We love making TBR’s. And exponentially growing them so…here we are! ( I won’t be including my current reads).
Among the Red Stars by Gwen Katz
Pages: 384
Format: E-Book
Publisher: HarperTeen
My Rating: 3.25/5
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Synopsis:
World War Two has shattered Valka’s homeland of Russia, and Valka is determined to help the effort. She knows her skills as a pilot rival the best of the men, so when an all-female aviation group forms, Valka is the first to sign up.
Flying has always meant freedom and exhilaration for Valka, but dropping bombs on German soldiers from a fragile canvas biplane is no joyride. The war is taking its toll on everyone, including the boy Valka grew up with, who is fighting for his life on the front lines.
As the war intensifies and those around her fall, Valka must decide how much she is willing to risk to defend the skies she once called home.
“Rise to adversity when it comes to you. Never seek it out. Don’t go to the front looking for adventure.”
WAITING ON WEDNESDAY IS A WEEKLY EVENT, HOSTED BY BREAKING THE SPINE, ADAPTED TO CAN’T WAIT WEDNESDAY ON WISHFUL ENDINGS THAT SPOTLIGHTS UPCOMING RELEASES THAT WE’RE EAGERLY ANTICIPATING.
Written by: David Yoon
Release Date: September 10, 2019
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Synopsis:
High school senior Frank Li is a Limbo–his term for Korean-American kids who find themselves caught between their parents’ traditional expectations and their own Southern California upbringing. His parents have one rule when it comes to romance–“Date Korean”–which proves complicated when Frank falls for Brit Means, who is smart, beautiful–and white. Fellow Limbo Joy Song is in a similar predicament, and so they make a pact: they’ll pretend to date each other in order to gain their freedom. Frank thinks it’s the perfect plan, but in the end, Frank and Joy’s fake-dating maneuver leaves him wondering if he ever really understood love–or himself–at all.
Okay so I don’t like the fake dating trope, but..
Hello everyone! So if you may or may not, Aladdin is probably my favorite Disney movie ever (right up there with Hercules) so after watching the Live Action film a few days ago, I was sparked to put together this post and I’ve watched all 3 versions of Aladdin being adapted by media. I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I would also literally love it to hear your thoughts and opinions! There is never 1 way to approach anything in media so I hope you enjoy my feedback about Aladdin!
I was always one that was scared of fantasy because apparently I thought it was too complicated and something I wouldn’t enjoy but honestly, I’ve really really really enjoyed most of the fantasy books I’ve picked up so…without further ado!
WAITING ON WEDNESDAY IS A WEEKLY EVENT, HOSTED BY BREAKING THE SPINE, ADAPTED TO CAN’T WAIT WEDNESDAY ON WISHFUL ENDINGS THAT SPOTLIGHTS UPCOMING RELEASES THAT WE’RE EAGERLY ANTICIPATING.
Written by: Renée Ahdieh
Release Date: October 8, 2019
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Synopsis:
In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she’s forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city’s glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group’s leader, the enigmatic Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of La Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sébastien’s guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.
When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose—one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface.
Y’all do not get me started on this.
This tag was created by buydebook over on Goodreads and I was not tagged by anyone but I saw it floating around as I was blog-hopping and thought I’d jump in and do it because book tags are so different and fun and so interesting to read so….without further ado…
WAITING ON WEDNESDAY IS A WEEKLY EVENT, HOSTED BY BREAKING THE SPINE, ADAPTED TO CAN’T WAIT WEDNESDAY ON WISHFUL ENDINGS THAT SPOTLIGHTS UPCOMING RELEASES THAT WE’RE EAGERLY ANTICIPATING.
Written by: Jen DeLuca
Release Date: September 3, 2019
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Synopsis:
Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating and inscrutable schoolteacher in charge of the volunteers would be so annoying that she finds it impossible to stop thinking about him?
The faire is Simon’s family legacy and from the start he makes clear he doesn’t have time for Emily’s lighthearted approach to life, her oddball Shakespeare conspiracy theories, or her endless suggestions for new acts to shake things up. Yet on the faire grounds he becomes a different person, flirting freely with Emily when she’s in her revealing wench’s costume. But is this attraction real, or just part of the characters they’re portraying?
This summer was only ever supposed to be a pit stop on the way to somewhere else for Emily, but soon she can’t seem to shake the fantasy of establishing something more with Simon or a permanent home of her own in Willow Creek.
Okay, THAT COVER THOUGH.
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Pages: 336
Format: E-Book
Publisher: Berkley
My Rating: 4.5/5
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Synopsis:
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases — a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.
It doesn’t help that Stella has Asperger’s and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice — with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can’t afford to turn down Stella’s offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan — from foreplay to more-than-missionary position…
Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but to crave all the other things he’s making her feel. Soon, their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic…
“I like you better than calculus, and math is the only thing that unites the universe.”
Okay, so teeeechnically speaking…I was not tagged to do this. But I’ve been craving a tag to do and nothing beats a good ‘ole FRIENDS tag. SO..after a trusty google search, I found a different version from the one I did a whiiiile back!
Without further ado..a tag post!
Flying Through Fiction 