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Review: Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman

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  Heartstopper: Volume Two Alice Oseman Hodder Children’s Books Published July 11, 2019 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Heartstopper: Volume Two Nick and Charlie are best friends. Nick knows Charlie’s gay, and Charlie is sure that Nick isn’t. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is discovering all kinds of things about his friends, his family … and himself. Praise for the Heartstopper series: Kirkus Reviews Best YA Romance of 2020 “Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book.” — Rainbow Rowell, author of  Carry On “You’ll smile watching Charlie and Nick open up to one another, and sigh as they tiptoe into romance… falling in love doesn’t get more charming than this.” — Ngozi Ukazu,  New York Times  bestselling author of  Check, Please! * “Nick and Charlie’s lighthearted and tender romance is delightful, and the genuine heart present in the characters makes for a wholesome and uplifting ride… Incredibly lovable from start to finish. ” — 

Review: Don’t Call Me a Hurricane by Ellen Hagan

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  Don’t Call Me a Hurricane Ellen Hagan Bloomsbury Published July 19, 2022 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Don’t Call Me a Hurricane An affecting and resonant YA novel in verse that explores family, community, the changing ocean tides, and what it means to fall in love with someone who sees the world in a different way. It’s been five years since a hurricane ravaged Eliza Marino’s life and home in her quiet town on the Jersey shore. Now a senior in high school, Eliza is passionate about fighting climate change-starting with saving Clam Cove Reserve, an area of marshland that is scheduled to be turned into buildable lots. Protecting the island helps Eliza deal with her lingering trauma from the storm, but she still can’t shake the fear that something will come along and wash out her life once again. When Eliza meets Milo Harris at a party, she tries to hate him. Milo is one of the rich tourists who flock to the island every summer. But after Eliza reluctantly agrees to give Milo sur

Review: Youngblood by Sasha Laurens

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  Youngblood Sasha Laurens Razorbill Published July 19, 2022 Amazon  |  Bookshop  |  Goodreads About Youngblood For fans of VAMPIRE DIARIES and dark academia, two queer teen bloodsuckers at an elite vampire-only boarding school must go up against all of Vampirdom when they uncover a frightening conspiracy on campus. Kat Finn and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, they must drink Hema, an expensive synthetic blood substitute, to survive, as nearly all of humanity has been infected by a virus that’s fatal to vampires. Kat isn’t looking forward to an immortal life of barely scraping by, but when she learns she’s been accepted to the Harcote School, a prestigious prep school that’s secretly vampires-only, she knows her fortune is about to change. Taylor Sanger has grown up in the wealthy vampire world, but she’s tired of its backward, conservative values—especially when it comes to sexuality, since she’s an out-and-proud lesbian. She only has to su

Review: Long Story Short by Serena Kaylor

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  Long Story Short Serena Kaylor Wednesday Books Published July 26, 2022 Amazon  |  Bookshop  |  Goodreads About Long Story Short Growing up homeschooled in Berkeley, California, Beatrice Quinn is a statistical genius who has dreamed her whole life of discovering new mathematical challenges at a school like Oxford University. She always thought the hardest part would be getting in, not convincing her parents to let her go. But while math has always made sense to Beatrice, making friends is a problem she hasn’t been able to solve, so her parents are worried about sending her halfway across the world. The compromise: the Connecticut Shakespearean Summer Academy and a detailed list of teenage milestones to check off. She has six weeks to show her parents she can pull off the role of “normal” teenager and won’t spend the rest of her life hiding in a library. Unfortunately, hearts and hormones don’t follow any rules, and there is no equation for teenage interactions. When she’s adopted by a

Review: Full Flight by Ashley Schumacher

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  Beating Heart Baby Lio Min Flatiron Books Published July 26, 2022 Amazon  |  Bookshop  |  Goodreads About Beating Heart Baby Lio Min’s  Beating Heart Baby  is an “achingly romantic” ( Publishers Weekly , starred review) love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rock. When artistic and sensitive Santi arrives at his new high school, everyone in the wildly talented marching band welcomes him with open arms. Everyone except for the prickly, proud musical prodigy Suwa, who doesn’t think Santi has what it takes to be in the band. But Santi and Suwa share painful pasts, and when they open up to each other, a tentative friendship begins. And soon, that friendship turns into something more. . . . Will their fresh start rip at the seams as Suwa seeks out a solo spotlight, and both boys come to terms with what it’ll take, and what they’ll have to let go, to realize their dreams? My Review I had to read the first chapter of this book twice because the first time, I felt like I didn’