Puck Buddies by Tara Brown ⛸👠

Puck Buddies by Tara Brown
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book was a total surprise. I got it because it sounded fun and I am always up for some romance with a touch of initial hate, so I jumped right in.

It ended up being a mess. But in a good way.

So many messy feelings and situations. And messy people! I am not even sure I liked either of the main characters at first. Both Sami and Matt were huge snobs, the kind people inherently are when they are brought up in the world of the ultra rich and famous.

But they were also funny (Sami cracked me up so many times) and endearing (Matt could be such a romantic when he wasn’t so stupid). And I truly think both of them grew up and really saw their mistakes and their flaws and actively tried to change. That’s why at the end I could say that I liked the book. Even if I had to suffer through the crappy thing Matt did. ——-> spoiler alert —-> cheating, ugh.

Anyway, I don’t exactly regret the time I spend, but can’t say I am interested in reading more about these two. Though I have a feeling that they turn out alright in the future, the growth they showed during this story makes me believe they are in this for good.

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Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington 🌲🌊🏊🏼🏊🏼‍♀️

Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The premise of this book is delightful. A prank war going on for the span of eight years that is suddenly ended by a third party who becomes the new enemy and forces the two previous enemies to be allies? Uh yes! Sign me the hell up!

The book is all about summer feelings of invincibility and being young and careless. Both our main characters, Asher and Sidney, are really invested in making each other suffer embarrassment, discomfort and the plain old feeling of loserdom. This is the last summer before college though, the last summer... and things don’t go as planned.

I liked the book. I thought both Asher and Sidney really captured the way teenaged minds work. They were both funny to read and a joy to watch as they slowly come to really know each other finally, after all the years of vacationing together and never really get to.

I am not sure I can pin point the reason I didn’t quite fall in love with the story. Though I did enjoy it, I can’t say it captured me enough to read nonstop, or to make me want to read it again. But that could be me.

So I totally would recommend it if you are in for some light, summery read that will take you back to the days we could still enjoy the outdoors.

Stay safe!

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Review: Tweet Cute by Emma Lord 🐦 💙

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am a hundred percent aware that the statement I am going to make has never been uttered in my blog or any of my reviews on Goodreads, because this is it:
Tweet Cute is the cutest Young Adult novel I have ever read. The end.

Okay, not the end, I still have a lot to gush about. First of all, in an effort to clarify my previous statement, cute in no way means it is fluffy or superficial. It’s all the opposite, is brilliantly thought-of, gloriously developed, deliciously romantic and mulled over to perfection by its author.

This is the kind of read that gives me faith that the genre is and will forever be vital to literature despite what snobs might say. Because it reminds me that the feelings that make us feel like outsiders in our youth are more universally felt than we sometimes believe.

Both main characters, Pepper with her over-achieving antics and sass; and Jack with his class-clown exterior and overwhelmingly caring interior; are the epitome of teenage endearment. I love each one to pieces and wished for them to realize their worth. The slowly built friendship was a delight, to the point that when things start to grow but them and myself were enormously invested.

And the rest of the characters were also fabulous. I could practically see their family and friends jump out the pages, they were so masterfully written that they added so much depth to an already amazing story.

And their respective restaurants? Good lord, I don’t think a book before this one has managed to get me salivating so much at the description of food. I got quite a few ideas for my own cooking.

All in all I am sure I just stumbled into quite a YA jewel. One that is moving straight to reside in my favorites shelf.


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Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I did not know what to expect while I first picked up this book. Actually this is one of those few times that I just got it because of a recommendation, without even reading the blurb. Well, I think that actually worked in my favor, since I had zero prejudice and zero expectations.

Had I known what I was getting myself into, I would have picked it up sooner.

Eleanor Oliphant is a loner. Eleanor is a survivor. Eleanor is a lot of things, despite the fact that she believes there is not much to her.

Reading her thoughts made me painfully aware of how many people we pass by without a second thought, unconsciously ignoring their need for even a tiny interaction. Eleanor’s past had a lot to do with the way she is now, her lack of socializing skills, her lack of self-love; but I really feel like she didn’t give herself the credit she deserved. Thankfully, a couple of situations in her life now lead to an avalanche of change and growth.

I like that the book focused entirely on her journey into discovering who she is and what she is worth.

From the moment we meet her, though. It’s plainly obvious that she has a terrible past full of pain, and all through the book the build up to realize what it was was killing me! Well, my one complain of the book was that at the end the secret was delivered in a rather underwhelming manner. However that doesn’t take down from the rest of the story, whose whole point to me feels like a story of self discovery and self-love, which was greatly achieved.

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