#lavenderlibrary
Half-year wrap-up
Five Feet apart — 5/5
The summer I turned pretty — 5/5
It’s not summer without you — 5/5
We will always have summer — 5/5
Geek girl 3/5
Side effects may vary 3/5
If I stay 3/5
My life with the Walter boys 3/5
The heartbreakers 4/5
What I like about you 3/5
The new normal 2/5
Catching Jordan 4/5
Anna and the french kiss 3/5
The start of you and me 4/5
The fault in our stars 5/5
The sun is also a star 5/5
To all the boys I’ve loved before 5/5
To all the boys I’ve loved before- PS I still love you — 5/5
Forever and Always Lara Jean- 5/5
I’ve loved most of the books I’ve read this year, but are a few that were mehish. ❤️
Nicole
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (#1) Book Review
1 girl, 5 boys, 5 letters, they were only meant for her eyes… until they were sent out…
Author: Jenny Han
Genre: Becoming of age, YA, Cotemporary, teen romance.
Age Rating: 13+
(check out Common Sense Media for a second opinion)
Rating: 4,81/5
Synopsis
In this story, we get the perspective of Lara Jean Covey Song. She has only ever loved 5 boys, So to get over them she would write them a love letter, and store them I her blue hatbox her mom gave her, she could pour here heart out because she was the only one that would EVER read them. But then the letters get mysteriously sent out, causing her to get confronted by her 5 first loves. Maybe something good could come out of these letters?
My Opinion
This book was so Captivating and such a whimsical cute read. This book makes you feel so many emotions all at one, such as: Happiness, Anger, Rage, Sadness, excitement and so much more. This book was soooo good. This book didn’t feel like one of those books where you highlight and take a moral out of, (this is a good thing) It felt like I was 6 again reading fairytales, you could just sit back relax and enjoy, except this storyline is nothing like A fairytale. Be prepared and have the second book next to you because, THE ENDING… It ends on such a cliffhanger, but it builds the suspense! There are so many plot twists and twists and turns I never saw coming. It is an impossible book to put down. Jenny Han is my favorite trilogy Author I have read nearly all her books and have loved all of them. I love her style of writing. She is so Clever that she makes you think what she wants you to think. SHE IS A MANIPULATOR (in a good way).
You will like it if…
You will like it if you are looking for a really captivating adorable trilogy (I know this is the first book review but once you done the first, you wont be able resist the next two!)
Characters: 10/10
Plot: 10/10
By Nicole Hil
02/07/2020 — “Sometimes you read a book and it fills you with this weird envangeliacal zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book”
- The Fault in our Stars (John Green)
01/07/2020 — There are hundreds of words in the dictionary, Authors just know the art of arranging them in an order, so that there’s a book that we can dive into!
Just finished “to all the boys I’ve loved before” and it was amazing (review coming this week), starting PS I still love you today!!!!
29/06/2020 – “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me”
Reblog, but say your favourite book AT THE MOMENT.❤️
I’ll start: The fault in our stars
☀️The Sun is Also a Star Book Review⭐️
Have you ever felt an inexplicable connection to a stranger? An feeling that lasts a few seconds, maybe a minute, before they disappear from your life never to be seen again?
Author: Nicola Yoon
Age Rating: 13+
(CheckCommon Sense Media for a second opinion)
Rating: 4,89/5
Genre: Coming of age, YA, Contemporary, Romance
Synopsis…
Natasha does not believe in fate, true love or anything that doesn’t have scientific evidence. Daniel is a poet. He believes that everything happens for a reason. They are polar opposites, but both have one thing in common… they both have their future laid out in front of them. Daniel is on his way to a Yale Appointment that his father has set up for him, he would much rather be a professional poet than a doctor. Natasha’s family are illegal immigrants, so she is been deportation back to Jamaica in 12 hours. But when they meet, in that one moment, she can’t help but think that maybe she’s been wrong her whole life. But now’s not the time for love, or is it?
My Thoughts…
I cold not put this book down. It was captivating and so powerful. I get goose-bumps just thinking about it. I loved how it was realistic and was not cliqued. Nicola Yoon should be applauded on her immaculate masterpiece. It mentions and/or discuses important topics like immigration, suicide, fate, love and so much more. I loved how it gave both Natasha’s and Daniel’s perspectives as well as random people that they impacted throughout the day, also their families and histories of all sorts. I could tell that Each chapter, page, paragraph, sentence, phrase, and word was perfectly thought out. The tension of the two main protagonists been absolute opposites really was lovely. After I read it I researched what the name of the book was about and it was so clever. There were so many quotes that I loved from this book, but this is my favourite “There is a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s closer to love at second sight. It’s the feeling when you meet someone that you’re going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don’t love them right away, but it’s inevitable that you will.”
You will like it if…
You will like it if you are looking for a realistic, not cliqued but still really adorable book. I 100% would recommend this to any living, breathing person.
Characters: 9/10
Plot: 10/10
By: Nicole Hil
28/07/2020 – Take a good book to bed with you… they don’t snore!
Anna and the French Kiss Book Review
In the city of romance, could Anna find love for herself?
Rating: 3/5
Age rating: 13+
(checkherefor a second view)
Author: Stephine Perkins
Genre: YA contemporary romance
DISCLAIMER*: If I didn’t like this book as much as you, please don’t feel offended or something, we all have our own opinions and thoughts and all I’m trying to do is tell you what I thought.
Synopsis
Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. But then her dad shippes her off to a boarding school in Paris, it feels like everything is going wrong, until she meets Étienne. St. Clair. Smart, charming, Étienne has it all…including a serious girlfriend. But in the city of romance, could her biggest wish come true?
My opinion…
I enjoyed this book, it was really cute read. In the moment, I loved this book, but once I thought about it a bit more, I realised this book didn’t have anything extraordinary about it. I forgot how the book ended a week after I read it (but that could just be my brain), but once I did refresh my brain, I remembered it was a really sweet ending! It was also a little bit cheesy and cliqued. Although all in all it was a sweet read.
You will like it if…
You will like this if you are looking for a cute, short, and cheesy (in this case cheesy is nice) read.
Characters: 8/10
Plot: 7/10
*Sorry about the disclaimer I don’t want anyone to get offended
By Nicole Hill❤️
The Fault in Our Stars Book Review
Star-crossed lovers, Both Cancer patients, could it ever work?
Rating: 4,93
Age Rating: 14+
(Refer to Commonsense Media for a second opinion)
Genre: YA contemporary romance
Author: John Green
Plot…
(This is a very little information, but this is the kind of book where its nice to go into the book knowing very little)
Hazel Grace has Cancer, Thyroid cancer. But Despite the medicine Hazel has taken to buy her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal. Augustus has a touch of osteosarcoma. But when they meet at Cancer Support Group Hazel’s life was turned upside down.
My Opinion
This book was so heart-breaking and breath-taking that I was literally drowning in my own tears. It is probably by far one of the best books I have ever read!!!! This beautiful and heart-warming read, without a doubt, belongs on my god tier. It was filled with hundreds of quotes and morals about everything you need to know in life. I laugh, you cry and then you come back for more. This is striking masterpiece of a book. I loved the storyline because it’s not your typical clichéd romance. I believe this book should be read by EVERYONE because it makes you grateful for the little things you have. The relationship between Augustus and Hazel is the most beautiful and adorable (and heart-breaking) relationship I have ever seen!!! I definitely recommend this to anyone with a heart!
You will like it if…
You will like it if you are living… breathing and have feelings and a heart. Or if you are just looking for a unique contemporary romance.
Caracters: 10/10
Plot: 10/10
By: Nicole Hill
The Summer I Turned Pretty Book Review
Is romance in the air or is it just sea-salt?
Rating: 4,78
Age-Rating: 11+
Author: Jenny Han
Genre: YA contemporary Romance
Plot…
Belly has been going to her mom’s friend’s (Susannah’s) beach cottage for summer, her whole life, with Conrad and Jerimiah- Susannah’s 2 sons- they are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer—they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one terrible and wonderful summer. Could this finally be the summer for love?
My Opinion…
This was one of my introduction books to YA romance, and I couldn’t have picked a better book! This book was so cute and fluffy and was filled with lots of twists. Jenny Han writes amazing books, and this is no exception. This book has such an adorable storyline and I think this is an amazing book. (Be prepared that belly is a bit stuck up in THIS BOOK, but in the other books she isn’t.) It was such a suspenseful and adorable read with many twists and turns. But overall, it is a spectacular book and you should 110% try the trilogy.
You will like it if…
You will love this book if you are in a reading slump and/or looking to try YA romance. Or if you just looking for an adorable, fluffy romance read!
Caracters: 8/10
Plot: 9/10
Geek Girl (Geek Girl #1) Book Review
Harriet knows a lot of facts, like a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, how hard could modeling be. ^o^ ^0^
Rating: 4,17
Author: Holly Smale
Age: 11+
Genre: YA contemporary romance
Plot…
Geek girl is about a girl called Harriet Manners, a socially awkward geek who has no interest in fashion. When she gets spotted by the top modeling agency, she takes it as an opportunity to reinvent herself even if it means stealing her best friends dream and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of famous supermodel, Nick. As Harriet moves from one disaster to the next, she begins to realize that the fashion world likes her as much as the real world does and that reinventing herself doesn’t mean that she can forget who she is. Will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything?
My opinion…
This book was a really sweet read. It was a perfect short cute read. This book was very suspenseful and was a very enjoyable. The romance in this book was so adorable and I would 100% recommend this book. It has a lot of morals hidden in the story. I really adored this book, and was an delightful and endearing book.
You will like it if…
You will like this if you are looking for a cute, irresistible romance and high-school everyday life contemporary series.
Characters: 9/10
Plot: 8/10
My Life With The Walter Boys Book Review
Prim and proper Jackie Howard has her whole world turned upside down. Will she learn to cut loose, have fun and be a part of a family again.
Rating: 3,9
Author: Ali Novak
Age: 12+
Genre: YA, contemporary romance
DISCLAIMER!*
If I didn’t like a book as much as you did please don’t be affended! We all have our own opinions and thoughts!
Plot (spoiler free)
Jackie is one of those people who thinks chaos is the worst thing ever, but when 4 surprises hits her in the face like a truck, she feels like her life will never restore itself.
Surprise 1: Jackie’s family diesin a tragic freak car accident
Surprise 2: Jackie must moveacross the country to live on a ranch with the Walters, her new guardians
Surprise 3: The Walters have 12 Children
Surprise 4: All 12 kids are boys (well 11, but Parker acts like a boy anyway)
Now Jackie Must trade her friends, home and New York City penthouse for a Colorado Ranch, and wild, loud, smelly, dirty, annoying boys with no personal space (even though some are flat-out gorgeous, but still flat-out annoying) All the name-calling and pranks better be worth keeping her families memories alive, and their dreams of who she could be. But could there be a chance for love?
My Opinion
This book was phenomenal and striking. To me this is the definition of aPage-Turner. With every page I turned the more attached I became to the book and its characters.Ali Novak is an outstanding Author (probably one of my favorites), but this is my favorite out of all her books. Ali Novak vividly describes every chapter; she makes you attached to characters and transported me to the world of Colorado. There were many moments when I couldn’t put this book down. I believe this book needs more hype than it already gets. This book was certainly unforgettableand make me feel happy, sad, angry, and excited at the same time. I wish there was a follow up off this book, Because the ending was a bit of a disappointment and I wish that there was more to the story!
You will like it if…
You will certainly enjoy this book if you love a cute, fluffy, contemporary romance with a bit of drama you must 100% try it out.
*Sorry about the disclaimer, but I don’t want to get people’s feelings hurt
Characters:9 /10
Plot:8/10
By: Nicole Hill
Five Feet Apart Book Review
Can you love someone you can never touch?
Rating: 4,95/5
Author: Rachael Lippincott
Age Rating: 12+
Click Here for Common sense media’s view
Genre: YA, Contemporary Romance
GOODREADS CHOICE 2019 WINNER!!!!
Plot (spoiler free)
17-year-old Stella Grant likes to be in control, although she isn’t in control of her lungs. She has Cystic Fibrosis and has been going to St Graces Hospital her whole life and is at the hospital for a ‘tune up’. Will Newman also wants to be in control, control of his life. Will has Cystic Fibrosis as well as B Cepacia, which makes there no possibility for a lung transplant, like Stella. Will has moved to St Graces for the new drug trial for his B Cepacia. When they meet, they can’t seem to get enough of each other, but Will is exactly what Stella needs right now. If he gets anywhere near her she can kiss her lung transplant dreams goodbye. The only way to stay alive is to stay away. Six feet apart at all times, that’s the rules. But soon six feet doesn’t feel like safety, it feels like punishment! Would it be so bad to steal back a little bit of space their lungs have taken from them. ONE FOOT! Five feet apart. Would it really kill they if it stops their hearts from breaking too…
My Opinion
I give this book 100% credit for my love of books!!! This book exceeded my expectations (and I thought it was going to be good) It’s impossible to sum up how I feel for this book. But here is my attempt… Five Feet Apart is my No.1 and Fave Book EVERRRR!!!! I absolutely love this book (and I properly always will) It is a breathtakingandbeautiful book which deals with powerful and important messages and concepts such as death and grief. Rachael Lippincott, mind-blowing writing!!!! I love how it is written in both characters perspectives and views and really enhancedthe whole feeling of the book. I have learnt so much from Stella and Will, not just facts, but also life lessons and morals to have, in life. I never (ever) cry when reading books, and I cried several times, not just because it was sad but because it was BEAUTIFUL. She describes each scene very precisely and vividly. This book is unforgettable!!
You will like this if…
You will love this book if… you are a human in general… or if you are looking for a fluffy, cute, heart-throbbing forbidden love story. If you are in a reading slump or you find reading a chore, I believe this book will make you enjoy reading as much as I do!
Characters: 10/10
Plot: 10/10
By: Nicole Hill
