Ugh. It’s fine. Not every book you read will change your life. Not every book on BookTok is earth-shattering. Sometimes the movie IS better. These are all books our readers thought were ok. We’re sharing them in November because it’s probably dreary or whatever. Read these books or don’t. They’re probably better or worse books out there. *shrugs and pulls hoodie over face*
“King’s Cage” by Victoria Aveyard
3/5 Stars ★★★
Why did you like or dislike this book? I feel the whole series (Red Queen) had an amazing plot and story. The concept and plot twists were very intriguing. But I also felt like the actual writing wasn’t great, it was just kinda meh. I just didn’t fully connect with all the character’s feelings and emotions or motives for doing things. Although I do feel like it got better through the books.
Three words that describe this book: dystopian, action, royalty
Pick up this book if: You like dystopian fiction with interesting government/royalty, YA fantasies with people that have powers/special abilities.
“The Seven Year Slip” by Ashley Poston
3/5 Stars ★★★
Why did you like or dislike this book? It wasn’t my favorite, but it wasn’t bad.
Three words that describe this book: yellow, cheesy, lemons
Pick up this book if: You like magical realism and cheesy romance novels
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Amy Han
3/5 Stars ★★★
Why did you like or dislike this book? It was kind of slow and a little boring.
Three words that describe this book: Short, slow, boring
Pick up this book if: You like slower books
“Binding 13” by Chloe Walsh
2/5 Stars ★★
Why did you like or dislike this book? I was not a fan of the dialog or style of writing and felt like the storyline was overdone. It wasn’t a bad book, just very cliche and not new or fresh.
Three words that describe this book: Found-family, relationships, cliche
Pick up this book if: You want an easy-to-read story about love and found family.
“Two Degrees” by Alan Gratz
3/5 Stars ★★★
Why did you like or dislike this book? I thought it was fine. It was talking about something that needed attention so that was good but it was just written for a younger audience. So although his books support good causes I won’t choose to keep reading them because they do feel like they are written for a young audience.
Three words that describe this book: Global warming, disastrous
Pick up this book if: You want to understand more about global warming and how it affects different things.
