Introducing… ‘Megan’s Corner’
If you’re a regular reader of my blog, then you’ll start to notice a few changes popping up. My sister, Megan has decided that she wants to contribute a little something to The Bibliophile Girl. …
It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne
Where do I even start when talking about this book? It is everything that I expect a Holly Bourne novel to be and more. I didn’t know if Bourne’s writing could get any better, but it did… It really did… …
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
It’s 00:27 and I’ve literally just finished reading The Upside of Unrequited and I can tell you this: it had all the feels. My heart was crushed but it also soared because of how amazing Albertalli’s writing is… …
Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
I cried. I actually cried at this book. This is going to sound really cheesy, but this spoke to me on so many levels… Letters to the Lost is about confronting your own demons, about facing loss, dealing with family problems, friendship, and love. It is a beautiful young adult contemporary that deals with so many issues. …
Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Reading Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda, you wouldn’t think that this was Albertalli’s debut novel. Normally a debut has a few problems here and there and the storyline isn’t quite up to the standard that is should be, but not with this book. No way. Albertalli has created something that is so powerful and moving that I started reading it again once I had finished it.
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
After Nicola Yoon’s debut novel: Everything Everything took the young adult genre by storm and was loved so much by everyone that it’s becoming a movie, it wouldn’t be long until Yoon’s second book was to come out. That second book is The Sun is Also a Star and in my opinion, it is better than her debut.
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
Being the author of All the Bright Places, Jennifer Niven knows how to reach the young adult audience and how to capture their hearts and attention. She knows how to make characters relateable, three-dimensional and loveable.
Holding up the Universe is better than All the Bright Places. It’s 10x better. The writing is more fluid, the characters have more depth to them and there’s a strong, clear, positive message all the way through the book: you are wanted, you are necessary, you are loved.