Lavender Library

Five Feet apart — 5/5

The summer I turned pretty — 5/5

It’s not summer without you — 5/5

We will always have summer — 5/5

Geek girl 3/5

Side effects may vary 3/5

If I stay 3/5

My life with the Walter boys 3/5

The heartbreakers 4/5

What I like about you 3/5

The new normal 2/5

Catching Jordan 4/5

Anna and the french kiss 3/5

The start of you and me 4/5

The fault in our stars 5/5

The sun is also a star 5/5

To all the boys I’ve loved before 5/5

To all the boys I’ve loved before- PS I still love you — 5/5

Forever and Always Lara Jean- 5/5

I’ve loved most of the books I’ve read this year, but are a few that were mehish. ❤️

1 girl, 5 boys, 5 letters, they were only meant for her eyes... until they were sent out...

Author: Jenny Han

Genre: Becoming of age, YA, Cotemporary, teen romance.

Age Rating: 13+

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Rating: 4,81/5

 Synopsis

In this story, we get the perspective of Lara Jean Covey Song. She has only ever loved 5 boys, So to get over them she would write them a love letter, and store them I her blue hatbox her mom gave her, she could pour here heart out because she was the only one that would EVER read them. But then the letters get mysteriously sent out, causing her to get confronted by her 5 first loves. Maybe something good could come out of these letters?

 My Opinion

This book was so Captivating and such a whimsical cute read. This book makes you feel so many emotions all at one, such as: Happiness, Anger, Rage, Sadness, excitement and so much more. This book was soooo good. This book didn’t feel like one of those books where you highlight and take a moral out of, (this is a good thing) It felt like I was 6 again reading fairytales, you could just sit back relax and enjoy, except this storyline is nothing like A fairytale. Be prepared and have the second book next to you because, THE ENDING… It ends on such a cliffhanger, but it builds the suspense! There are so many plot twists and twists and turns I never saw coming. It is an impossible book to put down. Jenny Han is my favorite trilogy Author I have read nearly all her books and have loved all of them. I love her style of writing. She is so Clever that she makes you think what she wants you to think. SHE IS A MANIPULATOR (in a good way).

You will like it if…

You will like it if you are looking for a really captivating adorable trilogy (I know this is the first book review but once you done the first, you wont be able resist the next two!)

 Characters: 10/10

Plot: 10/10

02/07/2020 — “Sometimes you read a book and it fills you with this weird envangeliacal zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book”

Reblog, but say your favourite book AT THE MOMENT.❤️

Have you ever felt an inexplicable connection to a stranger? An feeling that lasts a few seconds, maybe a minute, before they disappear from your life never to be seen again?

Author: Nicola Yoon

Age Rating: 13+

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Rating: 4,89/5

Genre: Coming of age, YA, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis…

Natasha does not believe in fate, true love or anything that doesn’t have scientific evidence. Daniel is a poet. He believes that everything happens for a reason. They are polar opposites, but both have one thing in common… they both have their future laid out in front of them. Daniel is on his way to a Yale Appointment that his father has set up for him, he would much rather be a professional poet than a doctor. Natasha’s family are illegal immigrants, so she is been deportation back to Jamaica in 12 hours. But when they meet, in that one moment, she can’t help but think that maybe she’s been wrong her whole life.  But now’s not the time for love, or is it?

 My Thoughts…

I cold not put this book down. It was captivating and so powerful. I get goose-bumps just thinking about it. I loved how it was realistic and was not cliqued. Nicola Yoon should be applauded on her immaculate masterpiece. It mentions and/or discuses important topics like immigration, suicide, fate, love and so much more. I loved how it gave both Natasha’s and Daniel’s perspectives as well as random people that they impacted throughout the day, also their families and histories of all sorts. I could tell that Each chapter, page, paragraph, sentence, phrase, and word was perfectly thought out. The tension of the two main protagonists been absolute opposites really was lovely. After I read it I researched what the name of the book was about and it was so clever. There were so many quotes that I loved from this book, but this is my favourite “There is a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s closer to love at second sight. It’s the feeling when you meet someone that you’re going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don’t love them right away, but it’s inevitable that you will.”

You will like it if…

You will like it if you are looking for a realistic, not cliqued but still really adorable book. I 100% would recommend this to any living, breathing person.

Characters: 9/10

Plot: 10/10

In the city of romance, could Anna find love for herself?

Rating: 3/5

Age rating: 13+

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Author: Stephine Perkins

Genre: YA contemporary romance

DISCLAIMER*: If I didn’t like this book as much as you, please don’t feel offended or something, we all have our own opinions and thoughts and all I’m trying to do is tell you what I thought.

Synopsis

Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. But then her dad shippes her off to a boarding school in Paris, it feels like everything is going wrong, until she meets Étienne. St. Clair. Smart, charming, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend. But in the city of romance, could her biggest wish come true?

 My opinion…

I enjoyed this book, it was really cute read. In the moment, I loved this book, but once I thought about it a bit more, I realised this book didn’t have anything extraordinary about it. I forgot how the book ended a week after I read it (but that could just be my brain), but once I did refresh my brain, I remembered it was a really sweet ending! It was also a little bit cheesy and cliqued. Although all in all it was a sweet read.  

You will like it if…

You will like this if you are looking for a cute, short, and cheesy (in this case cheesy is nice) read.

Characters: 8/10

Plot: 7/10

*Sorry about the disclaimer I don’t want anyone to get offended

Star-crossed lovers, Both Cancer patients, could it ever work?

Rating: 4,93

Age Rating: 14+

(Refer to Commonsense Media for a second opinion)

Genre: YA contemporary romance 

Author: John Green 

Plot…

(This is a very little information, but this is the kind of book where its nice to go into the book knowing very little)

Hazel Grace has Cancer, Thyroid cancer. But Despite the medicine Hazel has taken to buy her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal. Augustus has a touch of osteosarcoma. But when they meet at Cancer Support Group Hazel’s life was turned upside down.

My Opinion

This book was so heart-breaking and breath-taking that I was literally drowning in my own tears. It is probably by far one of the best books I have ever read!!!! This beautiful and heart-warming read, without a doubt, belongs on my god tier.  It was filled with hundreds of quotes and morals about everything you need to know in life. I laugh, you cry and then you come back for more. This is striking masterpiece of a book. I loved the storyline because it’s not your typical clichéd romance. I believe this book should be read by EVERYONE because it makes you grateful for the little things you have. The relationship between Augustus and Hazel is the most beautiful and adorable (and heart-breaking) relationship I have ever seen!!! I definitely recommend this to anyone with a heart!

You will like it if...

You will like it if you are living... breathing and have feelings and a heart. Or if you are just looking for a unique contemporary romance. 

Caracters: 10/10

Plot: 10/10