Belladonna, a fresh new fantasy from Adalyn Grace, got me up with high hopes when I first heard of it. A beautiful cover? An intriguing premise? Young adult fantasy? Sign me up! However, I was incredibly let down with the romance. Literally everything else was fine, just I really wanted the romance to not be the way it was.
Pride and Prejudice was a movie I was dreading to watch. After a rather boring experience with the book, which was extremely slow and hard to read, I had no interest in learning the plot of one of the “greatest stories of all time.” Regardless of my uninterested manner, I ended up watching the movie on a short flight. The experience of watching the movie was extremely different than reading the book. I was addicted from the first scene and loved it till the very end.
Bella isn’t like other girls; she just wants to live with her mom, but understands that she has to move to Forks to live with her dad. So, for her mom, Bella makes the decision to move to Forks and start her junior year there. The rainy temperate environment isn’t anything like what she is used to, but neither is the strange boy next to her in biology, Edward. Bella and Edward can’t keep away from each other despite Edward trying to establish distance. Bella knows Edward isn’t normal but she’s not sure what exactly he is.
The Elite is an engaging novel that has so many plot twists! This book is about America, a seventeen year old lady competing for Prince Maxon’s hand. She is part of the Elite (the last ten girls left in the competition) but she doesn’t know if she really wants Maxon after the royal family mistreats her friend and turns away her ideas. After all, she could always turn away from Maxon and marry her first love, Aspen. My favorite part of this book was Maxon’s character development.
Christian Harper is a cold, calculated CEO with questionable morals and no tolerance for romance. Except a peculiar fascination with the new tenant in his apartment complex, Stella Alonso. Sweet, caring and introverted Stella is waiting for her perfect love story but right now she neither has the time nor energy to have a relationship. Christian strikes up a deal with Stella to be her fake boyfriend and the two start a fake relationship to grow Stella’s online influencer status. But the two can't deny their chemistry and fake dating turns to not so fake.
Wyn and Harriet, the perfect couple much deserving of some time together after being long distance for so long, have the opportunity to spend a week at a beautiful Maine cottage as their friends get married. There's just one problem: they broke up months ago, and their friends don't know. In order to keep the cottage as a "happy place" for just one more week, they decide to fake being together rather than ruin the group's time together.
Our story begins with an embarrassing incident involving a roof, a tree, a fallen ladder, a cat, and two sworn enemies (the gentlemen and earldom heir George Rokesby and his neighbor, the tomboyish Billie Bridgerton). This unfortunate incident leads to a sprained ankle on Billie’s part, and a new connection and banter where there was little before. Slowly but surely, the two get closer and closer - but with a missing brother, a spy mission, and vengeful games of croquet added to the mix, it’s unclear if they will ever be able to actually admit their feelings for each other.
Anne Wynter is not who she seems - but that does nothing to deter Daniel Smythe-Smith, enchanted by her beauty, charm, and wit. However, Anne is but a simple governess and socially unfit for Daniel, an earl. But as the demons in their past come back to haunt them, they find themselves increasingly drawn together despite the taboo.
Georgiana Bridgerton is furious - not only has she been kidnapped, but after she beautifully orchestrated her escape she found only blame and accusations of having been “ruined”. Nicholas Rokesby is equally upset - though his anger is because his father has summoned him home in the middle of the exam season and all but demanded that he marry his neighbor Georgie. After finally coming to the conclusion that he must acquiesce, he asks for her hand…but he never expected that she would refuse him.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a novel that reimagines the epic Greek myth of Achilles and Patroclus. It tells the story from the perspective of Patroclus, who becomes Achilles' closest companion and lover. The novel explores their deep bond as they navigate the challenges of growing up, training under the centaur Chiron, and eventually joining the Trojan War. Miller delves into their emotional journey, the complexities of their relationship, and the impact of destiny on their lives.
