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A lovely little book.

Lucky Caller by Emma Mills

February 6, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

There’s just something about Emma Mills’s writing. I don’t read a lot of contemporary YA because it doesn’t do much for me, but her stuff does. It’s just so lovely and well-written and full of characters that seem very real, and her writing is always funny and addictive. This one also has a fun premise that really called to me. Our main character, Nina, lives with her mom and two sisters in a small Indianapolis apartment. Her dad is a rather famous morning radio host […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: contemporary ya, Emma Mills, Lucky Caller, narfna, YA, YA Romance, Young Adult

narfna's CBR15 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: contemporary ya, Emma Mills, Lucky Caller, narfna, YA, YA Romance, Young Adult ·
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“You know those people where it’s like, you know they could kill you, but it would be a privilege to die by their hand?” #CBRBingo – Friendship

Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills

August 31, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was adorable. I don’t read much contemporary YA, but if they were all as cute and funny as this was, I would read a lot more of it. I picked this book up on a whim in a used bookstore last summer. I remembered that several of my friends had given it glowing reviews, so despite my sometime-aversion to the genre, I bought it. A well-spent $9, for sure. (And my copy, an Owl Crate version somebody sold for credit, is signed by the […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: cbr12bingo, contemporary ya, Emma Mills, foolish hearts, friendship, LGBTQIA, narfna, YA, Young Adult

narfna's CBR12 Review No:110 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: cbr12bingo, contemporary ya, Emma Mills, foolish hearts, friendship, LGBTQIA, narfna, YA, Young Adult ·
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“The thing is, you can’t just be yourself if whenever people look at you they see something entirely different.”

We Are Totally Normal by Rahul Kanakia

July 6, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

This wasn’t really my thing (marketing fail big time), but I can appreciate it for what it was. So, firstly, this is NOT a romance. If you came here looking for fluff and cuteness and happily ever afters, you are not going to be pleased with what you get (I suspect this is one reason for the lower ratings; the wrong audience is finding this book, and not understanding or liking what they are finding). What this is, is a coming of age contemporary Questioning […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #ownvoices, contemporary ya, LGBTQIA, narfna, questioning, Rahul Kanakia, we are totally normal, YA, Young Adult

narfna's CBR12 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #ownvoices, contemporary ya, LGBTQIA, narfna, questioning, Rahul Kanakia, we are totally normal, YA, Young Adult ·
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A completely unsatisfactory review of a good book.

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

March 18, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

Contemporary isn’t usually my genre, but this was really well put together. A good follow up to The Hate U Give. This is one of those reviews that makes my review backlog pile up, because I’m having a hard time saying stuff about it. So I’m just going to wing it and live with the fact that my review will not be as good as I want it to be, or say what I want it to say (whatever that is? I don’t even know). […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, contemporary, contemporary ya, narfna, On the Come Up, YA, Young Adult

narfna's CBR11 Review No:27 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, contemporary, contemporary ya, narfna, On the Come Up, YA, Young Adult ·
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