#young adult contemporary

[queerlyvictorian]

I just watched the movie adaptation of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. I heard it was happening, but never caught that it came out. (You gotta pay for it on Prime, but it's so, so worth it.)

I read the book ages ago, so I couldn't remember and only half-recognized if a detail from the book. I read it so quickly that it couldn't leave a lasting impression beyond knowing it hurt and it was good.

The movie was the same way. It was comfortable and tense and heartbreaking and heart-opening.

I highly recommend it.

[dkehoe]

This Chick Read: Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu

International Popstar Winter Young is at the top of the charts and one of the most watched stars in the world. He should be flying high but his insecurities and some trauma from his past has him looking for something more. Enter Sydney Cossette, a member of a secret government agency, who is assigned to be one of Winter’s bodyguards when he performs for a European oligarch’s daughters birthday…

[abookishdreamer]

WIP Intro- My Life is a Telenovela!

"This wasn't a regular ordinary kiss. This kiss... it was made out of cosmic dust and fireworks! The Notebook couldn't hold a candle to this kiss!"

Genre: YA Contemporary

POV- first person present tense

Setting- Miami, Florida

Status- outlining

Themes- friendship, creativity, coming of age, identity, family relationships, community, romantic relationships...

Synopsis- 17-year-old Lucia Serratos' life isn't exactly like the movies. It's a full blown telenovela- complete with the melodramatic happenings of Miami life! Her abuela is re-entering the dating game as a spicy septuagenarian, her parents (veterans in the telenovela world) are campaigning for the mainstream market while Lucia and her friends continue to make waves at their exclusive performing arts school- even expertly crafting "meet-cutes" to get the attention of her longtime crush. With her school's talent showcase coming up, Lucia plans to devote all her attention to her top-secret screenplay. What she didn't count on? A gravity stopping, breathtaking, knee wobbling, hotter than fireworks, soul shattering kiss with the son of her father's rival in the industry, another telenovela actor that recently gained mainstream success in a summer blockbuster movie. Soon, Lucia is dodging everything from long lost relatives, unearthed family secrets, and a real life heart twisting love triangle! Will Lucia crumble under the pressure or will she arise as the victorious heroine of her own story?

Characters that will appear in the novel:

Lucia Serratos- main protagonist

Carmen Serratos- Lucia's mom

Ricardo Serratos- Lucia's dad

Alma Colón (Abuela)- Lucia's grandmother

Leonie Guzman- Lucia's best friend

America Velasco- Lucia's best friend

Remy Leung- Lucia's best friend

Michael Bernadi- Lucia's possible love interest

Mateo Alvarez- Lucia's possible love interest

Mrs. Collins- head of the school's cinema department, Lucia's mentor

Alejandro Castillo- Lucia's godfather; Ricardo's manager

Ms. Hernandez- Lucia's world history teacher

Mr. Delgado- Lucia's principal

Sebastian Alvarez- Mateo's father; Ricardo's rival

Jorge Muñoz- Alma's love interest

Xiomara Avilés- Lucia's cousin

Mariposa (Mari) Avilés- Lucia's cousin

[thepenmuse]

Blog Tour: THE RISE UP TRILOGY

          THE RISE UP TRILOGY   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   GENRE:  Young Adult Contemporary   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB:   The Rise up trilogy is a coming-of-age story about Hashim, Alex and Maryam, three best friends on the threshold of adulthood. Before they can find their place in this world, they must come to terms with their past and learn to confide in each other as they are confronted by intolerance,…

[calischarm]

Such a fantastic read, fast moving, energetic, adventurous, enemies to lovers, with some super humorous moments too!

Emberly is passed from foster home to foster home until she runs away with the hope that she will be able to hide out till she turns 18. She becomes friendly with Karen who works at a restaurant and who will provide breakfast for Emberly occasionally. When Emberly shows up with the hope for a meal one morning, she feels something is off, it turns out there is a group of people trying to kidnap her. There is a pretty intense fight, some huge ugly turkey like bird thing picks her up and starts flying off with her. When it starts to go back to the ground the thing shifts to a guy, she throws her head back into his face and breaks his nose! They both tumble to the ground and Emberly hits her head, gets knocked out.

When Emberly wakes Karen is there, but admits she is not Karen, and her name is Sable, the Head mistress at the Seraph Academy for the Nephilim. All news to Emberly. Sable explained what the Nephilim are and invites her to stay for training. After some coxing Emberly decides to stay.

Now she has a room and a dorm mate, is on her way to making some friends, something she has never really had before, and thinking this may not be so bad! Until suddenly across the room she sees him. The guy she head butted in the face, broke his nose in the kidnapping fight, and finds out he is the older brother of the twin boys that are part of her new friend group.

[tanyasreading]

Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Abike-Iyimide and Adiba Jaigirdar

Book Stats  Stars: 3.5 Stars Start Date: 05 /23/24 Ending Date: 05/31/24 Genre: Romantic Comedy    Form: Audiobook Arc/ E-Arc Page Count: 321 pages Publishing Date: 06/04/24 Point of View: Dual 1st Person/3rd Person Setting:  New Crosshaven  Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6526021026 StoryGraph:…

[lizanneyoung97]

ARC REVIEW: THE NOTES BY CATHERINE CON MORSE

⭐⭐⭐

This YA book follows Claire, a young pianist in training going to a performing arts boarding school. The year starts fairly normal, save for a new mysterious piano teacher that no one can get a read on. 

I think what this book does well is show the pressure teens can be under, even if society doesn’t always acknowledge that. Claire has parents who are, while supportive, very much like how many Asian American parents are described. They want her to be a doctor or a lawyer or anything but a pianist. There isn’t only pressure coming from that but from the nature of the school. They are training to be the best, and that’s a ton to put on a teen, as shown by her friend Rocky. The new teacher really layers that on, especially for Claire and Rocky, because of what she sees in their potential. Claire also struggles with not feeling as though she’s Asian enough when she is declined as a member of the Asian Student Society before the events of the book. 

Overall, this book is a positive reflection of the struggles teens can be under, and how that can further manifest in such an extreme environment. 

Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours for the chance to be a part of this tour! You can follow the rest of the tour here: https://tbrandbeyondtours.com/2024/03/27/tour-schedule-the-notes-by-catherine-con-morse/

[flaviathebibliophile]

The Blackwoods by Brandy Colbert (ARC Review)

Title: The Blackwoods Author: Brandy Colbert Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Historical Publisher:Balzer + Bray Date published: October 3, 2023 A complimentary physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Harper Collins Canada in exchange for an honest review. Paid ad. Ad. Sponsored. The Blackwoods. Everyone knows their name. Blossom Blackwood burst onto the silver screen in…

[jolieeason]

Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada

Publisher: Soho Press, Soho Teen Date of publication: February 6th, 2024 Genre: Romance, Young Adult, LGBT, Contemporary, Queer, Fiction, MM Romance, Gay, Young Adult Contemporary, High School Purchase Links: Kindle | Audible | B&N | AbeBooks | WorldCat Goodreads Synopsis: In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to write his own story.…

[bargainsleuthbooks]

Artifacts of an Ex by Jennifer Chen #ARCReview #BookReview #NetGalley #WednesdayBooks #YARomance

One teen takes her heartache and makes an art display with her #heartifacts and finds new love along the way. #ARtifactsofanex #JenniferChen is a super cute #YARomance coming out soon! #ARCReview #BookReview #NewBooks #WednesdayBooks #bargainsleuthbooks

When Chloe Chang gets dumped via USPS after moving across the county from NYC to LA, her first instinct is to throw her box of memories in the garbage. Instead, she starts buying other teenagers’ break-up boxes to create an art exhibit, Heartifacts. Opening night is going great, until she spots Daniel Kwak illicitly filming his best friend’s reaction to his ex’s box. When she tries to stop him,…

[dkehoe]

After surviving a narrowly-averted apocalypse last summer, Wren is trying to live a normal life as a Freshman at Northwestern. When she receives a marriage certificate in the mail carrying two signatures, she has to face a big problem. Theo, her adventurous companion during the apocalypse the previous summer, signed his real signature on what was supposed to be a fake wedding certificate. Now, Wren may be married to the soon to be King of England! Spotting him on social media, with her dog Comet, in Canada, Wren and her best friend decide to get her dog back. Oh, and to also face the consequences of that marriage certificate. This series is a fun escape from reality and I’m a big fan. After reading The Prince and the Apocalypse last year, this author jumped onto my radar and I knew I wanted to keep an eye out for the sequel. After all, the first book had so many unanswered questions. The biggest being did they or did they not really get married. Heir, Apparently picks up right where the last novel left off. A few weeks later Wren is trying to live a normal life on campus at Northwestern but she can’t quite get Theo off her brain and not only because he stole her dog Comet. When she and her best friend Naomi launch a plan to get her dog back, I settle in for a fun read. I know mishaps and miscommunications are sure to follow! What I didn’t expect was a survival style adventure Part deux. This story arc definitely plays heavily on the little girl fantasy of having a handsome prince fall in love with the normal American teenage girl and it does it really well. I would’ve wished for a bit more open communication between the main characters to speed their emotional story arc a long a little sooner, but honestly they are both teenagers and you can’t expect them to communicate like adults. What I did love was that they had to rely on each other in order to survive the plane crash on the deserted island, which brought them close again and definitely recaptured that action-adventure style I enjoyed from the first novel. If you want a fun romp of a novel then I think this one captures that spirit! I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review and it was honest! Click this link to purchase this book! Heir, Apparently Copyright 2024 The Reading Chick All Rights Reserved *Amazon Associate-if you purchase this book through the above link I’ll receive a small stipend.

[thepenmuse]

Cover Reveal: Off Edge

Cover by: John Harrell, Harrell Creative Young Adult Contemporary Date Published: 09-26-2024 Publisher: Black Rose Writing     Do you know what it’s like to win an Olympic gold, then have it stripped away? I do. Gold is every figure skater’s life dream. At fifteen, I experienced the thrill of wearing the medal for a few minutes until judges accuse me of being too young to be eligible. That’s…

[calischarm]

These books keep getting better and better!

Sadie is getting ready to start training to become a Water Keeper! (Seems like this story has come full circle almost!). Finally she is able to have the relationship with Rayne that is somewhat close to normal. But the council have not made things easy for her and there is a lot of political unrest going on. In addition to all of this, Sadie is having dreams of Voss, she firmly believes that he is on Earth and that she can find him…..

[qu33n-0f-asgard]

“No need to hold back, Mal. He’s a big boy. Whatever you’ll dish out, Nolan can take it.” Her smile is faint. “He probably wants it.”

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood