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One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus My rating: 1 of 5 stars I really wanted to like One of Us is Lying because it sounded like it was similar to Pretty Little Liars... ( the earlier seasons back before we knew who the real A was.) There was four people in the group and somebody was supposedly the killer. It sounded like a mystery that was right up my alley, and it was a different type of YA book. It seemed too much like Pretty Little Liars to me though, and I'm sadly actually still a little mad about how that show ended... so my personal feelings towards that show probably got in the way of this book. I ended up going from chapter 6 to the last few chapters to find out who this person was supposed to be. I think I know who it was based off of those chapters, but I'm still not saying. It didn't surprise me who it was because it was one of the people who I thought it was. I guess all of the Pretty Little Liars episodes got me good at thi...

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han My rating: 4 of 5 stars To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han is a young adult contemporary romance book. Lara Jean has written love letters to every guy she has loved in her past as a way to let them go. But then one day her letters get sent in the mail and every one of those guys gets their letters. All right, I have to admit I was a little skeptical about this book because of the reviews on here. I even was almost about to put this book down at around 43 percent, but the characters grew on me, especially Peter. And then there's this amaaaaazing Harry Potter reference scene that happens later on and that really grabbed me because I love Harry Potter and I thought that was so cute. (I'm not saying what it is because I don't want to ruin it for other people. But it's worth sticking it out if the book starts getting boring. This book is very high schooly like other reviews...

The Ghost of You and Me by Kelly Oram My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Ghost of You and Me had so many feels. It was like an emotional rollercoaster. One minute you'd be happy because of something that was happening and then the next minute it would be intense. I liked how this story played out. Bailey's boyfriend, Spencer dies but he comes back as a ghost to try to help fix things that changed from the last year since he died. I liked Spencer a lot. It was obvious that he cared about Bailey. Wes grew on me in the end. I also liked Charlotte and Julia. The characters I didn't like were Bailey's old friends. They seemed very insensitive about her problems so it was nice to see Bailey make one true friend in the end. I really don't want to say too much about this book because I don't want to spoil it, but it is definitely an enjoyable read. It was a five star read. Kelly Oram is becoming one of my favorite authors. I finished this bo...

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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas My rating: 4 of 5 stars Newer thoughts: All right, I finished this book after all. I don't know why I felt like I had to push through this one. It was a hard read for me. But Rhysand was one of the main reasons why I pushed through the book. I did really like his character a lot. He reminded me of another Finnick Odair and that might've been why I liked him. And last two parts of the book do get more interesting enough, even though it was harder to follow sometimes. I didn't have too much trouble with the last part of the book. I guess in the other parts it was "too fantasy" for me or something. But I hate Tamlin so much and the third book has me curious because of how they ended A Court of Mist and Fury. All right, this is rated a four now, but to me it is actually a 3.5 because it took four tries for me to finally finish the book. But I only finished it because I felt invested into Rhy...

Tribulation and Truths by L.A. Cotton My rating: 5 of 5 stars I think this book was the best in the series so far. It's addictive, and there's mystery and suspense. I started off not liking the first book but I'm glad I gave it a chance. One of my favorite parts in this book was when they were playing spin the bottle at the party and Nate's dare made me laugh out loud because of his poor friend's reaction. His friend asked for it though. I also liked seeing more of Dennis in this story and can't wait to read more about them. I think I'm starting to like the new adult genre better now. This book was really a 4.5 to me, but I went ahead and gave it a 5 star because it did wrap up Ana and Jackson's story mostly. View all my reviews

The Traitor's Kiss by Erin Beaty My rating: 0 of 5 stars This book has an interesting plot at the beginning of the book. I liked the fact that there was a matchmaker and there were soldiers. But I lost interest in it for now and I'm trying not to make myself read books like that anymore. I might return to it sometime in the future though for now it will be on the DNF shelf. DNF @43 percent. View all my reviews

Royal Crush by Meg Cabot My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ok, I know what you're thinking. You're probably thinking, why are you reading a book that's for middle schoolers? Because it's a continuation of The Princess Diaries! I started reading The Princess Diaries way back in fifth grade. This book series may not be targeted for my age, but I think it just targets people who just simply want to go back to the PD world. I actually like this series a lot. It's about Mia's sister and there's less drama in this series than there are in the high school books about Mia. It's refreshing in that aspect. And we get to meet Michael and Mia's babies! And Rocky is growing up in this book. I'm actually starting to prefer the books to the movies a little bit more. I thought this was a cute, easy read. I hope there's more books coming in this series with more info about the old characters too again. View all my revie...

Salvation and Secrets by L.A. Cotton My rating: 4 of 5 stars My first impression of this book series was that it was going to be like another Twilight series, minus the vampires. Jackson reminded me of Edward, and Ana kind of reminded me of Bella. (I only read the first book of Twilight by the way.) I almost wasn't going to read Salvation and Secrets, but I was glad I did. There's sooooo much more than that first impression the first book gives you. There's more plot and there's more intrigue and mystery (and romance if you're into all of those sex scenes... those aren't too bad to skim on by though!). Plus in this book we get Jackson's point of view! He became less like Edward Cullen from Twilight and that was when I gave him a chance. The reason why this was a four instead of a five is because....Ana did annoy me a couple of times in this book. For example, she went out alone by herself even though she specifically knew ...

Garrison's Creed by Cristin Harber My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was good until about halfway...then it dragged. I loved the prequel to this book more, but just wanted to find out what happened after that. After almost 70 percent I almost put the book down but then I decided to skip to the last chapter and the epilogue. I liked the epilogue a lot and was glad I read that at least. View all my reviews