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January 29, 2017July 14, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: The Upside of Unrequited

Albertalli is now getting promoted from my Author Watch list to my Favorite Authors List. Though I enjoyed The Homo Sapiens Agenda more (Simon and Blue FTW), The Upside of Unrequited has its own charm to draw in readers to its universe. The whole set up of the story was very enjoyable, realistic, and an eye opener. So the story is about a seventeen year old girl, Molly Peskin-Suso. She’s a food lover, is fat, very creative, and has lots of crushes but surprisingly, none of them got to be her boyfriend. Her parents are lesbian and bisexual but both…

January 28, 2017January 14, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: By Your Side

As of this time, By Your Side is my most favorite Kasie West book followed by The Distance Between Us. The whole time that I was reading this book, I cannot stop grinning from ear to ear. Who wouldn’t want to be locked in a library with a cute and mysterious hottie? I know, I wouldn’t mind (except the part where there’s no food and no changing of undies, ugh) especially if there’s a chance of cuddling with the mentioned hottie. Ha. Anyway, horniness aside, there’s so much more about By Your Side than your feel good contemporary romance YA. …

March 29, 2016January 13, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Blackbird Fly

After a lot of disappointing reads, Blackbird Fly was a breath of fresh air. It managed to deliver what it meant to deliver. It was fast-paced, straightforward, a little bit angsty, awkward in the most positive way, heartwarming and relatable. Apple Yengko, our protagonist, is a Filipina who migrated to the U.S.A with her mother after her father’s death. Even though she has spent most of her life living in the US, Apple still finds herself some sort of an outsider among her American friends and acquaintances. Throw in her mother who has piously followed the Filipino practices despite the…

August 29, 2014July 14, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Fangirl

Luxa: So…uhm…so… Me: So what? Luxa: 2.5 stars for this book? Did you see the GR rating of this book? Me: Yes. Is that important to what we’re going to talk about today? Luxa: Stop being bitchy. How come you gave this book a 2.5 star rating? Are you a hater on the loose? Me: You sound like I am a convict. Luxa: Damn right! Fangirl has a 4.36 average rating in GR. You’re deviating from the norm. You should be fangirling over this book. Me: Huh? Reading this book was already bad enough and you want me to do…to…