Holy shit

3.5 stars

Wasn’t my favorite. Too predictable and honestly by the end I’m still confused on what the truth actually was. But I did like the creepy vibe

4.75 stars - the last 160 pages were so thrilling and had my heart pumping! If the book wouldn't have started being thrilling at pg 207, then I'd fully give this a 5 star. Highly recommend for a great thriller and mystery about an allegedly haunted apartment with a lot of twists and turns.

Thanks to the publisher via Net Galley for this copy.

Meet Cute is the perfect collection of diverse "how they met" stories. This anthology has it all, hard-hitting and dark to fluffy, or a break-up & make-up. I really enjoyed the diverse stories and how each story was unique or #ownvoices. To highlight some of my favorite stories I really enjoyed the stories written by Meredith Russo, Nicola Yoon, Katie Cotugno and Nina LaCour.

Overall, this was a very cute and diverse collection of Meet Cutes! They were all so much fun to read. Some hard hitting and others fluffy. Insta love warning!

I was also given the chance to read authors I hadn't read before such as Jennifer L. Armentrout, Sara Shepard, Kass Morgan, Emery Lord and more.

Full review on my blog: https://pucksandpaperbacks.wordpress.com/2018/01/02/arc-review-meet-cute-some-people-are-destined-to-meet-anthology/

I never thought I needed a short story about two band moms falling in love but after reading Fearless, I am forever grateful. Highly recommend this for a sweet, winter read!

I was sent an advanced readers copy of this book from the publisher, Scholastic. This does not change my opinions in anyway, this is an honest review.

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"Exactly. If I'm not too young to have feelings for a boy, then I'm not too young to have feelings for a girl".

CW: homophobia, grief

Set in 1977, Sam and Allie's story teaches children about the path to acceptance in many forms; family, friends, and yourself. After Allie's brother, Eric dies in a car crash, she and her mom move to North Carolina from their home in New Jersey, where Allie's dad is living. When Allie starts at the new middle school, Daniel Boone, she meets Sam, a quirky and outgoing girl who Allie later discovers she's crushing on.

Shannon Hitchcock incorporates religious beliefs into her story by showing different sides of how religion can shape others views on homosexuality. This shows children that there is a difference between faith and homosexuality. This book dives into the topic of the Bible saying that homosexuality is bad or an "abomination" which is said and discussed in the book with a Reverend who Allie goes to seeking advice. I absolutely loved this part of the book because it's the reality for many queer people.

I strongly recommend this book! It's hella cute and teaches so many important lessons into a short amount of pages. Any child could see themselves in this book. This book teaches children how they can help out in the community and at school as well as how to deal with hard topics. Also, a little gay girl who likes to ride her horse?? Can you get any more pure than that? Probably not.

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review via Net Galley. This does not affect my opinions. All opinions are my own!

I appreciated the inclusion of diverse, international, historical and current LGBTQ+ icons. But, it felt like this book just stopped at LGBT and didn't dive into other current and historical queer icons.on the queer spectrum. I would've liked to see pansexual, asexual and non-binary queer heroes like Brendon Urie and Sam Smith included in this non-fiction collection. Also, just one trans man included? As a trans guy that put me off. I was waiting until the last 10 pages to get a trans man included for my own representation. I appreciated the illustrations of each person mentioned, the illustrations were stunning and I liked how they just added a short biography of important information. I'm grateful to have taken a LGBTQ+ History class in college, so I was already aware of some of the figures in this book. But, glad to have learned about new ones as well.

Good middle grade with a parent trap twist but I really wish it would’ve went in a different direction. I also would’ve liked to see more perspectives from the dads interwined. Also, I would've liked to have the dates and times of the emails being sent because I was really confused on what month it was and it really would've added some context to the story. And the ending? SUPER disappointing :(

I received a copy of this book via the publisher. All opinions are my own.

This was probably one of my favorite stories and it tackled so much in a great and organized way. There’s a transgender girl who comes out and transitions through the book, i liked how it wasn’t the whole story but it was a part of Snap’s story — very important. There’s more lgbtq+ themes such as coming of age & Snaps mom was great! I loved how she addressed that Snap could come to her to talk about anything she was feeling. There’s also witch elements and I loved the illustrations for that! Overall, I highly recommend this when it comes out.

I looooooved this. I just wish the ending would’ve been different and now I’m craving more