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Trope Tuesday: Returning Home – Chasing Lucky Review

Happy Trope Tuesday. This week's trope is returning home and I will be reviewing Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett. As a reminder each week there will be a trope for you to use as inspiration, find the trope list here. All post types are welcome: lists, book reviews, anything really, feel free to make it your own. Please link back to All the Books and Chocolate in your own post so that others know…
November 10, 2020
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Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kenneally

Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kenneally YA Contemporary, Romance Rating: Synopsis Every year of their high school lives Lulu and Alex go on a class trip, and every year the trip brings them closer together.  This year is their last class trip, Lulu and Alex are brought together again, and made to face the connection they share.   This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page.…
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The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park

The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park Genre: Young Adult Contemporary, Romance Release Date: April 7 Book 1 in The Prefect Escape Series Rating: Synopsis Nate Jae-Woo Kim wants to fit in.  As a scholarship student at an elite private school that means being rich. Kate Anderson just wants to escape to New York, get away from her controlling father.  The two meet while working a zombie-themed escape room and decide to join forces…
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It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood

It Sounded Better in my Head by Nina Kenwood Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Release Date: April 7 Rating: Synopsis Natalie’s life is changing, her parents are divorcing, her two best friends are now a couple.  Her world is no longer making sense, that is until an unexpected romance starts… This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. Thank you to Simon and Schuster for providing me a copy…
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The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

The Upside of Falling by Alex Light Genre: Romance, Romantic Comedy, Young Adult Rating: Synopsis After being teased for not having a boyfriend Becca Hart pretends she has a secret boyfriend. Brett Wells is one of the most popular guys in school but has spent more time focusing on the future than who to date.  When Brett overhears Becca’s lie he sees it as the perfect solution, he can be her mystery guy…
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Book Review: Crew

Crew by Tijan Genre: Young Adult Contemporary, Dark Romance Book 1 in the Crew Series Rating:  3/5 Synopsis Bren is the only female member of her crew, but when she breaks one of the crew rules, no falling in love with a fellow crew member what will happen? This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. Review I have seen books by Tijan all over the place,…
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Book Review: The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey

Thank you to Inkyaed Press for Young Readers and Netgalley for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.       From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother’s hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new…
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Frankly in Love by David Yoon

Thank you to Penguin and Libro.fm for providing me an audio copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.     High school senior Frank Li is a Limbo–his term for Korean-American kids who find themselves caught between their parents’ traditional expectations and their own Southern California upbringing. His parents have one rule when it comes to romance–“Date Korean”–which proves complicated when Frank falls for Brit Means, who is smart, beautiful–and…