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Tyler Johnson was Here by Jay Coles

Short Summary: Marvin follows his twin brother, Tyler, to a party however the next day Marvin turns up missing. A video is released and shows that Marvin was shot and killed by a police officer. Marvin seeks justice while dealing with his grief.

My thoughts: I am very excited to read this book because I have heard nothing but great things about it. I try to avoid books that are centered around tragedy because I like the escapism aspect of reading. However, I feel reading this novel that deals with police brutality is extremely important and impactful.

Save the Date by Morgan Matson 

Short Summary: Charlie’s older sister is getting married and her entire family is reuniting for the wedding. Everything starts to fall apart with the wedding planner canceling last minute and family drama. 

My Thoughts: I have only started one other Morgan Matson book which I did not finish so I am hoping I will love this one! The novel takes places over a short period of time (3 days) which I absolutely love. I love weddings and am addicted to wedding shows. I am the youngest in my family (like Charlie, the main character) and my oldest sister got married a few years so I can’t want to find some similarities between my life and Charlie’s. 

Smoke in the Sun by Renee Adhieh 

Short Summary: This is the second and final book to the Flame in the Mist duology. 

My Thoughts: Any kind of summary I give with spoil the first book. I remember absolutely loving the first book when I read it last year. I am actually 70 pages into this book but I put it down because I realized I didn’t remember the first book as well as I thought I did. Like the first book, the second book switches between different POVs. I forgot about that and honestly haven’t been loving that aspect of the book. Hopefully, when I continue reading it I’ll end up loving it as much as the first one!

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young 

Short Summary: Eelyn is a viking who has been fighting her tribe’s rival all her life. After she loses her brother, she sees again five years later fighting with her rival tribe. 

My Thoughts: Everything about this novel sounds so interesting! I used to watch the TV show Vikings and I think it’ll be interesting to read Young’s take on the history of Vikings. This novel is a standalone which is great because I can lose interest in long series very easily. I expect this novel to very intense and action packed!