Hello, bookworms! Today I have for you my review of Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. I'm really excited to tell you about this book, and today's review is short and spoiler-free, so feel free to keep reading even if you haven't read this book yet!
Felix Love has never been in love--and yeah, he's aware of the irony. He wants to know what it's like, but he's secretly afraid that he's one marginalization too many--Black, queer, and transgender--to ever find love. However, when an anonymous student starts harassing Felix and sending him transphobic messages, Felix's determination to get revenge lands him in a confusing love triangle, setting him on a journey of self-discovery and redefining how he feels about himself. There's so much to love about this book! (Get it?? 😂) Cheesy jokes aside, I really enjoyed this read. This book has it all, people: an amazing diverse cast of characters, a protagonist you can't help but root for, laugh-aloud moments, and the most adorable swoon-worthy scenes. Reading about Felix's journey of self-discovery and love was such a pleasure. Also, this book contains the best love triangle I've ever read! Seriously, I'm usually not a love triangle fan, but this one was written so well. Plus, the characters in this book were fantastic; they seemed so real and were awkward, flawed, normal people. I learned so much from this book, and seeing the world through Felix's eyes was such an enlightening experience. This is truly a book that everyone should read, and I cannot recommend it enough. Thanks so much for reading my review of Felix Ever After! I hope you'll read this book if you haven't already. And keep an eye out for more book reviews to come!
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Hello, bookish friends, and welcome to my magical and mysterious book review of Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco! I finished this book just last evening and my head is still spinning over everything that happened in this book. I'm excited to tell you all about it! Warning: because this is the third book in this series, there are many spoilers ahead. So without further ado, let's get started!
Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her charming companion Thomas Cresswell are on a luxurious ocean liner en route to New York when the young detective duo are thrown head-first into another murder mystery. Passengers begin to go missing and are murdered in brutal, horrific ways. The mysterious Moonlight Carnival is only increasing fear amongst the passengers with its strange and unsettling performances. Stuck aboard the ocean liner with no way of escape, Audrey Rose and Thomas must investigate these murders, but they must unravel the mystery before someone they love befalls a terrible fate in killer's grand finale. I absolutely loved the plot of this book! It was so chilling and mysterious. Passengers trapped aboard on ocean liner with a killer amidst them. It's terrifying, intriguing, and gruesome, all in the best possible ways. The Moonlight Carnival introduced an aura of enchantment and allure to the story. The members of the Carnival were all strange and mysterious, and it was impossible to know who was trustworthy. This mystery kept my head whirling until the last page! One thing that I wasn't a big fan of in this book was Audrey Rose and Thomas's relationship. I didn't enjoy how they drew apart, and Audrey Rose's confused feelings for Mephistopheles just annoyed me. How could she be more attracted to him than to Thomas? Thomas is basically the most romantic, wittiest, snarkiest, most swoon-worthy male character to ever grace the pages of a novel! And because of Audrey Rose's foolish interest in Mephistopheles, we didn't get nearly as much charming Cresswell flirting as in the earlier two books, which was quite disappointing. Fingers crossed for more in Capturing the Devil (book four). Thank goodness they got back together at the end of the book, because I honestly would've been devastated otherwise. I did like Mephistopheles's character. He was intriguing and enigmatic, and though I did not appreciate him interfering with Audrey Rose and Thomas's relationship, I did enjoy reading about him. Some of his banter with Thomas was hilarious and made me laugh. He also had an interesting relationship with the Moonlight Carnival and its members. He himself seemed like a riddle I couldn't quite solve up until the end when he confessed to Audrey Rose about his history. Overall, I really enjoyed this book! The plot was gripping and mystifying, and I loved the Moonlight Carnival. However, the strangeness of Audrey Rose and Thomas's relationship in this book was very dissatisfying to me, and I missed Thomas's classic charm and flirtation. I gave this book Four Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Thank you for reading my review of Escaping from Houdini! I hope you enjoyed it, and keep your eye out for more book reviews soon to come! Hello, bookworms, and welcome to my review of Again, but Better by Christine Riccio! This was an interesting book in many ways, so I'm excited to dive into my thoughts on it. This is a very spoiler-y review, so if you haven't read this book and don't want any spoilers, don't read any further! However, for those of you who have read this book or are okay with spoilers, let's get started!
Okay, so don't get me wrong: I really liked this book. It was such a good contemporary fiction novel that tackled topics like self-growth and family expectations. I loved that Shane was a writer--it made it so easy for me to identify with her, and she also inspired me to do more writing. Her nerdiness and Beatles obsession was adorable. Also, the setting: studying abroad in London and taking weekend trips to the surrounding countries is just so awesome! I would love to be able to join Shane and her new friends there. All the characters were unique and well-crafted, and the romance was very cute. So yeah, overall, this was a great book. What I really, really didn't like was the time-travel. Like, it was very creative and unique to throw a time-travel aspect into a seemingly-normal contemporary novel--but it just didn't sit well with me. It was so random and unexpected. Like, the book went on for like 200 pages and there's hardly any hint of anything unusual--but then, BAM. Time travel. Back to 2011, everyone! It totally caught me off guard. Like, where did that come from? However, after I got over my confusion and annoyance over the time-travel thing, the rest of the book was very good. I actually liked the redo of 2011 more than the original, mostly because Shane acted a lot more mature and confident, plus the romance between her and Pilot was so cute (and way less awkward and angsty than their original 2011 flirting). Their "move-off" was, without a doubt, one of the most romantic, hilarious competitions of all time. And that ending with the Beatles nesting doll...ugh, so cute and so perfect. If not for the time travel, this would have been a five-star read, but due to all the time-travel strangeness I'm going to give it Four Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Thank you for reading my review of Again, but Better by Christine Riccio! I hope you enjoyed, and keep an eye out for more book reviews to come! |
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