The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

I love Xander. Excited little nerd.
...How did I not guess that. 
 Ok so that mom is toxic and I'm going to strangle her with my bare hands.
but but but. How dare y'all give me feelings. 
368 Pages

edit: 10/13/2021: THERE'S A THIRD ONE?!?! WAT

Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

...secret identities.... hello Ladybug and Chat Noir vibes.
Sees who second narrator is...concerned. 
There's two ways this can go and I'm like...hoping she goes with the predictable one....
Me: invents crack theory because reasons. Crack theory is correct.
Slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaps
496 Pages

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

 Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

By Rick Riordan

Pages: 1,737

A fun YA series that brings mythology into the present day. I originally started to re-read them to follow along with a book club podcast, but could not stop until I had finished the entire series. The pacing is great with little to no filler in the plot lines and the writing is full of witty one-liners The story follows Percy, who we learn is a demigod (the child of a Greek god or goddess and a human) after his math teacher turns into a Fury of the Underworld and tries to kill him. He then heads to a summer camp for demigods called Camp Half-Blood run by none other than Chiron the Centaur, and the god Dionysus who is there as punishment by Zeus. Cue a Great Prophecy and a Titan lord slowly rising from his prison in the depths of Tartarus and our group of demigods are charged with a series of quests to save the world, arguing the whole way there. Grover pretty much sums up the whole experience, "“Well … sure good to be together again. Arguing. Almost dying. Abject terror. Oh, look. It’s our floor.”

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Adam vine (also he's a science nerd and his name is Adam which sounds like atom--oh I'm funny)
It's the demi rep for me. 
.....How am I smarter than the main character because I've already made the connection.
I'm just cackling. 
"Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man"
My brain just put together another thing. Evil laugh. 
Ok but is anyone else getting like... Pride and Prejudice Darcy and Wickman vibes....
Is everyone bi....or bi-romantic....because I'm here for that. 
Slaps. Just. I'm fine.
All the claps for consent.
384 Pages

Jade City by Fonda Lee

Me: mafia mafia cool cool. Woaaaaaaaaah back up.. that is...Did not sign up for that... Went from 0-50 in 3 seconds flat. I'm just gonna go...find some more wholesome content....because like...it's too early for this. 
I'm just waiting for a dead horse to show up...
Not once did you offer a blah blah blah
When we're only halfway through the book and ish going down
I can see all the equations
Ok but like...slaaaaaaaaaps.
560 Pages

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

So my favorite high school teacher loved this series....so let's see
oh no she dead (I think)
anyone else gettinng dramatic darth vader cry scream
Sheep herder. Savior. Coincidence?

I have a ship, and if I'm wrong, I quit.
Literally all of the Lord of the Rings
....do you ever see someone doing something stupid and you just....sigh.
So Matt is THAT hobbit who I won't name.
I bet it's not going to work for stupid reasons. 
784 Pages

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

I appreciate it when we break stereotypes. Especially when it's about gender and jobs. 
I don't understand why Stella would actually google what she googled, but she be brave. 
Also apparently Michael looks better than Daniel Henney. I love Daniel Henney. Is it because he voiced Tadashi in Big Hero 6 and his voice is fantastic and he was in Criminal Minds...yes.
Consent is great. I'm here for it. It should be a standard, but honestly. Excellent. 
Ok but like. The inherent value and dignity of the human person and actually caring about the person you're with. *Grabs soap box*

edit: looks at Daniel's IMDB page, and he's in The Wheel of Time TV series and I just started reading that series.
352 Pages

The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer

The twins. They're fantastic
The vibes: 


So like....there's some Where the Red Fern Grows vibes there too..
I like... I'm like...perplexed..becuase like...Artemis is Artemis.
368 Pages

Hunted by Meagan Spooner

I really do appreciate it when the youngest daughter is the one carrying the family....
the dog. all the crying emojis. 
I love this interpretation of the curse and the beast. I love that GIRL is self aware and is like...knowledgeable about curses and stuff. The storytelling elements. Just.. Fantastic. 
This is my ish.
400 Pages

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

 Alex and Ellis. Similar sounding names.

....I'm...like...sus of these people
Also...my Catholic senses are just...nah bro, don't do any of that.


384 Pages

Crown of Danger by Melanie Cellier

I kind of wish that this book was a part of a larger book and that the events of the book happened quicker.
And characters are being stupid and  not communicating and honestly, I'm just....
But this school does have a ton of Hogwarts vibes
278 Pages

Crown of Secrets by Melanie Cellier

I wish we'd see more of Eleanor, but like...it's obvious why.
There's some Red Queen vibes....and I'm suspicious of like...everyone.
I have a ship, but also the boy is being stupid and angsty. 
290 Pages

Power of Pen and Voice by Melanie Cellier

I wish there had been more external shipping...like... I wanted the ship to talk more.
The magic system is still really cool
268 Pages 

Plot Twist by Bethany Turner

jklsdfjkjgskldjf
Curse these romance novels having me ship one way and then making me ship another ship.
I LIVE for Clark Kents. I love them.
...y'all...I do not appreciate being attacked like this...Yes I have a messy bun and I always look meh because I'm a writer, not an actor. You're not wrong. But still.. Rude.
Liam is just. Yes.
All the movie references.
336 Pages

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

 .....Inserts all the Spirit of the Cimarron gifs. 
You ever just look at someone and think "Idiot"
The tiger. Just. Yes
I love my babies.
And these tropes. These tropes are fantastic.
Javelin. Just. Like. Yes.
Pterodactyl screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech.
It's the yearning for me. 
When they hint at a mythology but don't ever like confirm it...like I love it and hate it. Gimme more.
....Can I please have an Arin please...because like....what he does when he's stressed, and he just starts fixing things like....
Anyone else want a modern day band AU...or something...anyways.
496 Pages

The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski

I live for these tropes. I am dying. 
Miscommunication is so frustrating, but like...the angst that comes from it...so good.
Wt frick kind of ending is that. Rude.  
432 Pages

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

ok ok ok. I'm here for the ship.
Arin's great. I love him
Alexa play "The Ten Duel Commandments"
I'm just going to be over here, having feelings and stuff
The Remnant Chronicle/Dance of Thieves vibes. Slaps.
384 Pages

The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud

Cough. The One Ring. Cough
And at the end, Solomon reminds me of another Lord of the Rings character
It was kind of hard for me to get into because like...no Nathaniel....
 416 Pages

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The first part of the book was kind of annoying.
Anyone else getting Attack on Titan vibes....just me....
Hiss hiss Kitty cat
Oh there's a ship. 
432 Pages

The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer

I feel like there was a giant skip betwen the last book and this book...like..in terms of character...and maybe it's because there are events in between the books and there is a time jump kind of but like....
Also can we talk about OCD and paranoia and multiple personality and psychosis, and how debilitating it can be, and how important it is to be supportive of someone who has it....just me..ok cool
Are we just going to ask like...that....never happened...if there's a weird love triangle in the last book.... wait is that why the twins get a series, so we can see cameos....
384 Pages