YA Book Club

Place for recommendations from me and suggestions from you

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Hello! I haven’t posted in a LONG time, and it’s obvious enough that a lot can change in a year. However, I’m gonna start making reviews for every book I read on this to get my blog up and running again. I might have random bursts of posts and some dry times, but I’m also a full time student and musician so I’ll do my best. Wish me luck!

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One of the most relatable books I've read about social anxiety. I may not be able to relate to the characters level of anxiety, but this book made me understand how hard it can be to have severe anxiety, and for that I commend the author. I read this book in two days, which for me is a feat since I'm a very busy human being. This book is an easy 5 star read and I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to feel understood or anyone wanting to understand how it feels to have to conquer this on a daily basis.

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No Spoilers!!!! I know I said I would only recommend books I have read, but I'm in the last hundred pages and have to admit this is my favorite book. Hands down. It's up there with the Outsiders (hmu if you want me to do a review/summary on it) and the Harry Potter series. The book thief is set in nazi Germany where a child is left to her foster parents. She grows up in nazi Germany and grows to understand just how terrible Germany was during World War Two, all the while growing up and meeting new people that will change her life. My love for this book cannot be expressed in words. It is literature at its finest, as I've told anyone who will listen to me. These are some of the things I am loving about it. The author didn't write from first person which really impressed me, as I have a hard time myself writing in any other point of view. Instead, this story is narrated by none other than death himself. The story flows very well. I have found quite a few books that skip around and have to much going on at once. This story keeps you in the loop, (so to speak) but it also is very fast paced. The author knows how to portray younger children and kids in their early teens. Most books show young teens as too mature or like five year olds. Zusak knows where that perfect balance is. And lastly... THIS STORY HAS MEANING!!! Most stories are just there to make you feel good or cry your hearts out, there isn't a real example and lesson to take from them. This book shows us what happens when one person places themselves above another. All of my books so far have just been suggestions. This one is a must.

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I'm not one for much romance, but I have to say, this one surprised me in a good way. I love how there's more personality to certain characters than you'd originally expect, and I love the action and fantasy in it as well. It is one of the few if not only books I would say is in a close competition with the movie. This story follows Westley, a boy who works on a farm for a family who has a beautiful daughter named Buttercup. She is a spoiled brat (can't stand her😂) who doesn't even notice the stable boy until she one day ends up falling in love with him. However, when he sails to America to make a life for them, Buttercup hears that he's dead. She vows to never love again and holds true to her silent vow to her true love. However, she catches the eye of a prince who doesn't have the purest of motives. In a shocking turn of events, Westley returns to save his one true love from the clutches of her kidnapers and from a prince who is far from charming.

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A quote from tumblr this time. p>

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In a world without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. The crown prince will provoke her. The captain of the guard will protect her. And a princess from a faraway land will befriend her. But something evil dwells in the castle- and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival-and a desperate request to root out the evil before it destroys her world. This summary doesn't do this book justice. I absolutely love this series. I just finished this book yesterday and can't express to you enough how enthralling this book is. It had me hooked from day one. It has humor in parts, romance, sarcasm, action, you name it, this book probably has it.

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The last sentence is by far my favorite!😂

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This is my first recommended book. Keep in mind I have read all of these and if I haven’t I’ll tell you guys

CYRA is the sister of the brutal tyrant who rules the Shotet people. Cyra’s currentgift gives her pain and power- something her brother exploits, using her to torture his enemies. But Cyra is much more than just a blade in her brother’s hand: she is resilient, quick on her feet, and smarter than she knows

AKOS is the son of a farmer and an oracle from the frozen nation-planet of Thuvhe. Protected by his unusual current-gift, Akos is generous in spirit, and his loyalty to his family is limitless. Once Akos and his brother are captured by enemy Shotet soldiers, Akos is desperate to get his brother out alive- no matter what the cost. Then Akos is thrust into Cyra’s world, and the enmity between their countries seems insurmountable. Will they help each other to survive, or will they destroy one another?