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Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim Summary At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood…
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Tell Me How You Really Feel By Aminah Mae Safi Summary Sana Khan is a cheerleader and a straight A student. She's the classic (somewhat obnoxious) overachiever determined to win. Rachel Recht is a wannabe director who's obsesssed with movies and ready to make her own masterpiece. As she's casting her senior film project, she…
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The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos Summary Ruby Chernyavsky has been told the stories since she was a child: The women in her family, once possessed of great magical abilities to remake lives and stave off death itself, were forced to flee their Russian home for America in order to escape the fearful…
Fake It Till You Break It By Jenn P. Nguyun Summary Mia and Jake have known each other their whole lives. They’ve endured summer vacations, Sunday brunches, even dentist visits together. Their mothers, who are best friends, are convinced that Mia and Jake would be the perfect couple, even though they can’t stand to be…
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I Love You so Mochi by Sarah Kuhn Summary Kimi Nakamura loves a good fashion statement. She's obsessed with transforming everyday ephemera into Kimi Originals: bold outfits that make her and her friends feel brave, fabulous, and like the Ultimate versions of themselves. But her mother sees this as a distraction from working on her…
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsa Faizal Summary People lived because she killed.People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the…
★★★★★ Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno Ohhh my god. This book was so much more than I was expecting it to be. I will forever be obsessed with fluffy, cute YA contemporaries. This is that with a deeper, more meaningful layer hiding underneath. I wouldn’t say this book always reads as being realistic,…
The Descendant of the Crane by Joan He ★★★★★ Okay. There are so many things in this book and I’m trying to organize my thoughts so I can give a coherent review of this story. (lol good luck, Ashley) This book is not fluffy. Every word included is deliberate and weaves together a story that…
★ ★ ★ ★ .5 Wicked Saints by Emily. A Duncan I am having a very hard time wrapping my mind around how I feel about this book. I loved it????? But it was also not perfect. Yes. It is also the first in a series so there is so much room to grow in…
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Again, but Better by Christine Riccio UHGHHHHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHhhhh Alright. I have a lot to say about this book. First of all, I really wanted to like it. I was so ready to love this book! When I was granted an eARC I was ecstatic. My actual first thought was “who, me?…
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