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American Royals Book Review

Welcome to the Washington Family that has ruled American for 250 years of their lifes being royals. The book is told in four point of views of Beatrice, Samatha and Daphne and Nina the girls go through their own battles and struggles we first learn about Beatrice who is meant to be queen one day, but when she falls in love with Teddy who her sister Samatha crushed it turned her sister life upside down that the two of them weren't talking and for Nina she liked Jefferson the sisters twin brother but he came out of a relationship with Daphne who he used to be dating but when Jeff and Nina got closer, Daphne became heartbroken because she loved him when they're dating and Nina took that away from her and Beatrice father going through stage four cancer so he could died so he told his daughter the news which really upset Beatrice and her sister found her crying then the two of them sorted out their difference Samatha also did the same with Nina in the end. I loved this book ...

The Boy Who Steals Houses Book Review

"Boys like him don't get the girl they go to jail  Two Boys betrayed and hated by everyone they're lost souls who just want a home to live their lives Sam meets a girl called Moxie who her laugh is like stardust but Sam has a secret that is about to catch up with him..." Avery is seventeen with a disability he and his younger brother Sam steal from houses because that how they've been living since their father has abused them when as kids now they're older its difficult for the two of them no one wants them around even their own aunt doesn't want them, so when Sam ends up in this house to steal he realizes later he wasn't alone that where he meets Moxie a pretty girl who been suffering to be known as mom to her brothers since her mother died from cancer so the two of them got closer and started explain their stories but Sam wasn't comfortable that his brother ended up being in his friends house because he ends up with this girl called Vin who...

Emergency Contact Book Review

We Follow the story of two main characters Penny & Sam, Penny is currently living with her mom when she gets a course to become a writer so she went to Texas and also meets her flatmates Jude and Mallory however Penny started writing a story about a baby who lost her mother which was related by a video game and throughout the whole course journey. she meets a guy called Sam who is the uncle of Jude the two of them became closer when Sam had a panic attack through his ex girlfriend Lorraine since she was having the baby, we learn the two of them never had good terms so Sam and her argue a lot in the book then Sam broke up with her then he and Penny connected more through texting each-other and Sam called Penny his Emergency Contact because if it wasn't for her no one would have saved his life. I actually struggled a lot reading this book that I wanted to Dnf because the writing style just wasn't for me they're times I just found the beginning so slow and boring but ...

On The Come Up Book Review

the story talks about sixteen year old Bri aka Brianna who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time but her family is struggling after her dad died, her mom and older brother Trey has been finding it difficult in the house they're living but when Bri raps "On The Come Up" in a studio after the ring battle she later realizes the world saw her that way and the song started to become popular her two best friends were happy about the song but when Mailk heard it he wasn't so impressed because he knew this wasn't what his best friend was and things went on and off for him and Bri in the book but the person who still supported her was Sonny and Bri ended up falling in love foe Curtis a boy who really adores her. I enjoyed this book a lot because Thomas knows how to make you feel being a black girl wanted to achieve the dreams you want to be but when the world labels you as things that you're not can be painful and annoying also I loved how reality s...

The Way I Used To Be Book Review

I'll leave some Trigger Warning *Sex, Drugs, Rape, Slut Shaming* I wouldn't recommend this book for younger readers! We follow the story of Eden a fourteen year old school girl who explains her journey in four parts of being a victim raped by her brother's best friend Eden has always been a good girl who her parents knew her by but once she gets into sophomore and Junior to Senior year to change her persona which leads Eden into trouble because all the guys she hanged out with she lied she was eighteen but legally she underage and loved this boy called Josh who was way older then her he was shocked to find out she was fourteen because Eden lies and hides who she is to escape by drinking and smoking with her best friend Mara, the life for Eden at home was her struggle since no being around her brother Caelin and ends up feeling like an only child. Wow is all I can say for this book because it is quite a raw and strong read also quite sad I enjoyed seeing Eden's l...

Call It What You Want Book Review

The story explains two characters going through their life struggles Rob Lachlan and Meagan Day who is the sister of Samantha Day who is pregnant to her baby and Meagan is told by her parents her family needed to act perfect so no one knew what was going on with her sister baby and Meagan end up telling Rob about it but what Meagan didn't know that he also went through some tough life-ship with his best friend Connor the two of them use to be good friends until Rob father was known for doing something very risky in the two that it affected Rob and Connor's father not to get along then it went down to Connor and Rob so after everything Meagan realized her best friend Rachael was comparing herself to Meagan because she felt so perfect and Meagan ended up the same way with her sister which showed that the two good friends were going through drama because of the boys. I really liked this book because I loved how Rob dad was portrayed because disabilit...

Summer Of No Regrets Book Review

The story starts of about four friends finishing their exams to enjoy the summer but they're all struggling with their personal battles they're Nell, Sasha and Cam, Hetal want to live a adventure with no regrets but things didn't end up that way for them which Nell ended up having a panic attack because she was with Cam trying to find her birth father then things didn't go to plan so her friends ended up seeing Nell in hospital to see if she was alright also Sasha managed to get on with her dad again after she hated him for his new girlfriend and everything went well for the friends in the end. I loved this book it was adorable about four best friends wanting to live the best summer of no regrets when things don't always end up the way you wanted I love how Mallinder made the characters have different point of views it made you knew everyone and the person they were which I found interesting I rarely read books about four best friends so when I picked this o...

Dnf The Secret Runners Of New York Book Review

This story is told based on a teenage girl called Skye who and her twin brother Red move into this new school and then they found out the world was going to end and Skye finds the future could be risky then she thinks it would be there some triggers: Suicide, Mental Health, Blood and vomiting and more so if you're not comfortable in these topics don't read it! I had mixed feelings about this book because I was loving it a bit in the beginning but later reading I felt bored in the story and it was all about rich kids bashing each other about things they had and also too much girl shaming and hate plus the period scenes were so unrealistic I agreed with some good reads reviews that Reilly had to seek some teenage girls to put Skye's voice into place because she didn't sound like a teenage girl at all plus how she had an ego in the end to acting like a rich girl didn't make any sense at all and the plot was so weak and the writing style was just my gosh its a no...

A Good Girl's Guide To Murder Book Review

This Story focuses on a teenage Pip Aka Pippa who wanted to find out a death of a school girl called Andie Bell who died five years ago everyone knew Sal Andie's boyfriend killed her, then Pip took the case as a school project to find out what has happened she worked with Sal's brother Ravi to find out who really did it however through the ending Pip felt sick because Andie's sister Becca admit she killed Andie because she was mad at her for hanging out with Mr Ward the Dad of Pip's two best friends Cara and Naomi and Mr Ward got arrested due to the fact of doing things to Andie which he shouldn't have done apparently Pip's dog Barney died and however Becca admit that she tried to guide him not to go in the river and that's how he was dead. OMG! I loved this book it was dark and tense, also addictive I couldn't put it down I wanted to know what was going to happen and this was my first time reading a crime mystery thriller that really tore my heart ...

All The Things That Could Go Wrong Book Review

The Story focuses on two boys called Dan & Alex and they both couldn't get along, We meet 12 year old Alex struggling with OCD he worries about germs and death things that would land on him which makes his worries grow however he is bullied by Dan because they call him Shark Face due to the fact Alex good friend was Elliot and they made him take fishes from the Museum pool and keep it in his bag when Elliot discovers the fishes later in his bag he didn't know what to do. so he's been avoiding Alex because of the bullying that went on, however Dan Mum and Alex's are  friends so the two boys got put in a situation to hang out together for the summer it took Dan awhile to get use to Alex but as time went on he and Alex began to form a sort of friendship which Dan didn't want Sophie to know Dan was also struggling to the fact he misses his big brother Ben because he ended up in prison for something bad that happened the whole thing made Dan upset to the point h...

Access All Awkward Book Review

Bella Fisher is back in the third book in the awkward series this time she's going through exam stress and also wanted to be more with Adam, we get to learn a little bit more about Adam and get to meet his parents and little brother too which made Bella very worried of doing so however Rach her best friend was a fan of this band called Rebel Rocks so she, Rach and Tegan booked a flight to camp out also to watch Adam and his band play but they're issues on the way two girls they met seemed as they knew Adam thought he and Bella had sex in his tent when they didn't and Bella in the end realizes the mistakes she done to Rach and Adam because she didn't want to admit some secrets to them and they we're both a bit mad at her and Bella was also mad at Tegan and Rachel for knowing about her love life but when it was the girls Marge and Lols were the ones making drama for Bella two best friends to believe what they were saying and doing. I loved this book a lot Beth k...

P.S. I Still Love You Book Review

P.S I still love you focuses on Lara Jean from book one and she going to be with her grandparents for new Years day and she is so madly in love with peter throughout what happened in book one the video of her being in the hot tub with peter becomes widely known from an Instagram account called "Annoying Bitch" which turns Lara world upside down and it was hard for her and Peter coping with everyone reacting to the fact they had sex in the hot tub when they didn't. Kitty wanted Ms Rothchild to date Daniel their dad so he could have someone in his life since Mr Covey has been struggling a lot since the girls Mom have died but he wasn't ready to date anyone at the moment then Lara Jean created an adult online dating site, so her dad could be with someone then her Dad realize about the hot tub video and Lara Jean explains she's innocent and that not the girl she sees herself at all so she wants to find out how the video was posted later in the book Gen confesses...

My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece Book Review

This book follow the story of a ten year old boy called Jamie Matthews Aka James and he's trying to understand the life after his older sister Rose death, basically Rose died in a bombing and it left Jamie's family really hurt and grief, they're trying to cope with also Jamie's parents relationship wasn't a good one and his mom left Jamie's Dad, so he and his other older sister Jas aka Jasmine lived with their dad, Jamie, when he meets a girl called Sunya at school that changes his world and mind against Muslims for him, since Jamie's dad blames them for killing his daughter in the bombing that was five years ago, so they kept Rose on there Mantelpiece to remember her and not forget how everything unfolded out for the family. This book was okay but it just didn't really connect with me as I thought it would I did put this book on dnf before because I think the topics were a bit deep and the writing style at times did annoy me words to "Cos...

AudioBook Review On The Come Up

The Story follows Sixteen year old Brianna (Bri) who wanted to be a rapper she lives with her mother and brother Trey and they're poor in home living and sometimes Bri and her brother don't even get food to eat or light, so the whole thing is a struggle for them and Brianna lost her dad when he started rapping about the streets that where he ended up killed her, mother which Bri calls her Jay because in the end when she left Trey and Brianna at their grandparents house five year old Brianna didn't know her mom anymore and started calling her Jay, her two best friends Sonny and Malik were always there for her until things changed Malik ended up liking this girl and for Sonny ends up wanting to find out who his mystery crush was, but Bri still took this Rap thing on doing interviews and stuff as Supreme was her managed but in the end her Mom wanted to be it and Aunt Pooh Bri her aunt couldn't be there since she been getting herself into to drugs again and not knowing w...

The Valentines Happy Girl Lucky Book Review

This follows the story of fifteen year old Hope living with her sisters and one brother, her family are rich people but her mother is sick and her dad is filming so it made life for Hope a bit of a Distance then she meets this boy at the train station in London called Jamie, they connected quite quickly and Jamie told her he's leaving to go back to school, which makes Hope feels if she can go to Los Angeles she can be with Jamie and also bring her dad back to her mother. but things didn't turn out that way and it turned Hope world and movie scenes of her and Jamie upside down because Jamie didn't feel for Hope like she did for him and Roz was one of her Dad's friends spoke to Hope to calm things down for her. I didn't really feel this book as hoped some parts made me felt bored and I kind of felt "Geek Girl" References in this book due to the "Ice cream Boy" and I actually didn't understand much of Hope's character at times, I foun...

Ruby Redfort Blink and You Die Book Review

This book is the finale in the series talking about thirteen year old Ruby Redfort and her adventures she takes for the last time, the books starts off by her parents Sabina and Brent going on Holiday to Paris which was planned by Hitch since he couldn't stand them annoying him. then Ruby wanted to find out the feud between LB and Bradley Baker who was known to be dead in the previous books, Ruby had a lot to take on in this book and life for her felt like a spiral of things but her best friend Clancy always came to recuse her as he can and the two of them tried to work out the mission together sometimes things didn't go well and in the end Bradley did end up dead again, Hitch was mostly throughout the book and he couldn't really be around for Ruby when Ruby felt confused on who to trust going through this battle. let me just say WOW Just WOW! Lauren never disappoints me with my favorite code cracker girl and I adored seeing the looks of ALL the characters in the end!...

All The Little Lights Book Review

This book is focus on two young people called Elliot and Catherine, they're both going through some struggles and Catherine is trying to cope with life behind her mother's depression things got worst when her father died but Elliot discovers Catherine in a tree seeing going through Grief but Catherine hated Elliot when he leaves without goodbye and Elliot Mother didn't like Catherine's family so two years later Elliot returns back to Catherine and explains everything to her why he left without saying goodbye Catherine then falls her love back for Elliot and everything sets off alright until Presley was missing but later in the book she was found dead by Duke one of the guest that lived in the mysterious bed and breakfast in Juniper. I really loved this book and how it spoke about young love it was very different to anything I have read in a long time but sometimes I couldn't stand Catherine's Character at times because I felt she needed to toughen up and d...