sam <3

this was actually really fun and ridiculous. i enjoyed it quite a bit. i have so many funny moments highlighted!! 
BUT. charlie grant is def one of the most annoying mcs i have ever read about. the way she behaved really got on my last nerves. 
anyhoo jj is clearly the superior sibling!! OH AND RODNEY LOML

Omfg this book was so fucking good, I'm kinda at a loss for words. If there is one thing I have a weekness for, it's a cooking/baking competition setting in books & this one absolutely delivered. Honestly, just reading about reality tv in general fascinates me. 
Even though I didn't think much of her in the beginning, by the end Rosaline really grew on me. Harry was a fucking cinnamon bun, Amelie was an icon, Anvita a legend and so were almost all the other characters, except for the shitty ones. Can Alan go die in a ditch please and thank you. 
I EVEN CRIED!!! AND THAT'S THE HIGHEST PRAISE I CAN GIVE A BOOK. 
It made my heart swell like a balloon and was also so unbelievably funny??? 
All the discussion around mental health, toxic relationships, shitty parents and finding yourself really got to me. It was so fucking spot on. 
Also, this book was wonderfully queer, so that made me really happy. 
Don't even get me started on all the baking talk! It weirdly turns me on. /j
And the romance was cutest thing on earth??? I HOPE WE SEE MORE OF THEM IN THE NEXT BOOK. SPEAKING OF WHICH, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT UNTIL 2022??? 
ALEXIS HALL, TAKE ALL MY MONEY UWU 

• what i liked:
- this book is very funny
- it is a wild ride
- i wasn't bored for a second 
- the concept is amazing
- so is the cover

• what i hated:
- the heaps of casual fatphobia
- margot is lowkey a terf if you think about it
- i hate sammy and avery
- i hate the conclusion??? 
- like the way it all wrapped up made no sense in the context of the story fr
- this is me being nitpicky but i hate when books use unnecessary exclamation marks!!! or RANDOM CAPITALIZATION
- imma forget all about this book in like 2 days so
- there is a lot more but I'll have to go into spoilers and I'm tired af

basically i don't think I'll be continuing with this series, toodles x

So, I just realized, all Emma Mills books have pretty much the same format and I don't mind one bit. I really, really love her books. This one in particular was so funny, I was literally cracking up multiple times. It was also sweet and the romance made me fucking cry (and barf).
What I didn't like here was a ‘trope' that was brought in, which is forced misunderstanding just for the sake of angst. Thankfully, it wasn't really drawn out. SpoilerAlso, is it really plausible that a famous boy band member would attend your high school radio interview? I think not.
Bottom line: I'll definitely be picking up whatever Emma Mills writes for the rest of eternity! (coz of course I'm immortal & so is she)

This was pretty fun lol. I really loved the writing of this one. It was observational and mesmerising. It read more like a mystery than this author's usual whodunnit-thrillers because here the protagonist wasn't actively trying to solve the case but rather twists were slowly unfolding pretty much on their own. I absolutely adored all the complicated family dynamics.
I wasn't too shocked by the big reveal but I didn't completely see it coming either so that's that.
Overall: totally would recommend. Check it out to get your fill of YA thrillers.

NO BC THIS BOOK WAS SOOOO GODDAMN CUTE???!!
This story managed to be original while being a good retelling AT. THE. SAME. TIME.  Also, my phat ass loved the body positivity so fucking much. 
I loved all the characters (or at least the ones that we're supposed to love)!!! And the ending!!! it was so sweet, im cryinggggggg

There's a lot I liked about this book. It has GREAT representation and is really diverse. It was at times really funny. The characters were v easy to root for. The overall message is SO interesting. I was completely immersed in the story. Like all of Lauren James' work, this was incredibly creative. 
But. 
The writing could've been better. I also felt that the execution was kind of wobbly. And I did find it arguably unrealistic. Some of the decisions the characters made were REALLY frustrating. This honestly felt slightly longer than it needed to be. And the villains were almost the cartoonish mustache-twirling type.
But, despite everything, this book was one HELL of a ride and I even had some fun with it. ;)

well, at least this was better than the first one. i didn't even plan on picking this book up because i wasn't a fan of the first one but then I thought what the hell. and...i didn't hate it.
the writing is nothing special at all and the neither are the characters so the only thing that saved this for me was the actual mystery which is funny because that's exactly what was lacking in the first book.
i think holly jackson should ease up on the foreshadowing though because that makes it really easy to figure out who is sus right away but at least i didn't figure everything out this time around.
i did like that this book was very binge-able. i finished the whole thing in the span of like 12 hours. and i guess i am going to read the next book so yayyyy

This is one of the best books I've ever read. THE best Emma mills book. Truly everything I could ever want in a contemporary. 
WHY THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER:
-it is funny af. im not kidding, i laughed out loud at SEVERAL points.
-the dialogue is sharp & witty & entertaining
-its such a happy book but makes me wanna cry at the same time
-THE CHARACTERS the characters THE CHARACTERS i wanna give em all a never-ending hug, every single one of em
-PAIGE AND IRIS, name a better fucking couple i dare you
-this book weirdly made me wanna be a better person??
-it's so tragically underrated
-and it's just instant serotonin
I love this book in such an intrinsic way, i can't even describe it. Going into this, I NEVER imagined it would be so good. Sure it's not a perfect book, hardly anything is, but I will never stop screaming from the rooftops about this.

It hurts to say it but this is my least favourite Emma Mills book.
I mean, I don't really regret reading it but this wasn't that good. While I wasn't bored with this, at some points I just felt nothing was really happening. It had some surprising twists that were great for shock value and...pretty much just that.
Also, some of the characters weren't nearly explored as much as I would've liked. AND at some points this book gets cringe-y and holier than thou. I personally didn't agree with some of its ‘‘philosophies'' .
Now this is starting to sound like a hate review which it really isn't, trust me. I'm just disappointed.
Signature Emma Mills writing shone through in this one (lmao calm tf down hoE, you've only read one other book of hers). 

AAAHHHHH I REALLY LIKED THIS
I love this book to the moon and back. The mental illness rep is just...chef's kiss. Eliza is such a relatable character for so many different reasons. I loved the web comic, the writing, the characters and the relationships between them (also internet friendships!!! my heart is soaring!!!). The family dynamic was really realistic, at least to me, who pretty much hates her family lol.
What I didn't like was how Wallace acted in the last act of this book. It really drove me mad. Fuck that shit. I was really rooting for him up until he went ahead and pulled that BS :/

what i liked
- how funny this was, i mean at the core of it this is not a light-hearted book but some parts were hilarious
- badass women!!! being badass!!! doing hot girl shit!!!
- what a fucking page turner
- i highlighted the living hell out of this book

what i didn't like
- the cheating & how everyone was cool with it
- how anticlimactic this really was, like i was expecting some epic shit and then it came down to it & i was like ''that's it? what even was the point of so much build-up then?''
- this book was just everyone being a horrible person for 300 pages straight
- killing camila off so that billy & daisy could be together
- wtf was that ‘‘twist''?!

bottom line: was this as good as the seven husbands of evelyn hugo? lol, clearly not

 This was my first audible original & you couldn't pay me to stop now. From the incoming of traffic to the whining kitty (HE WAS THE CUTEST), the sound effects on the production were SO GOOD. And the narrators killed it btw!! This is absolutely the ✨best✨ audiobook I've ever listened to,,,, 

Coming to the actual story, I loved it so much that idk what to say about it (...proceeds to write entire paragraphs). The characters were EVERYTHING. Vera was so fun to read about. She was funny, fierce, kind and quirky in the best way. And Cal is my book bf, I call dibs. He was the softest cinnamon roll hero ever????? I LOVE THEM SM. 
In fact, I loved the entire thing with all my heart. These two had so much emotional chemistry, considering they don't even meet till the last chapter. And all the personal conflicts they were dealing with actually got to me??? Like, I cried. Multiple times. But overall this book made me so happy I wanna S C R E A M. 

PS- HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT TWIST COMING??? I WAS FLOORED & I FEEL STUPID ABOUT IT 😣 

This book...ugh. I absolutely loved Rosaline Palmer Takes The Cake so I decided to try Alexis Hall's other works. Clearly that didn't go well. 
I hated almost all of the characters with exception of Luc's mother. Oliver and Bridget were THE WORST. 
Oliver is definitely one of my least favorite love interests I have ever read about. This entire book made me so angry. There were one too many conflicts for my liking. Also, that entire plot-line with Luc's dad was...unnecessary??? I wish we'd just been told that he is an asshole and that'd been it because it went absolutely nowhere. I was just desperately waiting for it to end. Honestly, I kinda wanna forget about it. 

This book is so hard to rate. I hated it and it was my favourite of the series. And by hated I don't mean in an affectionate I hated how much I loved this way. I mean, I really wasn't enjoying myself at certain points. But. Everything got SO. much. BETTER in that last act.
What I disliked the most about this book was the romance aka David. Yes, I finally hate him and have joined the bandwagon. What an ass. And I absolutely hated how Stevie behaved around him. Like, girl, grow a spine and have some self respect.
This is one when of those books where I was not the fan of where the mystery was going UNTIL the big expose where it all came together. I fucking loved it. It's the work of a genius. As underwhelming as the first two books were in that department, this one totally makes up for it. I loved the attention to detail to everything. The way it all came together was so fucking satisfying. I already miss these characters. 
Also, Nate. He's the fucking best. I need a whole book just about him. He better be in the next one.

This had a weak start but THEN I fell in love with it. It was just so fun and a complete page-turner. I loved the characters so much. It was unexpectedly funny and I surprisingly didn't completely hate David.
What I didn't love was the actual mystery. Not because there was anything wrong with it, apart from the pacing, but since this is a series, no real questions were answered in this book and it was just all set-up. IMO, it would have been better if each book followed a different mystery (like in Prep School Confidential) instead of just one in the entire trilogy. Also, I have no idea what the ending means. SpoilerLike, are David and his dad ghosts? Is this shit paranormal? Please, someone let me know.
I have to say though that I, like most people, am fascinated (and terrified) by true crime. And even though the one in this book is obviously fictional, that is the case with this one too. It felt so real.



TL;DR: SO. MUCH. FUN.

THE GOOD: 
-i'm just so happy that this book exists. not because the writing is great or the plot is ground-breaking but because I've never felt so seen. for that, this book will always have a special place in my heart. alice oseman is a treasure.
-the dialogue was really funny, love that for us
-so many quotes!!!!

THE BAD:
-the writing was at points was painfully juvenile
-certain parts were a cheesy fucking cringe-fest
-a non-binary character goes with ‘‘he/they'' pronouns yet ‘‘they'' pronouns are never used for them

where the fuck do i even start. i don't think it's a secret that i'm not the biggest fan of the first two books in this series (tho the 2nd one is better than the 1st). But this one blew my mind and shattered my fucking heart. this series progressively gets darker and darker which means PAIN yayyyy.
But let me start from the beginning. I was really not enjoying myself at the start of this book. I even thought it might be my least favorite of the trilogy but then at the halfway point EVERYTHING CHANGED.
Pip is kidnapped and we learn who the DT killer is and I think is this book ending already???. BUT THEN. bUt ThEn. Pip and Ravi become murder buddies??? Wtf??? And the whole trajectory of the book changed and it became a revenge thriller???!!! And I was fucking digging it?? It was so goddamn badass. If he will LITERALLY help you take care of the body, THAT'S how you know he's a real one.
I was so impressed with the amount of callbacks from the 2nd and even the 1st book??? Especially considering AGGGTM was originally supposed to be a standalone like...woooooow....holly jackson YOUR MIND. 
But then THE thing happened and everything went wrong and my heart was ACTUALLY breaking omfg. And then the SECOND thing happened and I was like miss jackson HOW FUCKING DARE YOUUUUUU???? DO YOU HAVE NO REGARD FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH?? (note: she doesn't and we love her for it!) 
I think I've only ever been this sad over a book ONCE before (and that was evelyn hugo, for you nosy fucks). i was so anxious for pip and these characters the entire time... 
AND THE FUCKING ENDING. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY. (that's a lie. i cried. because that last chapter was so

Oh. My. God. I'm in love with this book.
No, you don't understand, the amount of creativity one needs to create something like this...I'm honestly speechless. This was truly iconic.
The plot twists? Unbelievable. The humour? On point. The accuracy? Unmatched.
I've never in my life read anything like this. 

READ THIS BOOK OR I'LL MAKE YOU!!!

 Objectively, this was bad. Buuuuut,,,,,also fun. Sure the writing was kinda cringe at times, and the characters were kinda stoopid and annoying but I still wanted to keep reading. this book is clearly inspired from the cecil hotel case which is cool, i guess.
I WILL SAY, the big reveal was so obvious, i knew it the moment that fucking character was introduced. this book was also too on the nose with everything. SHOW, DON'T TELL, MADAME.
as a whole, the entire thing was pretty tame but there were a couple moments that got me. this book also tried to be super woke & it didn't feel completely forced??? so that's good ig
i hated how amatonormative this story was tho. i despise it when everyone (conveniently) couples up.

ANYHOO, MORAL OF THE STORY IS THAT MEN ARE THE REAL TERROR. 

I already know that this is going to become one of my comfort reads. I am completely enamoured by this book. 
It is happy and  hopeful and exactly what I needed. 
The way I loved ALL the characters??? Except for the asshole ones, of course. It was funny and clichéd in the best way. 
The romance made me swoon at multiple intervals and have I mentioned how amazing this cast of characters is??? Everyone from the main characters to the side characters rock.
We have so much representation??? MY HEART IS SOARINGGGG. 
HE POLITICAL ESCAPISM HEALED MY HEART BTW & FILLED IT WITH HOPE 😭
All the relationships in this book were so precious??? 
I don't know how to put into words my love for this book & everything that it did. JUST FUCKING READ IT.