Favorite Books of 2019

Way To Game the Walk of Shame

by Jenn P Nguyen

Genre: Contemporary YA Romance 

Fake boyfriends // Ravenclaw Gryffindor romance // SHE MADE A CONTRACT // DID I MENTION FAKE BOYFRIENDS! // weeding the garden // the hammock // adorable sibling

The Hating Game

by Sally Thorne

Genre: Romance

ENEMIES TO LOVERS ALERT. I REPEAT. ENEMIES TO LOVERS. *SIRENS GO OFF* // his favorite color // the games // paintball war // HR // shirt colors // Hotwheels cars // THIS IS A NEW ADULT NOVEL//

Chasing Down Forever 

by Nikki Godwin

Genre: Contemporary YA Romance 

Surfers // iceberg // con man  // jetski // paper octopus // raven boy vibes // there is no second book, do not speak to me of the second book // sunshine

 

The Importance of Being Ernest 

by Oscar Wilde

Laughed so hard// cucumber sandwiches // passive-aggressive tea parties // cite your diary as proof! // the muffins // very handily tied up at the end

It Ends With Us

By Colleen Hoover

Genre: New Adult/Contemporary/Romance

 While I think this book is important for people to read, especially girls it IS a New Adult Romance so naturally, it has some *ahem* adult aspects. It also has instances of domestic abuse. So all you young-mites might want to hold off until later.

SO POWERFUL // the message is so important // I was blown away // flower shop // still shook up// THIS IS A NEW ADULT NOVEL//

The Truth About Forever

By Sarah Dessen

Genre: Contemporary YA Romance

I didn't think I'd like it this much // complex families // messy families // so she can fly // welding and scrap art // sawooon // prize > project // the library // THE END IS NEAR // Amublance // Baby

Cinderella and the Colonel

by K.M. Shea

Genre: Fantasy/ Fairy Tale Retelling 

Cinderella // Eyepatch // History tours // library thief // MAGIC // I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE CALM IN MY LIFE // Basket weaving // I actually ended up liking the stepmom // Can't fight hate with hate // SO CUTE

Rumplestiltskin

by K.M. Shea

Genre: Fantasy/ Fairy Tale Retelling 

Stabby best friends are the best kind of best friends // firstborn child // PRICKER PATCH // MAGIC // ADORABLE // Accidentally made a pet wolf halp // THAT ENDING // OBLIVIOUS TO THE OTHER PERSON // The side ship though...

If I'm Being Honest

 by Emily Wibberley

Genre: YA Contemporary / Retelling

SHAKESPEARE YOU SAY? // Taming of the Shrew //  snappy comebacks //still did that thing I hate where there a bunch of mean girls and then one of them becomes nice and instead of her friends staying her friends or also becoming nice they have this horrible fight and please no. BE FRIENDS WITH YOU COOL FRIEND. I LIKED HER //

Always Never Yours

by Emily Wibberley

Genre: YA Contemporary / Retelling  

 SHAKESPEARE!!! // Romeo and Juliet // I really don't remember much of anything else? //cameo in If I'm Being Honest // acting stuff // I think they ate skittles at one point // little brother shipping them // parents telling embarrassing stories

100 Days of Sunlight

by Abbie Emmons

Genre: YA Contemporary

Poetry // CUTENESS // BOXING // Blogging // BEST  FRIENDS //  Distinct narrativing voices // TAKING PICTURES // the little brothers dont all have the exact same personality // parental figures are alive and good people

What good books did you read this year? 

MK