I've never in my life given one star to a book. But I'm done with Sara Shepard. I've basically read everything else by her and have always been uncomfortable with the fact that there are always inappropriate adult-youth relationships, where adults unethically and illegally engage with youth and it's just accepted.

I DNF this one at 63%. The story itself was great but it matters not because the kid's coach threatens him into dating her. I can't.

The Midnight Star came out a week prior to authoring this review and I still have not recovered. If this were an emoji review, you'd find a whole lot of shocked faces, mad faces, and then a lot of ugly crying faces. But overall, there would also be a big content face at the end because The Young Elites trilogy ended with the most beautiful and perfect ending I could have asked for.

Oh, I was scared. I've been burned before. I've been singing Adelina's relative innocence in her depravity. She's misunderstood! Look at how society and her own parents treated her! Who could blame a girl?

Anyways, The Midnight Star is a beautiful ending to a gripping tale of one girl's rise to power. I so did not predict the direction it was going to take and that is totally fine by me. Trilogies have been pretty hot the last 10 years so how does The Midnight Start stack up next to its peers? Share your thoughts in the comments...Here are mine.

Mockingjay: About the same amount of trauma inflicted on all of the characters we've grown to know and love. If PTSD was a thing in the world of TYE, our main characters would need a whole bunch of therapy, just like our friends living in District 13.

Allegiant: Well, you won't find yourself regretting all the years you spent reading and waiting. The ending doesn't come out of left field - you're walked through it and there's a satisfying resolution.

The Selection/The One: You'll know when The Midnight Star is over, it's really over. No second set of books (side note: I love The Selection all the way through, but I understand about letting sleeping dogs lie).

Ignite Me: We all love romance but The Midnight Star does not focus on the romantic relationships between characters. This is Adelina's story and it's not muddled by a love triangle.

The Last Star: The Midnight Star could have been a one sentence ending with 300 more blank pages and it would have been better than The Last Star. But seriously, The Midnight Star honored each of its characters and gave everyone the time and space to resolve what needed to be resolved.

YOU GUYS. Either I just got out of the biggest reading slump or everything I'm reading is AMAZING. THISSSS BOOK!!!!!! I laughed. I gasped. I said W T F a whole bunch of times while listening to it.

Maybe it was obsession, but it was also happiness; an escape from the suckiness of everyday life. And when you find something that makes you happy and giddy and excited every day, us fangirls know a truth that everyone else seems to have forgotten: you hold on to that joy tenaciously, for as long as you can.

Boy bands - and their fan girls - have been around since The Jackson 5, The Monkees, and The Osmonds, though most of us nowadays think of NSYNC or OneDirection when we hear BOY BAND. There's no mistaking the tenacity of the boy band fangirl; true fangirls will put the FANATIC in fangirl.

If the title Kill the Boy Band isn't piquing your attention, perhaps the overall sarcastic and funny tone to this book will. Four fangirls accidentally (sort of?) kidnap one member of the Ruperts and comedy ensues. What does one do when they have the object of their affection right there in front of them, albeit a little tied up? What if he turns out to be a different person than you imagined? How does one get their self out of a hostage situation one you've entered one? By killing him, of course.

Because the truth is, it isn't worth loving something if you aren't going to love it all the way.

Half of the book is setting up the fangirl setting and the other half is spent getting the girls out of the situation they've put themselves in. It's a hilarious trip, definitely for fans of books like Beauty Queens. You can see how they've ended up here, and how it just goes downhill from there. It's a trainwreck you can't stop watching, or loving.

What you don’t even realize now—what you will only come to understand in time, but lucky for you, I’m here to tell you—is you’re not going to give two shits about this band in a few years. In fact, I guarantee that this group that you admire so much and that you are putting all of your love and dedication and devotion into will be nothing more than an obsession you will be immensely embarrassed of having had.

Are you reading this book? Why not!? The Diabolic is top notch sci-fi that appeals to all audiences. Full review coming soon.

Mourning Train starts with everyone in denial, distress, or despair...Or all of the above. Our main group of teens has just experienced a traumatic battle with the caretakers, losing several core members, and entered a train going ...somewhere... On the train are newbs Teddy and Inez, who are not convinced that this isn't all a twisted version of Teddy's own Truman Show.

This week's episode is a titular week because it's the first real set of conflicts between the rag-tag team. I liken it to the stages of team development, and our ReMades are firmly in the Storming stage.

At the end of the episode, it's clear that we are about to see the caretakers in a new light, which will hopefully give us some answers on WTF is going on. I've been thinking about it...Is this someone's screwed up Heaven? Did they pluck souls out of purgatory and bring them here? I sure can't wait to find out!

You know what is the easiest way to get me to read a book? Send the author out on tour. I had the pleasure of hearing Shaun talk about We are the Ants at Bay Area Book Festival earlier this year and I knew that We are the Ants was going to be special. Of course, that TBR stacks up REAL QUICK, so the next best way to get me to pick up a book is to have a trusted friend recommend it.

So, here I am kicking myself for waiting so long to read this one. Make no mistake, We are the Ants is a contemporary story with a slight sci-fi edge. This book is a SLEEPER in your TBR this year. WHY is no one talking about this book!? I don't know but I'm here to let you know that you should put it on your radar before the end of the year. Or sooner. Like right now.

What would you do if you were solely in charge of whether the world continued or not? Of course, how you're feeling about the world at that time is going to influence that decision. Henry is not having a good year so maybe declining to push that button to continue the world is the right decision.
Yikes.

This is Henry's story of learning about the world and the beauty in it. It's not all rainbows and flowers but does that mean it's not worth living in? Truly, Henry's journey of self-discovery (this book is marked as "coming of age") is what makes this book so freaking great.

We remember the past, live in the present, and write the future.

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At some point, this is all going to make sense and I'm going to comb my way through the previous episodes looking for breadcrumbs. Until then, I spend each week gasping and grasping at the little tidbits the team of authors leaves for us.

You know, Serial Box said this week's episode was a game changer, and they weren't kidding. Threw us all off course. Teddy and Inez not only wake up on the island (in a modified reality TV set; oh, did I mention Teddy is a reality TV star?) but with a whole different set of robot "caretakers" (which have been killer in all other instances). I have a feeling the writers are messing with our heads, and we all know how awful I am at predicting things so it's anyone's guess what the heck is going on. Robots! Remade TV sets - and teens! Killer bunnies! Space elevators? WHAT!

DNF @ 65%. Too many characters with no conflict.

Frriiiieeends. Come a little closer. Let me tell you about this amazing book.

Timekeeper, the book that is written like a fantasy, but feels like a contemporary. Tara Sim is a dang genius because she got the world building and feels so deep in this book that the idea of putting it down is near impossible. This is one of the best paced books I've ever read. I loved every second.

Oh, these characters. Danny and Colton and everyone between them. Danny, who basically has the keys to unlock (and relock) time and Colton, the forbidden love who embodies time itself. They're both completely adorable and lovable. You'll feel for Danny and his journey, as he tries to save his father and simultaneously attempts to keep time in order. As you can imagine, there's quite a bit of unrest with the kind of power the clocktowers have. You'll also be screaming KISSSSSS through most of the book.

There's something really special about the world building in this book. I struggle to read fantasy when the world building is heavy, super foreign, or made of magic. In Timekeeper, not only does Tara weave the world building in, but it feels so natural and I can completely see it. It helps that she describes the setting in the back of the book, something I greatly appreciated.

So, can I have book two now? This is one of the few series where I am THRILLED there is more.