amandasbrews's Reviews (454)

a telenovela worthy coming of age dramedy all taking place in a phone call? this concept has me hooked already

the author told me that she wanted to write this because she loves YA thrillers but there aren't enough with south asian rep and i'm so proud and excited for her for giving us this gift

a ya romance with street racing and tragedy that feels like it's going to absolutely destroy me

Ciera Burch has a delightful way of making a ton of different elements give off the same energy making this story really well rounded.

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Magical realism meet southern gothic about true love, the meaning of home, and the choices that haunt us? This sounds SO SO good!

They say that Palestinians teach life and I've learned so much from Ahed Tamimi. She's incredible and her story is full of life. I'm immensely impressed with the voice in this, it reads like a novel in the most positive way possible. It's approachable, honest, and sincere in the such a beautiful way. With freedom fighters like Ahed and all of us around the world I know Palestine will be free in our lifetime.

I'm far more interested in hearing about this topic from Palestinians but it was fine

my new comfort book, i cried 3x

Surprisingly captivating even in a time where I'm really struggling to read fiction

Incredible content but a little dry overall. Not enough to deter me, but just a note. Still highly recommend. from the river to the sea palestine will be free

A delightfully dark and angry coming of age story perfect for all the kids who grew up mad at the world. Bailey is brutally honest about the cruelty amongst classmates while brilliantly underscoring that the violence in classrooms doesn't simply appear out of thin air. It's too often that YA fiction highlights only the nice kids, so much so that even the flawed kids are hardly flawed. But Erdbeere allows Adriana to be angry, to be mean, to be hateful. It allows us to see where this kind of anger comes from. But most of all it reminds us that no matter where our anger comes from, if we let hatred bury itself too deeply in our hearts, we hurt ourselves more than anyone else.