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Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

May 17, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 5/30 I haven’t read a really solid, really good bordering on great contemporary YA novel in what feels like a really long time. Actually, I just scrolled back through my GR reading challenges, and the last really good/great YA contemporary I read was Concrete Rose back in January 2021. So it has been a while! Perfect on Paper isn’t life-changing or anything, it’s just a really well done YA novel, a classic of the form. It certainly […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: LGBTQIA, narfna, perfect on paper, Sophie Gonzales, YA, ya contemporary, YA Romance, Young Adult

narfna's CBR14 Review No:73 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: LGBTQIA, narfna, perfect on paper, Sophie Gonzales, YA, ya contemporary, YA Romance, Young Adult ·
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If you like lots of angst in your YA and stories about teenagers being assholes and doing stupid things, you will like this more than I did.

May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor

December 11, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I was disappointed by this one, I don’t think through any fault of the book. I was really looking forward to it because of the premise, but it wasn’t really to my tastes, though I think what the author did with it was interesting. It just didn’t resonate with me. So what we’ve got here is two exes both running for homecoming king. Jeremy is trans (and newly out) and a cheerleader, and Lukas is the boyfriend dumped over the summer. They used to be […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, LGBTQIA, may the best man win, trans author, trans protagonist, YA, ya contemporary, Young Adult, Z.R. Ellor

narfna's CBR13 Review No:183 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, LGBTQIA, may the best man win, trans author, trans protagonist, YA, ya contemporary, Young Adult, Z.R. Ellor ·
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A good young adult book that I probably read too late in life.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan

October 18, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’m rounding down on this one for now, after weeks (months) of letting it sit in limbo because I couldn’t make up my mind how I felt about it. But this is a true 3.5 star book right here. Parts of it I loved and found very funny and charming and parts of irritated the hell out of me. The ending is very heartwarming and the characters are ultimately lovable. I think I might have just missed my window on loving this one. Too bad, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: david levithan, john green, John Green & David Levithan, LGBTQIA, narfna, read harder challenge 2021, will grayson will grayson, YA, ya contemporary, Young Adult

narfna's CBR13 Review No:138 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: david levithan, john green, John Green & David Levithan, LGBTQIA, narfna, read harder challenge 2021, will grayson will grayson, YA, ya contemporary, Young Adult ·
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