sarahsbookstack's Reviews (2.55k)

I loved reading about a magical school for witches, a witch who loses memories when she uses her magic and the plane crash that results in her waking up a man after 2 centuries who claims she's his long lost wife.

I really liked Selene's character. She was smart to write down things that she might want (or not) to remember after using magic. I love that she got a Familiar and it was a panther, how cool! Now Memnon- oh Memnon! He was deliciously hot and annoying and rude and I felt most of the time that he was pulling Selene's chain with the soul mate stuff. 

The ending! What a great cliffhanger.....so manipulative though.

The title really paints a great picture for the story inside!

Mae was fired from her job through a disastrous aired grievance about a large donor and in order to find work where her old boss (hopefully) can't influence, she ends up hours away with her half brother. There she gets a job working for a minister of a megachurch who may not be in the up and up. She meets a man she could fall for and a Cat 5 hurricane to contend with.

I liked the magical realism where Mae Van can tell if a person has bad intentions because she sees a silver haze around their face. I loved that most people in this book helped Mae restore her faith in humanity. The ending scene where she openly defies her boss at the church during the hurricane *chef's kiss* I really loved this scene. Mae is such an amazing character. 

At an elite school, there is evil lurking.

Finch gets a chance at being a part of Ulalume Academy, but she should be dead.... She drowned in an accident but she made it out alive, unlike her parents. 

But she's alive at a cost and it will slowly be revealed. She and some other girls discover a being called Nerosi. She is incorporeal and can grant a "step up" of your desire, if asked, but always at a cost. As one girl gets sucked into Nerosi's clutches, it's up to Finch and her crush Selena to rid Nerosi of this world. 

Ok.... Where are all the adults/responsible figures? This book is full of teenagers making big/possibly deadly mistakes and adult presences are nowhere to be found?!  This was a weird book and the horror vibes were interesting.

I love a creepy Gothic manor with nefarious things going on inside! 

Stella is a Dreamer. The manor takes information from their dreams (though I think it needed to be better explained what exactly they did with this information). The heads of the Manor are mysterious and a bit off...

I loved how Stella was able to find a way for her and her friends to escape. I liked being able to see some of the drags that Stella had and I need to know who this figure you never quite see in those dreams, is. 

The ending was a bit open ended and I really hope we get another look (book) into this world especially with the events and the ones who got away and the ones who didn't. 

This was a cute book about self discovery with supernatural elements.

Aoife is a mundane (non magical) girl whose parents force her to be part of their influencer/YouTube channel no matter that she hates it. 

Luna is a witch - a very powerful one that tends to make mistakes with her magic. 

These two will meet and then break up while a spell makes them forget each other. But somehow, the spell doesn't work like it should and they both have memories of their time together.

I liked that Aoife finally stood up for herself at the end.... With her parents and with her friend Karim. 

I like the fake dating but felt it was a little more like a very real obsession that was too much. 

Dmitri is super EVERYTHING with Olive. 

I think the thing I really liked about this book was the love that Olive had for her brother and even though she was away for years (because he told her she'd be better off away from him and their dad), she really looked out for him at the right time. 

I did however fly through this book and enjoyed much of it but a lot was just too much. 

Ellie is tasked with watching her brother (though he's 24, he has a history of drug abuse) while her parents go away to celebrate an anniversary. Fed up with his childness, she leaves input to have to return for a work laptop, only to arrive and find the house in flames. How did this fire start? Is Ellie to blame?

This brings up the past of Ellie, who accidentally scarred an acquaintance in a small fire accident. But she also starts to get close to her brother's friend Drew and (her brothers) girlfriend and there are suspicions on both of them.

The ending is very shocking. The book deals with the Covid outbreak too. It was interesting to see how the characters dealt with this during this other tough time in their lives. 

I absolutely loved this! A former boyband celebrity hiding out in a small town running a dog rescue? Falling for the local vet who crushed on him as a teenager? Such a fun plot!

Adam is living his life how he wants, but he's hiding away, rescuing and adopting out dogs and is just a sweet brother who lost his mom too young so helped finish raising his sister. 

Laney was a HUGE fan of the boyband Midnight Rush and Deke was her fav.... Little does she know, Adam was Deke. 
My favorite part was her falling for Adam and not knowing who he was until a hilarious scene outs him. But I love their connection to each other, even though it stays pretty strong after she realizes who he was. 

I (like Laney once says in the book) kicked my feet multiple times with joy and giddiness because of the cuteness! Adam is the perfect book boyfriend 😚

An eye opening novel about depression and how it can look like the person is just thriving through life.

Mia finds a note hidden in a painting her mother gave her (a year to the day of her mother's funeral) before her death, alluding to truths she never got to tell Mia about. 

Mia is also struggling with her boyfriend of 5 years and their stagnant relationship, her work- while at a Black owned magazine might promise a white guy over her- meeting the painter (Tyrese) of the artwork her mother gave her and how she feels more connected and comfortable with Tyrese than her boyfriend, and estrangement from her father and sister. 

I liked that Mia was in therapy through the book (even though she eventually realized she needed a Black therapist to truly help her understand her depression and hardships) but the mental health support here is really an important aspect of the book. 

This was cute and sweet and I liked that there was no real conflict. I really loved the second chance and that the MCs never stopped loving each other.

Keira is such a good person to go take care of her sister who is dealing with a disease and an absent runaway father and niece & nephew.

Dan is a good guy to help give Keira's nephew a chance at trying hockey by giving him lessons in his free time.

Of course it's awesome that Keira is a bookworm