Author Archives: mayah1209

First off, stop reading if you haven’t read the other Riordanverse books. Still here? Okay, cool. This is the best! Following the events of The Trials Of Apollo series, Nico Di Angelo and his boyfriend Will Solace are alone at Camp Half-Blood, and they’re happy. There’s only one problem: Nico keeps hearing someone calling forContinue reading “The Sun and The Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro”

This is a cute, fun read, though for quite a while, the main character acted really unlikeable. Felicity has to plan everything perfectly, so when her mom gets engaged, Felicity takes it upon herself to make sure the wedding goes off without a hitch. So when her long distance friend Nancy offers up her family’sContinue reading “Planning Perfect by Haley Neil”

This is a really atmospheric and mysterious read. Mars is the gender fluid child of a senator, and the rule is don’t make waves. Of course, his family thinks everything Mars does makes waves. Then Mars’s beloved sister Caroline returns from summer camp and tries to kill him, which instead ends in her horrific death.Continue reading “The Honeys by Ryan La Sala”

This is actually the first novel in verse I’ve read, and wow, I’m so glad I did. This book is amazing. Alicia is called many things, all derogatory, all things that mean “That girl has too much sex”. But what other people don’t know is that she was sexually abused by everyone’s favorite teacher, andContinue reading “Dear Medusa by Olivia A. Cole”

All I will say is, I may have a new favorite book. Stevie and Nora are two girls living in a very conservative small Texas town. They’re also secretly dating, and have been for two years. They have a plan: once they graduate, they’ll move to California so they can be open about their loveContinue reading “Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick”

This is really cutesy read, though the ending was a little confusing for someone who watched the show before I read the book (yes, yes, I know, don’t judge me). Charlie Spring has a tiny crush on Nick Nelson. Nick is popular, plays rugby, and seems like a stereotypical jock from afar. But as CharlieContinue reading “Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman”

This was super good, and I can not wait to see more the characters. Fi is the smartest treasure hunter around, and Shane is an axe wielding, lesbian huntsman for hire (aka pretty awesome). Shane and Fi team up to find an ancient treasure, but instead Fi pricks her finger on a spindle—instead of fallingContinue reading “The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder”

This was a cute, short read. Millie was just accepted into her dream school in Scotland, but she’s not going. That is until her girlfriend ditches her for her ex. Once she gets there, she gets quite a shock when she discovers her roommate is the prissy princess of Scotland, Flora. Flora is, in Millie’sContinue reading “Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins”

This was pretty good. Mahalia didn’t get a sweet sixteen because her mom couldn’t afford it. Now she’s decided that she’s going to have a coming out party in celebration of her queerness. She’ll save up the money by herself, too. Then she develops a major crush on the pretty new girl, Siobhan. The onlyContinue reading “Friday, I’m In Love by Camryn Garrett”