicated--
It's dangerous--
It's never felt better--
--to consider breaking that rule for him.
My Review:As a whole Sick Kids in Love is a quick, cute read with a good representation of dealing with chronic illnesses. Isabel and Sasha's stories are relatable to anyone who suffers from a disease that leaves them self-conscious. I think it's a great topic for YAs to read.
As a character, I was a bit iffy on how I felt about Isabel. She's a little weird with the article or column or whatever she writes for her school. I kind of glossed over those parts. But I liked Sasha right away and I enjoyed Isabel and Sasha's interactions.
The best part, the tagline even says so, is that neither character dies in the end which makes it a sort of uplifting story instead of a tearjerker.
Overall, if you like contemporary romance with #ownvoice leads and an underrated rep, you should check out Sick Kids In Love.
My Rating:
October 27, 2019
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - 28 October 2019
#IMWAYR is a weekly meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date.
Hey Bookdragons! It's Halloween week! Do you plan on reading anything spooky this week?What I Read Last Week:
Spooktoberthon Check In - Week 3 Progress
Hey Bookdragons! Halfway through the month and you should either be loving the countdown to Halloween or having nightly nightmares
October 22, 2019
I Can't Wait For... The Wife Who Knew Too Much
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.
I found this author's books this year and when I saw her next book that comes out next year I immediately added it to my TBR...
The Wife Who Knew Too MuchStandalone
by Michele Campbell
Thriller
eBook, Hardcover, Audiobook (presumed), 352 Pages
June 9, 2020 by St. Martin's Press
BlurbTabitha Girard had her heart broken years ago by Connor Ford. He was preppy and handsome. She was a pool girl at his country club. Their affair should have been a summer fling. But it meant everything to Tabitha.
Years later, Connor comes back into Tabitha's life—older, richer, and desperately unhappy. He married for money, a wealthy, neurotic, controlling woman whom he never loved. He has always loved Tabitha.
When Connor’s wife Nina takes her own life, he’s free. He can finally be with Tabitha. Nina’s home, Windswept, can be theirs. It seems to be a perfect ending to a fairy tale romance that began so many years ago. But then, Tabitha finds a diary. "I’m writing this to raise an alarm in the event of my untimely death," it begins. “If I die unexpectedly, it was foul play, and Connor was behind it. Connor – and her.”
Who is Connor Ford? Why did he marry Nina? Is Tabitha his true love, or a convenient affair? As the police investigate Nina’s death, is she a convenient suspect?
As Tabitha is drawn deeper into the dark glamour of a life she is ill-prepared for, it becomes clear to her that what a wife knows can kill her.
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What do you think? Will you be checking this one out?
October 21, 2019
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Give Different Titles To
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish and currently hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
Top Ten Tuesday: 3 Books I'd Give Different Titles To
Last week we talked about long book titles. This week's TTT is all about titles we think would better suit books than the ones they were given. I could only come up with three. I have enough trouble titling my own novels
October 20, 2019
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - 21 October 2019
#IMWAYR is a weekly meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date.
Hey Bookdragons! Next week is Halloween!
October 16, 2019
Spooktoberthon Check In - Week 2 Progress
Hey Bookdragons! Halfway through the month and you should either be loving the countdown to Halloween or having nightly nightmares
October 15, 2019
I Can't Wait For... The Light at the Bottom of the World
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released.
I actually just found out about this book recently which is sad because the author apparently hasn't had much promotion of it and it's about to come out. So let's shine some light on...
The Light at the Bottom of the WorldThe Light at the Bottom of the World Book 1
by London Shah
YA Sci-Fi
eBook, Hardcover, Audiobook, 320 Pages
October 29, 2019 by Disney-Hyperion
BlurbHope had abandoned them to the wrath of all the waters.
At the end of the twenty-first century, the world has changed dramatically, but life continues one thousand feet below the ocean's surface. In Great Britain, sea creatures swim among the ruins of Big Ben and the Tower of London, and citizens waver between fear and hope; fear of what lurks in the abyss, and hope that humanity will soon discover a way to reclaim the Earth.
Meanwhile, sixteen-year-old Leyla McQueen has her own problems to deal with. Her father's been arrested, accused of taking advantage of victims of the Seasickness-a debilitating malaise that consumes people,often claiming their lives. But Leyla knows he's innocent, and all she's interested in is getting him back so that their lives can return to normal.
When she's picked to race in the action-packed London Submersible Marathon, Leyla gets the chance to secure his freedom; the Prime Minister promises the champion whatever their heart desires. The race takes an unexpected turn, though, and presents her with an opportunity she never wanted: Leyla must venture outside of London for the first time in her life, to find and rescue her father herself.
Now, she'll have to brave the unfathomable waters and defy a corrupt government determined to keep its secrets, all the while dealing with a secretive, hotheaded companion she never asked for in the first place. If she fails, or falls prey to her own fears, she risks capture–and her father might be lost forever.
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What do you think? Will you be checking this one out?
October 14, 2019
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Extraordinary Book Titles
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish and currently hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Extraordinarily Long Book Titles
This week's TTT is all about extraordinary book titles. I'm making a spin on this by mentioning ten books with really long titles (5+ words)
1. We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
2. All We Left Behind: Virginia Reed and the Donner Party by Nancy Herman
3. Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein's Creator by Catherine Reef
4. A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
5.The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer
6.The Witch Doesn't Burn in this One by Amanda Lovelace
7. Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian
8. Rude Awakenings of A Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
9. Top Ten Uses for An Unworn Prom Dress by Tina Ferraro
10.The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future by Veronica Roth
What do you think of books with really long titles? Do you find them a pain to repeat? Do you abbreviate them?Let me know which books you picked in the comments or drop me a link to your TTT!Happy Reading Bookdragons!
October 13, 2019
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - 14 October 2019
#IMWAYR is a weekly meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date.
Hey Bookdragons! Can you believe we're almost halfway through October? It's insane! What I Read Last Week:
