Review: For Today I Am A Boy by Kim Fu

 

Title: For Today I Am a Boy
Author: Kim Fu
Publication Date: January 14, 2014

Review: Calculated Risk by Katherine Rupley

 

Title: Calculated Risk
Author: Katherine Rupley
Publication Date: 9/16/2021

Review: Tink and Wendy

Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Finished on June 30, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: "After all, Peter was always cruelest when he least intended it."



3.5/5 rounded down

I didn’t expect this review to be as hard as it is to write but, in all honesty, I’m still not 100% sure how I feel about some parts of this book. The concept for this book was really interesting to me. A book split between the past, the present, and sections from a history book written about Neverland. A queer adaptation of Peter Pan. I was so interested in this book.  I was provided an eARC from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Review: Pitfall

Pitfall by Kelli Jae Baeli
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Finished on July 4, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: “Cramps? You mean…oh no, really?”

3.5/5 rounded down

Lesbians time travel back to the Jurassic age. I was hooked from the description, but I was also a bit hesitant because I didn’t really enjoy the other book I’ve read by this author. But I was willing to give it a chance in hopes that the other book was just an outlier. I don’t think it was.

Review: I Kissed a Girl

I Kissed a Girl by Jennet Alexander
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Finished on June 15, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: "Maybe, yeah, sure. Patriarchy bad. But how many serial killers are woke enough to care?"

3.5/5 rounded down

I have varied feelings about this book. The premise was really interesting to me, I have a soft spot for Hollywood romances, but I’m not sure how I feel about it. There were parts of the book that really worked for me, but other parts that just didn’t sit right.

Review: Plain Bad Heroines

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Finished on May 16, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: Alex and the nesting dolls



3.5/5 rounded down

Disclaimer: I had to read this book in two parts. My library was loaning it out for 2 weeks due to the high demand and I got the book at a time where I didn’t have a lot of reading time on my hands. I had about a month in between part one and part two and I hope to eventually sit down and read it without that gap.

I didn’t really enjoy this book as much as I had hoped to. Certain parts were really good and were great at keeping my attention and making me anxious for what was next, but other parts just felt too long.

Review: Detour to Love

Detour to Love by Amanda Radley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Finished on April 15, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: "Are you inviting me to the middle of nowhere to blow stuff up? That sounds super dangerous."


3.5/5 rounded up

This was an interesting premise, but I just wish there was more to the book.

Review: Back to September

Back to September by Melissa Brayden
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Finished on April 12, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: "Yes. Gandalf in sneakers, I love girls with pencils in their hair! I wish all of them came that way."

3.5/5 rounded down

This was a cute enough book but I just didn’t find myself invested in it.

Review: Too Close to Touch

Too Close to Touch by Georgia Beers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Finished on March 14, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: "Live life...You're supposed to live it."

3.5/5 rounded up

Warning for this book: Contains detailed description of a sexual assault

The review for this book is hard to write because my feelings about this book are complicated.

Review: Royal Rebel

Royal Rebel by Jenny Frame
My rating: 4 of 5 stars 

Finished on February 10, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: "Not all addictions are bad. They're only bad if they bring you pain. If you allow yourself to feel what's in your heart, you would only feel happiness...Happiness and pleasure."

3.5/5 rounded up

Normally I adore Jenny Frame’s books and the character’s she writes. The summary of this book was initially what drew me in, and I wanted so much to love it like I’ve loved her other books. However, I just couldn’t.

Review: Take Your Time

Take Your Time by V.K. Powell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars 

Finished on January 15, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: "It's a surprise all right, maybe not well thought out, but it got you back in my bed, so I'm not complaining."       


3.5/5

This is my least favorite of the Pine Cone Romance and it has everything to do with the characters. 

Review: Her Royal Highness

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars 

Finished on January 12, 2021

Favorite Scene/Quote: "You know what? It's actually unicorns who are our national animal, not stags. Just remembered."       


3.5/5 rounded up

There is not much I feel I can say about this book.