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August 2022 Mini-Reviews

July 31, 2022July 29, 2022 I'm All Booked Up YA

Review: The Charmed List by Julie Abe

*We received this book in exchange for an honest review.*

Ellie Kobata is tired of being the quiet girl. She’s ready to take risks, go on adventures and have an unforgettable summer. That starts with creating her Anti-Wallflower List — 13 items to complete before school starts in the fall. But number four on her list, get revenge on her nemesis Jack Yasuda, goes wrong, Ellie has to spend her epic summer road trip with him instead of her best friend Lia.

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Book vs Movie

Book vs Movie: Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

July 11, 2022January 12, 2023 I'm All Booked Up YA

Love & Gelato released in 2016 and made Jenna Evans Welch a popular name when it came to YA contemporary books. Netflix announced that the movie adaption of the book was coming out in 2022 and to say we were hesitant was an understatement. When we watched the trailer, we could already tell that a lot of changes were made. Still, we decided to give the movie a chance. Keep reading to learn all the differences between the book and the movie.

Warning: Spoilers if you haven’t read or watched Love & Gelato

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Reviews

Review: See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 I'm All Booked Up YA

*We received this book in exchange for an honest review.*

Barrett Bloom can’t wait for a fresh start in college. High school didn’t go so well and college is the perfect time to reinvent yourself. When Barrett wakes up on September 21st, immediately something is wrong. First, her high school nemesis is her roommate, next an obnoxious guy embarrasses her in physics, then she has a disaster interview for the school paper and finally, she sets a frat house on fire.

Life literally can’t get any worse…until Barrett wakes up on September 21st again, doomed to repeat the disaster day. Of course, she makes some changes so she can avoid doing the same things over and over again, but no matter what, she can’t escape the time loop.

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Reviews

Review: Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill

December 11, 2021December 13, 2021 I'm All Booked Up YA

*We received this book in exchange for an honest review.*

Reese Camden can’t wait to start her dream marketing internship at a cooking channel in Seattle, Washington. She loved watching the channel Friends of Flavor back home in Kentucky and now she gets to spend her summer before college doing the behind the scenes work.

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Lists

Books on Our Winter TBR

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 I'm All Booked Up YA

Who is ready for the holiday season like us? One of the best parts of this time time of year is giving and receiving new books. Keep scrolling to check out which books are on our TBR this winter and let us know if you’ll be reading any of them too.

1. Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill

Reese Camden can’t wait to start her dream marketing internship at a cooking channel in Seattle, Washington. If only she didn’t have to be around Benny Beneventi, the annoyingly charming culinary intern and her main competition for the fall job. Reese and Benny hope to avoid each other, until a work project leads them to becoming the cooking channel’s favorite ship. We received Love from Scratch from NetGalley and can’t wait to read this YA Romance set in the culinary world.

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Reviews

Review: Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett

May 16, 2019January 20, 2023 I'm All Booked Up YA

Serious Moonlight follows Birdie Lindberg on a journey to find herself…and maybe love along the way. Growing up without socialization and under the scrutiny of her overprotective grandparents, Birdie has a lot to learn about life. Since her strict grandmother has passed away, her grandfather gives her more freedom: enter a brand new job at a dazzling hotel in downtown Seattle, Washington and adventures with her handsome coworker.

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Book Club

April 2019 Book Club: Serious Moonlight

April 1, 2019January 12, 2023 I'm All Booked Up YA

The Book

Our pick for April 2019 is Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett, which will be released on April 16, 2019.

Why did we pick this book?

We both loved Jenn Bennett’s book Alex, Approximately, which released in 2017. It’s one of our all-time favorite YA contemporaries, so we knew we had to pick up Bennett’s latest book. We’re also intrigued by the description, which promises a cozy mystery and a cute romance.

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