“Life is a gift. Don’t forget to live it.” Title: Everything Everything Author: Nicola Yoon Published: September 1, 2015 Medium: Print (softcover) Pages: 307 Genre: Romance Rating: Summary: Everything Everything is about a “bubble girl” who has a super rare disease that makes her allergic to everything so she can’t go outside without potentially dying. But ~SHOCKER~ a cute boy moves in next door, romance ensues, she risks everything, and there is a mostly happy ending. Thoughts: I don’t really read cute romance novels (or non-fiction in general). Perhaps it’s some sort of leftover bias from my teenage-self, but they’ve always seemed pretty pointless to me. Why would I want to read about real world things when I already live in the real world? But I saw this book at BookCon and it sounded cute and looked like a quick read and I’ve been really trying to expand my horizons a little, so I bought it. And I loved it! It was cute, had an interesting (albeit odd) twist, and made me smile a lot. It even had a happy ending, which I don’t get a lot of with many of the other books I read. So I highly suggest this one!
“The Ability to feel is a strength, not a weakness” Title: An Enchantment of Ravens Author: Margaret Rogerson Published: September 26, 2017 Medium: Print (hardcover) Pages: 304 Genre: Fantasy, Romance Rating: Summary: A prodigy painter names Isobel paints for faeries, the most dangerous and vain creatures in the land of Whimsy. Faeries crave human creations and pay for them in enchantments, many of which are poorly worded and cause chaos instead of their intended effect. Isobel is careful though, with all of her dealing with the Fae. That is, until she meets Rook, the prince of the Autumnlands. As she holds her painting sessions with Rook, she begins to feel something for him. Now, in love with a faerie prince, she is dragged off into faerie because she painted him in a way that has put his life in jeopardy. While in the faerie lands, she discovers a power within herself and her work and must fight her way back home. Thoughts: I truly enjoyed this book! It was a quick read with a really cute story. Faeries happen to be one of my favorite topics to read about, so I love seeing their lore integrated into popular games, books,…