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1/30/2019

Can't Wait Wednesday #14 - Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Wishful Endings.

I've decided to switch to this since Waiting On Wednesday has been over for a long time now. But its basically the same concept. Books that I can't wait to get my hands on or am really interested in that are to be released soon.

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Why I Can't Wait:
This was another book that I voted for on Swoon Reads and I'm so happy that the cover I voted for ended up being the final cover. It's just so cute and bright. And I so want the story to be just as good.
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Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen

Mia and Jake have known each other their whole lives. They’ve endured summer vacations, Sunday brunches, even dentist visits together. Their mothers, who are best friends, are convinced that Mia and Jake would be the perfect couple, even though they can’t stand to be in the same room together.

After Mia’s mom turns away yet another cute boy, Mia and Jake decide they’ve have had enough. Together, they hatch a plan to get their moms off their backs. Permanently. All they have to do is pretend to date and then stage the worst breakup of all time—and then they’ll be free.

The only problem is, maybe Jake and Mia don’t hate each other as much as they once thought...

Published by: Swoon Reads

The Release Date for the book is:

June 18, 2019

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1/16/2019

Can't Wait Wednesday #12 - A Soldier and a Liar by Caitlin Lochner

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Wishful Endings.

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Why I Can't Wait:
I saw this book when Swoon Reads was doing a cover vote or it. And I voted for this cover and it looks so cool.
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A Soldier and a Liar by Caitlin Lochner

In a world on the brink of war, four superpowered teens must learn to work together for peace in Caitlin Lochner's action-packed debut novel, A Soldier and A Liar.

Lai Cathwell is good at keeping secrets. As a Nyte, a supernaturally gifted teenager who is feared and shunned by the ungifted, this skill is essential to survival. Orchestrating her own imprisonment to escape military duty has only honed her ability to deceive others. But when rebels start attacking the city, Lai is dragged back into the fight with a new team of Nytes.

Thrown together with Jay, a self-conscious perfectionist consumed by the desire to be accepted; Al, a short-tempered fighter lying for the sake of revenge; and Erik, an amnesiac hell-bent on finding his memories and his place in the world, Lai realizes she's facing an entirely different kind of challenge--one that might just be impossible. But if this team can't learn to work together, the entire sector will be plunged into war.

Published by: Swoon Reads

The Release Date for the book is:

February 19, 2019

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6/20/2018

Can't Wait Wednesday #9 - The Supervillain and Me by Danielle Banas

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Wishful Endings.

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Why I Can't Wait:
Just because it sounds fun. 😜😄

The Supervillain and Me by Danielle Banas

As witty as it is heartpounding, this fresh take on the beloved superhero genre is all about finding your own way to shine even when it seems everyone else around you is, well... super.

Never trust a guy in spandex.

In Abby Hamilton’s world, superheroes do more than just stop crime and save cats stuck in trees—they also drink milk straight from the carton and hog the television remote. Abby’s older brother moonlights as the famous Red Comet, but without powers of her own, following in his footsteps has never crossed her mind.

That is, until the city’s newest vigilante comes bursting into her life.

After saving Abby from an attempted mugging, Morriston’s fledgling supervillain Iron Phantom convinces her that he’s not as evil as everyone says, and that their city is under a vicious new threat. As Abby follows him deeper into their city’s darkest secrets, she comes to learn that heroes can’t always be trusted, and sometimes it’s the good guys who wear black.

Chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads, The Supervillain and Me is a hilarious, sweet, and action-packed novel by debut author Danielle Banas that proves no one is perfect, not even superheroes.

Published by: Swoon Reads

The Release Date for the book is:
July 10, 2018

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2/28/2018

Love Charms and Other Catastrophes by Kimberly Karalius | Book Review #92

The Bookish Island's Book Review:
Love Charms and Other Catastrophes by Kimberly Karalius

Are there spoilers?

I don't really think so.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.

I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 4 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity.

Title - Love Charms and Other Catastrophes
By - Kimberly Karalius
Publication - May 17th 2016 by Swoon Reads
Copy - Paperback, 360 pages

Genre - Young Adult, Cotemporary, Romance, Fantasy

Sometimes love comes gift-wrapped…literally.

Aspiring love-charm maker Hijiri Kitamura was excited to come back to Grimbaud for her sophomore year—until she learned about the upcoming charm-making competition. She, along with her friends and fellow rebels, had worked too hard to free the town from Zita’s tyrannical love fortunes to allow some other charm maker to move in and take over. The only solution is for Hijiri to win the contest herself.

Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done, especially when Love itself has decided to meddle in Hijiri’s life. Concerned that its favorite charm maker has given up on finding a love of her own, Love delivers a very special gift—the perfect boyfriend, specially crafted just for her.

The Rating:

My Review:

I started and finished this book on September 24, 2018.

For me its much easier to divide reviews in parts. I don't know if it has anything to do with my English or that it just looks cleaner and aesthetically pleasing. Like the way I used to do it last year. But I stopped doing it that way to easily write a quick review and post it. So I'm going to go back to the 2017 version but much smaller. Using 4 questions.

Who is it by?
Love Charms and Other Catastrophes is by the author, Kimberly Karalius. Who wrote the first book in the series, Love Fortunes and Other Disasters. Which is the first book in the Grimbaud Series.
The way she writes the stories of these teenagers in the town where Love fuels the citizens and the way they live and feel is so simple and reads so smoothly. At least for me it did. I never felt that all the characters where all over the place. Mostly because I already knew the characters from the first book and felt they were fresh in my mind.

What is it about?
And in this book, it is told by Hijiri, who is a secondary character in the first book. A character that didn't make that much of an impact until the second half of the first book. But in this one she shined brightly. Having to get the boy, save the day and find out just who she is in her circle of friends.
Hijiri is a charm maker but she's shy about her gift. But she enters a charm making competition so that no other bad spirited person comes in and takes over the town of Grimbaud again. Like in the first book. And she also gets a gift from Love himself, a special made boyfriend she doesn't want but ends up not wanting to spend a day without him around. They fall for each other. And even though it was a weird relationship, it wasn't a quick romance. It was slow and real, despite the magical element.

Why did I read it?
I read this book because I had it on my shelves for a long time and also because I won it on aa Goodreads First Reads giveaway. Initially I let it sit on my shelves and "collect dust" because I didn't own or had read the first book. But then I did read the first. So I didn't have any more excuses for not reading Love Charms. So as Hurricane Maria passed by I took the time and read it in a day. No electricity or internet left me with so much time and reading was the logical thing to do with that much amount of time.

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Did I like it?

I liked it. I did.

I actually think I enjoyed the romance in this book just as much as I did with the romance in Love Fortunes. Both where perfect in their simplicity as YA romances. And the story of Hijiri in Grimbaud was great. The whole time I was rooting for her to do the right thing and be happy and not as stressed and nervous and shy. Because even though those traits made her awesome I wanted her to just let go, even for a little bit and she did just that.

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2/14/2018

Waiting on Wednesday #20 - Airports, Exes, and Other Things I'm Over by Shani Petroff

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases.

This is such a pretty cover. Plus, the plot sounds great.
Do I need more reason to want to read this. No!
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Airports, Exes, and Other Things I'm Over by Shani Petroff

A bad storm, two canceled flights, stuck in an airport with a hot stranger and the guy who broke her heart... what could go wrong?

After Sari caught her boyfriend Zev cheating on her, their romantic Florida vacation was ruined. She can't get back to NYC soon enough. Unfortunately, mother nature may have different plans. A huge storm is brewing in the Northeast, and flights all over the country are getting canceled—including Sari's. She winds up stuck at the airport for hours. With Zev!

When another stranded passenger (a hot NYU guy) suggests a connecting flight to Boston, Sari jumps at the chance. But when her mom freaks out about her traveling alone, she has no choice—she has to include Zev, and somehow survive being trapped with the guy who broke her heart!

Published by: Swoon Reads

The Release Date for the book is:
May 15th 2018

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7/05/2017

Waiting on Wednesday #15 - The Big F by Maggie Ann Martin

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases.

I'm back to writing these post since there are some books that are coming out soon that I'll be keeping my eyes out for. One of them being The Big F.

The Big F by Maggie Ann Martin

Danielle effed up. Big time.

Danielle's plans for the future were pretty easy to figure out... until she failed senior English and her single college application was denied. Suddenly she's in hot water with very few options, because honestly who applies to a safety school when their mom is a semi-famous "college psychic"?!

Determined to get her life back on track, Danielle enrolls in her hometown community college with a plan: pass her English class and get back into Ohio State and her mother's good graces. Romance isn't on her radar... until she reconnects with her childhood crush and golden-boy-next-door, Luke.

Between family drama, first love and finding her own way, Danielle can't help but feel a little overwhelmed. Thankfully she has her friendship with the snarky and frustratingly attractive Porter, her coworker at the campus bookstore, to push her to experience new things and help keep her afloat.

One thing's for sure: This time, failure's not an option.

Published by: Swoon Reads

The Release Date for the book is:
August 29th 2017

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6/09/2017

Love Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly Karalius | Book Review

Book Review:
Love Fortunes and Other Disasters (Grimbaud #1) by Kimberly Karalius

Spoilers?

Not sure.

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Title - Love Fortunes and Other Disasters
By - Kimberly Karalius
Publication - May 12th, 2015 by Swoon Reads
Format - Paperback, 343 pages
Genre - Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy

In the tradition of Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic, one girl chooses to change her fortune and her fate by falling in love.

Love is real in the town of Grimbaud, and Fallon Dupree has dreamed of attending high school there for years. After all, generations of Duprees have successfully followed the (100% accurate!) love fortunes from Zita’s famous Love Charms Shop to happily marry their high school sweethearts. It’s a tradition. So she is both stunned and devastated when her fortune states that she will NEVER find love.

Fortunately, Fallon isn’t the only student with a terrible love fortune, and a rebellion is brewing. Fallon is determined to take control of her own fate—even if it means working with a notorious heartbreaker like Sebastian.

Will Fallon and Sebastian be able to overthrow Zita’s tyranny and fall in love?

The Rating :

My Review:

My review in a gif. Which equals 4 stars.

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The Cover:

Although they say never judge a book by it's cover I believe the cover should represent what the book is going to be like or at least some aspect of it.

The cover is so intricate ad beautiful. With tiny buildings in bright lovely colors like the building in the book. And the characters with their partners. This is just perfect.
It kind of reminds me of the covers for

The Story:
Fallon goes into Zita's Love CharmShop to get her fortune. But is devastated when she finds out that her fortune is that she will never find love. Along with other unfortunate people who are in her high school, they try to figure out just who the mysterious Zita is.

Relationships:
There were more than one couples and relationships in this book but I will only talk about one of them.

Fallon x Sebastian
These two are incredibly cute. They both are unfortunate with their fortunes from Zita's. And they gravitate towards each other sharing things they don't share with other characters. My points that they are great and... yeah.

Settings:
I almost never like every setting I a book but I did with this one. The entire town is wonderful. The town sounds beautiful. Like its set in an Italy/Venice looking place, The school sounds cool. Yeah, I just really like this Love Fortunes and Other Disasters world.

Overall:
This book is perfect.

I adored the main characters as well as every other character. Fallon was very cool. First of all, her name is awesome, Fallon Dupree. And then she's just out the doing her very best despite what gets thrown at her. And Sebastian is just the best. Yeah, he comes off as a jerk and a womanizer but as you keep reading you learn to like him. Or at least I did.

There are the fantasy elements in the story that fit in perfectly. With things like fortunes that define your future love life and Cupid and spells. And I loved that in this book so much that I really want to continue the series and read the second book, Love Charms and Other Catastrophes.

And that end. Wow, that ending. Please read this book and love it like I have.

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