Reviews by Category: Romance

Teen Review
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone

By Leigh Bardugo
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Emily N.
Dec 7, 2021

When Alina Starkov is sought to have a special power, she is sent to a school for the magic to learn and train with the best of the best. During the process she encounters new acquaintances, romance, and plenty of secrets. This book was amazing! Bardugo does a fantastic job of world building; from the moment the book starts, you immediately feel like you are in the Grishaverse with Alina. The imagery the novel provided was spectacular, and I was hooked off the bat. The concept was very unique, and it made me that much more engaged.

Teen Review
Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Delirium

By Lauren Oliver
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Emily N.
Dec 7, 2021

Delirium is the story about a dystopian society where love is a disease and people are forced to take the “cure” when they turn 18 in order to be unable to fall in love. Lena is very excited to get the cure until she falls in love with a boy named Alex only a few months before her 18th birthday. The concept of the book alone was enough to make me love it. I love dystopian stories, and Delirium was a super fascinating take on totalitarianism.

Teen Review
Axie Oh

XOXO

By Axie Oh
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Sophie S.
Dec 4, 2021

I think that this book was great. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a little romance but also a little conflict. Anyone who likes K-pop especially will enjoy this book a ton. I think it has the perfect mix of having to choose what you love, over who you love. In this book a girl had to choose her dream of playing cello, over her special love interest. Overall, I loved reading this book and getting sucked into K-pop romance and I think anyone else who might enjoy that will love this book and I think they should read it.

Teen Review
I'm Dreaming of a Wyatt Christmas by Tiffany Schmidt

I'm Dreaming of a Wyatt Christmas

By Tiffany Schmidt
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Dec 2, 2021

Feeling bored with the lack of Christmas spirit around her, Noelle Partridge decides to join the family she babysits for on a ski trip. She is ready for festive fun when she finds out her crush Wyatt, a half-brother to the kid she babysits, is joining. Want to know what happens next? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
Undercover by Beth Kephart

Undercover

By Beth Kephart
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 23, 2021

Eliza is a pro at writing poetry. She is so good, that boys in her school ask her to ghostwrite love notes for their significant others. At first, she doesn’t mind using her talents for others, but when Theo Moses, a guy she likes, asks her to write a love letter for his girlfriend Lila, she contemplates what is good for her and what isn’t. What happens next? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
Going Viral by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

Going Viral

By Katie Cicatelli-Kuc
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 22, 2021

Claire Draper seems to have a good life, she lives in New York with her family, and she has a girlfriend named Vanessa. But when a pandemic hits, she is forced to quarantine with her family. After spending so much time inside, she notices a girl across her apartment, sitting on a fire escape.  Claire decides to write a story based around this mysterious girl. She didn’t expect it to gain much traction, but when it does, she does not know what to do. Want to know what happens next?  Read more to find out!

Teen Review
Like a Love Song by Gabriela Martins

Like a Love Song

By Gabriela Martins
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 19, 2021

Natalie, a Brazilian teenage popstar is uncertain of what to do after her image is ruined after a publicized breakup. Her managers convince her to fake date a British actor named William. As she spends more time with him, she starts to develop feelings for him. Does she end up dating William? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
Hello (From Here) by Chandler Baker & Wesley King

Hello (From Here)

By Chandler Baker & Wesley King
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 19, 2021

While working in a grocery store just before lockdown begins, Maxine bumps into a boy named Jonah. Instantly, they start to form feelings for each other and struggle to maintain contact. Do Maxine and Jonah form a relationship? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
Catch the Light by Kate Sweeney

Catch the Light

By Kate Sweeney
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 18, 2021

When Mary’s father passes away, she decides to move from California to New York, in hopes of starting fresh. She is faced with balancing her old life, friends, and grief, all while forming romance. Is Mary able to face her past? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
Maybe We're Electric by Val Emmich

Maybe We're Electric

By Val Emmich
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 18, 2021

During a strong snowstorm, two high schoolers, Teagan and Mac, coincidentally seek shelter and spend the night at the Thomas Edison Museum. Both teens are totally different, and live separate lives. Teagan, lives with a disability, while Mac lives as a popular guy in his school. Does romance bloom between them? Read more to find out!

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