Wat een klein gelukje is dit boek! Als je de cover ziet en denkt: dit gaat de perfect comfort read zijn, dan heb je helemaal gelijk. Ik weet zeker datWat een klein gelukje is dit boek! Als je de cover ziet en denkt: dit gaat de perfect comfort read zijn, dan heb je helemaal gelijk. Ik weet zeker dat ik dit boek nog vaak opnieuw zal lezen als ik een knuffel in boekvorm nodig heb.
Ada is een van de meest herkenbare hoofdpersonages waar ik in lange tijd over gelezen heb. Haar gevoelens en ervaringen raakten me enorm. Ik vond de opbouw van het boek zo goed, waarbij Ada zich steeds meer weet te omringen met de mensen die haar een veilig gevoel geven. Ze leert steeds beter wat, en vooral ook wie, ertoe doet in haar leven. En het allerbelangrijkste: hoe belangrijk het is om de kleine gelukjes te zien in haar leven. Dat is meteen ook voor elke lezer een enorm goede reminder.
Voor Ada is Mara een van de mensen die haar helpt om de zon in haar hoofd toe te laten, en ik vond hen zo ontzettend lief samen. Ze hebben eigenlijk meteen een connectie en die wordt alleen maar sterker door het verhaal heen. Hun romance was zo lief om over te lezen, omdat ze zich zo veilig bij elkaar voelen en ze zo eerlijk tegen elkaar durven te zijn....more
Was sent this book and immediately dove in. This seemed like exactly what I was in the mood for. It ended up being a little heavier than I expected, bWas sent this book and immediately dove in. This seemed like exactly what I was in the mood for. It ended up being a little heavier than I expected, but I still enjoyed it a lot.
I love a friends to lovers romance and the way these two were so oblivious had me wanting to shout at my Kindle. But it was understandable as well, because they're each going through some really difficult things. Kenny is just barely getting out of and trying to come to terms with an abusive relationship, and she keeps coming back and trigger him. Han has just lost his job and with it, the chance at a green card, which is terrifying for him. So it makes sense that they both didn't immediately notice their feelings for each other.
The themes in this book were all on the heavier side, but the friendship, and later the romance, was so precious and felt so safe, because even before they started a relationship, they're all in with each other and they're each other's support system. I never had any doubts that these people belonged together, and I loved seeing them spend time together and grow even closer....more
Note to self: always read everything H.E. Edgmon writes.
I'm not typically a fan of post-apocalyptic stories, because they make me SO anxious. But I'veNote to self: always read everything H.E. Edgmon writes.
I'm not typically a fan of post-apocalyptic stories, because they make me SO anxious. But I've loved what I've read from H.E. Edgmon previously, so I still wanted to give this a try, and I'm so glad I did.
This is pretty brutal for a middlegrade novel, but it's also full of heart and hope. Millie and Rose were both very different and have very different ways of coping with what's happening to them, which was interesting to read and I think will help middlegrade readers understand that people respond to similar situations differently and that's okay. I absolutely loved the Lost Boys, particularly Ben, and the story became so much more hopeful once Millie and Rose met them.
This isn't quite 5 stars for me, though, because I was honestly expecting a little more from this. I felt like the ending was a little rushed, and this book didn't do much that felt inventive to me - I feel like it's a fairly standard post-apocalyptic story....more
When I read Sammy Espinoza's Last Review, I really enjoyed the story, but I wasn't convinced by the romance. Luckily I did enjoy it enough to want to When I read Sammy Espinoza's Last Review, I really enjoyed the story, but I wasn't convinced by the romance. Luckily I did enjoy it enough to want to read the author's next adult romance, because I definitely enjoyed this one more! It's so much about figuring yourself out at a later age, and that always really resonates with me. I'm also a huge fan of friends to lovers, and I loved how Izzie was so supportive throughout Cash's process of figuring out she's actually a lesbian. Izzie was already an amazing friend, so I was convinced the romance would be amazing, but she also gave Cash so much room to figure things out on her own while being supportive in the background. I'm also not always a fan of kids in books, but who couldn't love Parker? It was so touching how she already considered Izzie to be family....more
This was such a quick read for me, and I really enjoyed it. Noah is a very loveable main character, and she really took me back to how I felt at her aThis was such a quick read for me, and I really enjoyed it. Noah is a very loveable main character, and she really took me back to how I felt at her age. At first I was afraid there would be a lot of friendship drama, or maybe even friendship breakups, but I was so glad to see the friends working through things and their friendship group expanding instead....more
Queer middlegrade has a way of always making me emotional, and this story about figuring out you're asexual hit pretty close to home at times.Queer middlegrade has a way of always making me emotional, and this story about figuring out you're asexual hit pretty close to home at times....more
I love being reminded of why I love queer YA contemporary. Grace is such an interesting main character, because she's gone through a lot, which is undI love being reminded of why I love queer YA contemporary. Grace is such an interesting main character, because she's gone through a lot, which is understandably difficult, but she's also often in the wrong, and she doesn't always make the right choices. It would be easy to lose sympathy for her as a reader, but she never becomes unlikeable, because she's written in this raw, honest way that makes you care about her so much. This book is almost 400 pages, and it has so many different themes, but this just makes it feel like you get to know Grace so well....more
This novella has me hyped for a new paranormal romance series by Colette Rivera! It is a comforting small town, brother's best friend romance, with a This novella has me hyped for a new paranormal romance series by Colette Rivera! It is a comforting small town, brother's best friend romance, with a dash of magic to spice things up. The romance felt so soft and sweet, making this a perfect bite-sized comfort read for when you need a hug in book form. Aside from that I loved the relationship between both brothers, meaning I'm super excited for James's book!...more
I had so much fun reading this! It's a queer romantasy based on the fairytale of Sleeping Beauty - our main character is her child. But it also has weI had so much fun reading this! It's a queer romantasy based on the fairytale of Sleeping Beauty - our main character is her child. But it also has werewolves?? This should have been a very strange combination, and maybe it is, but it was so much fun to read!...more
Usually I know if and how much I'm going to enjoy a book in the first half (and maybe even sooner). This time, I wasn't quite convinced by the first hUsually I know if and how much I'm going to enjoy a book in the first half (and maybe even sooner). This time, I wasn't quite convinced by the first half of the book, because I felt like it focused too much on the DnD gameplay (S&S in the book), and not enough on the actual characters and plot. I've never played DnD and it all just felt like a LOT to me and I wasn't super interested. I also found it a little hard to read because Hollis, who's fat, anxious, confused about her sexuality and has self-esteem issues, hit very close to home for me and it was like reading about my own teenaged self. In the second half though, this book completely won me over, which made me raise my 3 star rating to a solid 4 stars. It was amazing to see Hollis come into her own and start being happier and standing up for herself and making so many amazing new friends. I still just wouldn't have needed so much detailed gameplay described, but I loved Hollis so much and found her so relatable. I loved the fat rep and especially the anxiety rep, and I loved that Hollis doesn't land on a label because it's all just words in the end and you don't have to know everything about yourself immediately....more
"I wonder... can you be in love with a girl and still like BTS?" Asking the real questions"I wonder... can you be in love with a girl and still like BTS?" Asking the real questions...more
My experience reading this book was very rocky. At first I felt sure I wouldn't enjoy it, and was even tempted to DNF, but then the writing started toMy experience reading this book was very rocky. At first I felt sure I wouldn't enjoy it, and was even tempted to DNF, but then the writing started to grow on me, and I really liked the ending of the first section.
Overall though, I didn't end up enjoying this, even though I liked the writing. The stream of consciousness is beautifully written with some quotes that really resonated with me, but stream of consciousness is so hard to get right and it's so hard to still keep the book structured enough, which is where I felt this book didn't succeed. The different sections didn't feel cohesive, so the story felt very choppy and confusing.
Read as part of the Read Around the World Book Club (Greenland)...more
I honestly wasn't sure if this would work for me, but I LOVED it. It's one of those books where I felt grumpy when I had to put it down for a while, bI honestly wasn't sure if this would work for me, but I LOVED it. It's one of those books where I felt grumpy when I had to put it down for a while, because all I wanted was to continue reading. I just felt completely immersed....more
I love time travel stories, and this one was a lot of fun. It has a very angsty, very sweet romance, and I loved the message of the book to not let feI love time travel stories, and this one was a lot of fun. It has a very angsty, very sweet romance, and I loved the message of the book to not let fear hold you back....more
Ik hield nog meer van dit boek dan ik had verwacht. Het is een geweldig coming-of-age-verhaal met perfecte zomerse vibes, een warme familie en vriendeIk hield nog meer van dit boek dan ik had verwacht. Het is een geweldig coming-of-age-verhaal met perfecte zomerse vibes, een warme familie en vriendengroep, met bijna alleen maar queer personages. Ik kan me alleen maar voorstellen dat ik dit boek nog heel vaak ga herlezen.
Mijn favoriete onderdeel van dit boek waren misschien wel Hannahs ouders: haar moeder en twee vaders die samen een relatie hebben en die er altijd voor haar zijn. Ik vond dit echt geweldig om te zien en als personages waren ze allemaal zo goed uitgewerkt....more
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