\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nAn (anxious) travel influencer, a sister (first and forever), a (hopefully) future award winner.<\/p>\n
Against her mother\u2019s wishes, Abby Martins drops out of university to follow her dream: share her travel stories with the world.
But what, and most importantly, who, will she risk to lose on her way?<\/p>\n
Us Against The Likes is a heartwarming college-aged YA book about how social media shapes us \u2013 and changes us. Perfect for fans of Amelia Diane Coombs and Kara McDowell.
My awesome little sister\u2019s debut novel!! And no, I\u2019m not biased at all! I\u2019ve read enough books to know a good one and this one is fantastic! This story is all about the unbreakable bond between sisters<\/strong>, the every day struggle of anxiety and how social media can become too consuming. The writing is filled with emotions<\/strong>, I just couldn\u2019t read fast enough! If you\u2019re into contemporary, I 100% recommend!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl, Joya Goffney<\/h3>\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nThe second novel about a preacher\u2019s daughter in small-town Texas and her journey toward loving herself and her body.
After two years of trying and failing, her boyfriend breaks up with her. To win him back, Monique teams up with straight-laced church girl Sasha\u2013who is surprisingly knowledgeable about Monique\u2019s condition\u2013as well as Reggie, the misunderstood bad boy who always makes a ruckus at church, and together they embark upon a top-secret search for the cure.<\/p>\n
While on their quest, Monique discovers the value of a true friend and the wonders of a love that accepts her for who she is. Despite everyone\u2019s opinions about her virtue, she learns to live for herself.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
This book is a real gem<\/strong>! It\u2019s about a preacher\u2019s daughter in small-town Texas and her journey toward loving herself and her body. It totally took me by surprise, it was heartfelt and inspiring. I loved the characters, the friendships and how the romance blossomed. I laughed and even shed a few tears. A genuine story of self love<\/strong>, body positivity and found family. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Past Present Future, Rachel Lynn Solomon<\/h3>\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nThey fell for each other in just twenty-four hours. Now Rowan and Neil embark on a long-distance relationship during their first year of college in this romantic, dual points of view sequel to Today Tonight Tomorrow .<\/p>\n
When longtime rivals Rowan Roth and Neil McNair confessed their feelings on the last day of senior year, they knew they\u2019d only have a couple months together before they left for college. Now summer is over, and they\u2019re determined to make their relationship work as they begin school in different states.<\/p>\n
In Boston, Rowan is eager to be among other aspiring novelists, learning from a creative writing professor she adores. She\u2019s just not sure why she suddenly can\u2019t seem to find her voice.<\/p>\n
In New York, Neil embraces the chaos of the city, clicking with a new friend group more easily than he anticipated. But when his past refuses to leave him alone, he doesn\u2019t know how to handle his rapidly changing mental health\u2014or how to talk about it with the girl he loves.<\/p>\n
Over a year of late-night phone calls, weekend visits, and East Coast adventures, Rowan and Neil fall for each other again and again as they grapple with the uncertainty of their new lives. They\u2019ve spent so many years at odds with each other\u2014now that they\u2019re finally on the same team, what does the future hold for them?<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
This one focuses on long-distance relationships. It\u2019s a vibrant romance<\/strong> but it also portrays mental health challenges. Alternating between Rowan and Neil\u2019s perspectives, Rachel Lynn Solomon masterfully captures the essence of young adulthood and how hard it is to find your place in the world<\/strong>. I absolutely loved the romance, it felt real and honest! My heart was very happy! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Where Are You, Echo Blue, Hayley Krischer<\/h3>\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nA smart, juicy, and page-turning novel about celebrity, fandom, and the price of ambition following a journalist\u2019s obsessive search for a missing Hollywood starlet<\/p>\n
When Echo Blue, the most famous child star of the nineties, disappears ahead of a highly publicized television appearance on the eve of the millennium, the salacious theories instantly start swirling. Mostly, people assume Echo has gotten herself in trouble after a reckless New Year\u2019s Eve. But Goldie Klein, an ambitious young journalist who also happens to be Echo\u2019s biggest fan, knows there must be more to the story. Why, on the eve of her big comeback, would Echo just go missing without a trace?<\/p>\n
After a year of covering dreary local stories for Manhattan Eye, Goldie is sure this will be her big break. Who better to find Echo Blue, and tell her story the right way, than her? And so, Goldie heads to L.A. to begin a wild search that takes her deep into Echo\u2019s complicated life in which parental strife, friend break ups, rehab stints, and bad romances abound. But the further into Echo\u2019s world Goldie gets, the more she questions her own complicity in the young star\u2019s demise . . . yet she cannot tear herself away from this story, which has now consumed her entirely. Meanwhile, we also hear Echo\u2019s side of things from the beginning, showing a young woman who was chewed up and spit out by Hollywood as so many are, and who may have had to pay the ultimate price.<\/p>\n
As these young women\u2019s poignant and unexpected journeys unfold, and eventually meet, Where Are You, Echo Blue? interrogates celebrity culture, the thin line between admiration and obsession, and what it means to tell other peoples\u2019 stories, all while ushering us on an unruly ride to find out what did become of Echo Blue.
A novel about celebrity, fandom, and the price of ambition<\/strong>? I was all in and it didn\u2019t disappoint! We follow a journalist\u2019s obsessive search for a missing Hollywood starlet and I was hooked from page one. It was such an unique read full of complicated characters and personal growth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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All the Best Liars, Amelia Kahaney<\/h3>\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nA dark, modern psychological thriller and coming-of-age about obsession, manipulation, and the intensity of those first friendships that take hold of you and never let go<\/p>\n
Tic tac toe, three girls in a row. Nine years old and inseparable. Friends for life, or so they think . . .<\/p>\n
Best friends Syd, Rain, and Brie grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in the stifling California desert, desperately wishing for a way out.<\/p>\n
In the end, each of them will escape\u2014but not in the way they expect. One will do it by dying, another by lying, a third by taking the fall. A deadly fire is set two weeks before the end of their senior year of high school and nothing will ever be the same.<\/p>\n
With gorgeous, taut prose and twists to the very last page, All the Best Liars switches between the present and the past to unravel the truth behind the fire and the cost of the secrets at heart of their friendship.
This one is a thriller about obsession, manipulation, and the intensity of those first friendships<\/strong> that take hold of you and never let go. It was twisted and addictive<\/strong>, I absolutely adored it! The characters were flawed, the narrative intense, I just couldn\u2019t read fast enough. If you\u2019re a fan of Pretty Little Liars<\/em>, this one is perfect for you! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHonorable mentions \u2728<\/h3>\n\n
Marie\u2019s 5 Best Books Read in 2024 \ud83c\udf1f<\/h2>\n\n
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Our Infinite Fates, Laura Steven<\/h3>\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nThe Invisible Life of Addie La Rue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love story that defies death as two souls reincarnate through the centuries.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They\u2019ve killed each other in every one.\n<\/p>\n
Evelyn remembers all her past lives. She also remembers that in every single one, she\u2019s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday by Arden, a supernatural being whose soul\u2015and survival\u2015is tethered to hers.\n<\/p>\n
The problem is that she\u2019s quite fond of the life she\u2019s in now, and her little sister needs her for bone marrow transplants in order to stay alive. If Evelyn wants to save her sister, she\u2019ll have to:\n<\/p>\n
1. Find the centuries-old devil who hunts her through each life\u2015before they find her first.
Cheating because this releases in 2025 but whatever. This one got its fair share of hype in the past few months and, let me tell you, I think it\u2019s well deserved. It\u2019s one of the most unique, spellbinding, mesmerizing story I\u2019ve ever read, it\u2019s heartbreaking and original<\/strong> and, like, woah. Obsessed, truly. Loved it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Goldens, Lauren Wilson<\/h3>\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nChloe has always dreamed of becoming a bestselling writer. Then she meets enigmatic influencer Clara Holland, and at last, Chloe has something to write about. They bond instantly, and Chloe moves into Clara\u2019s mansion. But as Clara\u2019s fame skyrockets, she starts behaving strangely, hosting increasingly wild parties, complete with bonfire rituals and moonlit river baptisms.<\/p>\n
Clara opens up her home to other girls desperate to live like her. The media call it a cult, and soon Chloe begins to hear unsettling rumours from Clara\u2019s past. After one spectacular party, a girl goes missing and the rumours take on a sinister new meaning. If Chloe can\u2019t escape Clara\u2019s influence, she may be next\u2026\n<\/p>\n
The Goldens is about to become your newest obsession.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
The Goldens<\/em> was a stunning debut, artfully dealing with toxic friendships, obsession, fame<\/strong> and the things you\u2019ll do for the ones you love. It\u2019s really\u2026 well, truly the word is obsession, here, because I was obsessed with this book and could not stop reading. Loved it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Someday Daughter, Ellen O\u2019Clover<\/h3>\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nFrom the critically acclaimed author of Seven Percent of Ro Devereux comes another nuanced, heartrending, and ultimately healing novel, about a rising college freshman forced to spend a summer with the self-help superstar mother she\u2019s never felt truly connected to.<\/p>\n
Years before Audrey St. Vrain was born, her mother, Camilla, shot to fame with Letters to My Someday Daughter, a self-help book encouraging women to treat themselves with the same love and care they\u2019d treat their own daughters. While the world considers Audrey lucky to have Camilla for a mother, the truth is that Audrey knows a different side of being the someday daughter. Shipped off to boarding school when she was eleven, she feels more like a promotional tool than a member of Camilla\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
Audrey is determined to create her own identity aside from being Camilla\u2019s daughter, and she\u2019s looking forward to a prestigious summer premed program with her boyfriend before heading to college and finally breaking free from her mother\u2019s world. But when Camilla asks Audrey to go on tour with her to promote the book\u2019s anniversary, Audrey can\u2019t help but think that this is the last, best chance to figure out how they fit into each other\u2019s lives\u2014not as the someday daughter and someday mother, but as themselves, just as they are.<\/p>\n
What Audrey doesn\u2019t know is that spending the summer with Camilla and her tour staff\u2014including the disarmingly honest, distressingly cute video intern, Silas\u2014will upset everything she\u2019s so carefully planned for her life.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
Ellen O\u2019Clover never fails at making me cry, truly. The Someday Daughter<\/em> snuck up on me in ways I didn\u2019t expect it to. I loved the complex mother daughter relationship, the mental health & perfectionism commentary<\/strong>, anxiety rep on point and just, I loved this. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Where are you, Echo Blue, Hayley Krischer<\/h3>\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nA smart, juicy, and page-turning novel about celebrity, fandom, and the price of ambition following a journalist\u2019s obsessive search for a missing Hollywood starlet.<\/p>\n
When Echo Blue, the most famous child star of the nineties, disappears ahead of a highly publicized television appearance on the eve of the millennium, the salacious theories instantly start swirling. Mostly, people assume Echo has gotten herself in trouble after a reckless New Year\u2019s Eve. But Goldie Klein, an ambitious young journalist who also happens to be Echo\u2019s biggest fan, knows there must be more to the story. Why, on the eve of her big comeback, would Echo just go missing without a trace?<\/p>\n
After a year of covering dreary local stories for Manhattan Eye, Goldie is sure this will be her big break. Who better to find Echo Blue, and tell her story the right way, than her? And so, Goldie heads to L.A. to begin a wild search that takes her deep into Echo\u2019s complicated life in which parental strife, friend break ups, rehab stints, and bad romances abound. But the further into Echo\u2019s world Goldie gets, the more she questions her own complicity in the young star\u2019s demise . . . yet she cannot tear herself away from this story, which has now consumed her entirely. Meanwhile, we also hear Echo\u2019s side of things from the beginning, showing a young woman who was chewed up and spit out by Hollywood as so many are, and who may have had to pay the ultimate price.<\/p>\n
As these young women\u2019s poignant and unexpected journeys unfold, and eventually meet, Where Are You, Echo Blue? interrogates celebrity culture, the thin line between admiration and obsession, and what it means to tell other peoples\u2019 stories, all while ushering us on an unruly ride to find out what did become of Echo Blue.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
I love books dealing with fame, celebrity, fandom<\/strong> and everything like that and one this certainly delivered. I couldn\u2019t stop reading about that child star and that slightly obsessed journalist. Such a compelling story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Past Present Future, Rachel Lynn Solomon<\/h3>\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 CLICK TO READ THE SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/summary>\nThey fell for each other in just twenty-four hours. Now Rowan and Neil embark on a long-distance relationship during their first year of college in this romantic, dual points of view sequel to Today Tonight Tomorrow .<\/p>\n
When longtime rivals Rowan Roth and Neil McNair confessed their feelings on the last day of senior year, they knew they\u2019d only have a couple months together before they left for college. Now summer is over, and they\u2019re determined to make their relationship work as they begin school in different states.<\/p>\n
In Boston, Rowan is eager to be among other aspiring novelists, learning from a creative writing professor she adores. She\u2019s just not sure why she suddenly can\u2019t seem to find her voice.<\/p>\n
In New York, Neil embraces the chaos of the city, clicking with a new friend group more easily than he anticipated. But when his past refuses to leave him alone, he doesn\u2019t know how to handle his rapidly changing mental health\u2014or how to talk about it with the girl he loves.<\/p>\n
Over a year of late-night phone calls, weekend visits, and East Coast adventures, Rowan and Neil fall for each other again and again as they grapple with the uncertainty of their new lives. They\u2019ve spent so many years at odds with each other\u2014now that they\u2019re finally on the same team, what does the future hold for them?<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
We rarely get stories about what happens once the couple gets together\u2026 and tries to handle long distance<\/strong> so I absolutely loved that. These characters have my heart and both of their growth, both as individuals and as a couple, made my heart swoon. Loved it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHonorable mentions \u2728<\/h3>\n\n
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