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Currently reading: Just Julian By Markus Harwood-Jones

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Spoiler Alert; Julian doesn’t die at the end

8/10

Just Julian is written by a queer and trans author, Markus Harwood-Jones. The story line is jammed packed with a multitude of queer characters which makes this book a great LGBT read and Julian is a relatable character right from the start, enticing the reader to continue on. Normally I wouldn’t of looked twice at this book but I’m immensely glad I did. The story line between Romeo and Julian had me hooked from the start and then I couldn’t put it down. It’s a great story if you’re looking for a quick read but also want to read something a little different. I enjoyed everything about this book and I’m so thankful I got the chance to red it.

This book will be officially released April 1, 2018 and every one should go support the author @markusbones

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Then, at last, they connected in a kiss, and there was no need for words anymore.

Just Julian by Markus Harwood-Jones

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Currently reading Romeo For Real and Just Julian by @ markusbones

Focusing on the stories of two teenagers growing up in modern day Winnipeg, "Romeo for Real" and "Just Julian" give queer take on a classic Shakespearean story brings together the stories of contrasting communities as two young men crash into one another and learn how to live out the kind of love which comes through a struggle for mutual survival. Romeo is excelling on the school basketball team and getting ready to graduate, silently dealing with feelings of inadequacy, romantic confusion, and overbearing parents. Meanwhile, Julian has dropped out of school and finding it hard to even get out of bed. Haunted by painful memories, Julian feels pressured by his mother to get involved in local activism, but he just wants to stay home and lose himself in painting. When the two boys meet at a party, they are immediately drawn to one another - from first glance, they are unable to look away.

These books are available starting April 1st 2018 and every one should go support the author.

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Spoiler Alert; West Ashby is a fictional cliché.

5/10

Abbi Glines has always been one of my go-to authors when I want a sappy romance and she has never disappointed me. Until Friday Night is a perfect book to read if you’re looking for a feel good love story. The relationship dynamics between West and Maggie are really sweet. That being said, If you read too much into the small details of the book, you will find some problems with the story. For one, Maggie hasn’t spoken for 2 years because the last time she heard her voice she flipped out. And then out of the blue,she is able to speak again simply because of a guy. This bothers me more than I would like to admit to be honest. Another thing that was bothersome to me was the way West reacted to his fathers illness. I know every person reacts differently to stressful situations and every person is entitled to their reactions but the way West reacts seems shallow and superficial. So over all this was a decent read if you don’t go deeper than the surface. 

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She had become my lifeline. I wanted to be hers. I wanted her to feel this way about me, too.

Abbli Glines, Until Friday Night

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Currently Reading Until Friday Night

To everyone who knows him, West Ashby has always been that guy: the cocky, popular, way-too-handsome-for-his-own-good football god who led Lawton High to the state championships. But while West may be Big Man on Campus on the outside, on the inside he’s battling the grief that comes with watching his father slowly die of cancer. Two years ago, Maggie Carleton’s life fell apart when her father murdered her mother. And after she told the police what happened, she stopped speaking and hasn’t spoken since. Even the move to Lawton, Alabama, couldn’t draw Maggie back out. So she stayed quiet, keeping her sorrow and her fractured heart hidden away. As West’s pain becomes too much to handle, he knows he needs to talk to someone about his father—so in the dark shadows of a post-game party, he opens up to the one girl who he knows won’t tell anyone else. West expected that talking about his dad would bring some relief, or at least a flood of emotions he couldn’t control. But he never expected the quiet new girl to reply, to reveal a pain even deeper than his own—or for them to form a connection so strong that he couldn’t ever let her go…

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Spoiler Alert; No one told him to do that.

8/10

In the book The Love Interest, Cale Dietritch writes an unexpected love story. Not only does this book support LGBT+ themes, it also manages to include fun action scenes, making it less of a romance book despite its name. I really enjoyed how this book threw away the cliché love triangle by putting a twist on it. In the same way, the author writes strong characters you wouldn’t expect. Juliet, the main female character, loves inventions and science and her best friend loves to fight. But this doesn’t make the male characters any less strong. Often times when an author inserts a strong female character they balance it out with a weaker male character. Dietritch does the opposite and I loved it. I feel like everyone who is looking for a unique twist on the love triangle should read this.

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This isn’t Tumblr, Juliet, straight men do exist here

Cale Dietritch,The Love Interest 

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Currently reading The Love Interest

There is a secret organization that cultivates teenage spies. The agents are called Love Interests because getting close to people destined for great power means getting valuable secrets.

Caden is a Nice: the boy next door, sculpted to physical perfection. Dylan is a Bad: the brooding, dark-souled guy who is dangerously handsome. The girl they are competing for is important to the organization, and each boy will pursue her. Will she choose the Nice or the Bad?

Both Caden and Dylan are living in the outside world for the first time. They are well-trained and at the top of their games. They have to be—whoever the girl doesn’t choose will die.

What the boys don’t expect are feelings that are outside of their training. Feelings that could kill them both.

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Spoiler Alert; Wren Connolly has a heart.

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In the book Reboot by Amy Tintera Wren Connolly was dead for 178 minuets. And then she wasn’t. Reboot was a great story built from a great idea. It reminds me of a different kind of zombie apocalypse. Wren and Callum’s relationship is different in the way that the characters seem to have swapped gender roles. Wren is the tough emotionless character that takes charge while Callum is the more emotional one who follows wrens lead. However I could of lives without the cliché protagonist is only motivated by the love interest. There’s nothing wrong with the cliché. It’s a cliché I typically support. However in the context of this book I felt like the story would of been stronger without it. Over all, I really enjoyed the book and I would recommend it to a friend in a heartbeat. 

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Humans had a brightness to them, a glow that only death extinguished.

Reboot by Amy Tintera

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Currently Reading Reebot by Amy Tintera Wren Connolly died five years ago, only to Reboot after 178 minutes. Now she is one of the deadliest Reboots around . . . unlike her newest trainee, Callum 22, who is practically still human. As Wren tries to teach Callum how to be a soldier, his hopeful smile works its way past her defenses. Unfortunately, Callum’s big heart also makes him a liability, and Wren is ordered to eliminate him. To save Callum, Wren will have to risk it all.

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Spoiler Alert; Freddy Hirsch is a Coward?

9/10

In the book The Librarian of Auschwitz a young woman named Dita is put in charge of keeping track of and keeping safe the few books that have been sneaked into the camp. The Librarian of Auschwitz is very reminiscent of The Book Thief with the theme of the Nazis and the Holocaust. However, Unlike The Book Thief, The Librarian of Auschwitz takes place inside the concentration camp. There are multiple characters you are introduced to throughout the story and you get to experience the concentration camp in multiple different ways. When I was reading the story I had to occasionally put the book down just to remind myself that I wasn't actually a part of the story. The book is based on a true story and  Antonio G. Iturbe does a fantastic job of telling that story. The book is hauntingly beautiful and I truly believe everyone should read it if they ever get the chance.

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In the end, HG Wells was right and in truth there is the time machine: they are the books.

- Antonio G. Iturbe , The librarian of Auschwitz

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Currently reading: The Librarian of Auschwitz

Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz.

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SPOILER ALERT: Charlotte Homes’s spirit animal is a judgmental cat   

7/10

The Book by Brittany Cavallaro, A Study in Charlotte, explores a whole new story behind the Holmes and Watson bloodline. It was a great story overall and I really enjoyed reading it. The plot line was something unique but also familiar to fans of the original Sherlock tales. Jamie Watson is a character we can all find relatable in some way and you can’t help but rooting for him throughout the story. Charlotte Holmes was a lot harder to relate to, although I’m sure that was Cavallaro’s intentions. Regardless I found myself also rooting for her throughout the book and was surprised to find she turned out to be my favorite character. Both Holmes and Watson were both well written characters who do undergo a good amount of character development and lessons learned in the book. Overall it is a book I would 100% would recommend to anybody who loves A little bit of mystery.

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I felt like I was being pulled through a dark, dank wardrobe into some boozy Narnia.

Brittany Cavallaro A Study in Charlotte