A Monster Calls is a short, illustrated novella that is a quick but heart-wrenching read. Patrick Ness does an amazing job of creating a compelling story that forces readers to confront their own demons.
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” ― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright PlacesBook Title: All the Bright PlacesAuthor: Jennifer NivenPublication Date: 2015Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Mental IllnessGoodreads Rating: 4.21 StarsMy Rating: 4 StarsTheodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.Violet … Continue reading Book Review: All the Bright Places
“It was time to let go of the mad desire to remember. It was time to start living whatever life would come. In the present, not the past.” ― Adi Alsaid, Let's Get Lost
“Part of me knows one more day won't do anything except postpone the heartbreak. But another part of me believes differently. We are born in one day. We die in one day. We can change in one day. And we can fall in love in one day. Anything can happen in just one day.” ― Gayle Forman, Just … Continue reading Series Review: Just One Day Series by Gayle Forman
“She was my heart, she was half of me, and nothing, certainly not a few measly hundred miles, was ever going to change that.” ― Morgan Matson, Since You've Been Gone
Beautiful words, intriguing plot twists, and characters that scream with personality... this novel has everything a great YA book needs!
“I guess that's what saying good-bye is always like--like jumping off an edge. The worst part is making the choice to do it. Once you're in the air, there's nothing you can do but let go.” ― Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
“From this distance everything is so bloody perfect.” ― Melina Marchetta, Jellicoe Road
“Soon, the whole world would be searching for her -Linh Cinder. A deformed cyborg with a missing foot. A Lunar with a stolen identity. A mechanic with no one to run to, nowhere to go. But they will be looking for a ghost.” ― Marissa Meyer, Cinder
“I was impressed. She had already mastered the art of not saying much of anything at all.” ― Katherine Howe, Conversion
