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I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

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I'll Give You the Sun Photo credit: Goodreads Synopsis At first, Jude and her twin brother Noah, are inseparable. Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude wears red-red lipstick, cliff-dives, and does all the talking for both of them. Years later, they are barely speaking. Something has happened to change the twins in different yet equally devastating ways . . . but then Jude meets an intriguing, irresistible boy and a mysterious new mentor. The early years are Noah’s to tell; the later years are Jude’s. But they each have only half the story, and if they can only find their way back to one another, they’ll have a chance to remake their world. This radiant, award-winning novel from the acclaimed author of The Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary and laughing—often all at once. Review OK... WOOOoOOooooOw so I started this review I believe about one year ago after my third go-around of this ...
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Dry by Neal Shusterman

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Dry  Synopsis When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harrowing story of survival. The drought—or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it—has been going on for a while now. Everyone’s lives have become an endless list of don’ts: don’t water the lawn, don’t fill up your pool, don’t take long showers. Until the taps run dry. Suddenly, Alyssa’s quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation; neighbors and families turned against each other on the hunt for water. And when her parents don’t return and her life—and the life of her brother—is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she’s going to survive. Review This book was terrifying. Not because of crazy jump scares or mysterious murders or vengeful ghosts knocking salt shakers off of tables. Oh no no no. The scariest part was seeing how easily people abandon their morality for the prospect of surviv...
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The Rose and the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh

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The Rose and the Dagger  Photo credit: Penguin Random House WARNING: SPOILERS FOR THE WRATH AND THE DAWN AHEAD!!!  You have been warned Synopsis :  The darker the sky, the brighter the stars. In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad is forced from the arms of her beloved husband, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once thought Khalid a monster—a merciless killer of wives, responsible for immeasurable heartache and pain—but as she unraveled his secrets, she found instead an extraordinary man and a love she could not deny. Still, a curse threatens to keep Shazi and Khalid apart forever. Now she’s reunited with her family, who have found refuge in the desert, where a deadly force is gathering against Khalid—a force set on destroying his empire and commanded by Shazi’s spurned childhood sweetheart. Trapped between loyalties to those she loves, the only thing Shazi can do is act. Using the burgeoning magic within her as a guide, she strikes out on her own to end both ...
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The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One by Amanda Lovelace

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The Witch Doesn't Burn  In This One  Photo Credit: Target Synopsis : The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now—indestructible. These moving, relatable poems encourage resilience and embolden women to take control of their own stories. Enemies try to judge, oppress, and marginalize her, but the witch doesn’t burn in this one.   Review : The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One is an important and empowering poetry collection. It is a true, raw, and heartfelt depiction of what it is like living as a woman in this  broken and beautiful  world. I have been hearing so many people talking about this collection. How its one of their new favorites or it made them cry and I really wanted to be able to say that too. Sadly, I just couldn't.  I don't have much to say about this collection. I finished it really quickly. I didn't absolutely love any of the poems, but as a female living in the twenty-first ce...
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Vicious by V. E. Schwab

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Vicious Photo Credit: Barnes and Noble     Synopsis  Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.  Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses hav...
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