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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell

    15th May 2018
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    Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell

    • Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Book, 2015
    • Genre: Young Adult
    • Format: Ebook
    • Page Count: 144 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐ (2/5)

    Maybe I missed something, but I did not find the stories particularly cute. They were only okay.

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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

    11th May 2018
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    Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo

    • Publisher: Henry Holt & Co., 2016
    • Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
    • Format: Ebook
    • Page Count: 546 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    Even more compelling than Six of Crows, I find myself loving this book. The story was a rollercoaster, unveiling new surprises after every sharp turn. A riveting book indeed.

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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

    8th May 2018
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    Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1), by Leigh Bardugo

    • Publisher: Henry Holt & Co., 2015
    • Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
    • Format: Ebook
    • Page Count: 465 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

    Oh my Saints! The whole plot had me on the edge of my seat, and my forehead was beaded with sweat by the time I finished it in an extended reading session. Please, not the dreadful cliffhanger!!!

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  • Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

    27th April 2018
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    Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood #2, Simonverse #3) by Becky Albertalli, read by Shannon Purser

    • Publisher: HarperAudio, 2018
    • Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Audiobook
    • Length: 7h 6m (352 pages)
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    I hate when assholes have talent. I want to live in a world where good people rule at everything and shitty people suck at everything.

    Okay, I really like this book. It hit home so hard. Also, I am an aching and happy mess hours after finishing the book.

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    Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

    20th April 2018
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    Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood #1, Simonverse #1) by Becky Albertalli, read by Michael Crouch

    • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 2017
    • Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Audiobook
    • Length: 6h 44m (303 pages)
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

    From: hourtohour.notetonote@gmail.com
    To: bluegreen118@gmail.com
    Blue,
    …
    Love,
    Jacques

    I figured since I love Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, this book might be something of the same sort. According to Becky, Stephen’s book was part of her inspiration.

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Lí-hó!! I am Hsinju (they/she), a Taiwanese book blogger, writer, and full-time grad student in engineering. Here, I mainly review books featuring authentically represented LGBTQ+ characters and/or written by LGBTQ+ authors. You’d usually find me going about life with my heart stuck in the last book I finished.

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