Book Review ; The Inevitable Collision of Birdie and Bash by Candace Ganger

Title ; The Inevitable Collision of Birdie and Bash

Author ; Candace Ganger

Genre ; Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary 

Pages ; 320

Publisher ; St. Martin's Griffin 

Synopsis ; Birdie is a sweet girl, she's only snuck out once in her life to go to a party where she didn't stay for long but there she met a guy. Bash has his struggles and although he has good intentions, his life doesn't always go the way he plans but one night at a party he meets this girl. They only talked for a little while and they didn't even exchange information but somehow fate brings them together with a tragedy. Will this tragedy be the beginning of a relationship or a heartbreak?

First Impression ; I received an arc of this book from a Goodreads giveaway and I was happy to receive it but I figured the story would be predictable.

Rating ;

Review ; I absolutely loved this book, it's definitely one of my top reads for this year. This book was everything I love in a book and more. It had romance and heartbreak. Candace had me sitting on the edge of my seat with every page wondering what would happen with each character. I couldn't put this book down, I literally carried it everywhere I went. The tragedy in this book had me full of emotions and it really was a tear jerker. I felt every emotion while reading this book. I liked almost every character and even the ones I didn't like, I still felt for them.

Cover Rating ;

Judging a Book by it's Cover ; When I first saw this cover I thought it was cute but I didn't expect to love this book as much as I did. I assumed this book would be a sappy love story about meeting at roller-skating rink and although I do love a good romance I figured this book would be typical and predictable. The cover get's 3 stars because it's a little misleading.

Book Review ; My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen | by David Clawson

Title ; My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen

Author ; David Clawson

Genre ; Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Retelling, GLBT

Pages ; 257

Publisher ; Sky Pony Press      

Synopsis ;  This is a modern retelling of Cinderella, starring Chris Bellows. After his fathers death, he's left with his step family. With his fathers demise the family's fortune is also gone and Chris is left taking care of his step family and feeling more like a maid than a member of the family. His life turns upside down when he meets Coco Chanel Jones who becomes his modern day fairy godmother, helps him feel more comfortable in his own skin ,and shows him everything isn't always what it seems. Then stepsister starts dating Golden boy J.J Kennerly and problems arise when Chris and J.J fall in love. To make matters worse the media is watching their every move. 

First Impression ;  I was excited when I got the emailing saying I won this book from Goodreads, the synopsis drew me in and this is my first LGBT book so I didn't know what to expect. 

Rating ; 

 

Review ; When I first started reading this book I couldn't put it down, the story captivated me within the first few chapters. I found myself rooting for Chris and J.J but at the same time I was feeling bad for Kimberly. At first you think evil stepfamily but as the story goes on you see where they're coming from. I really enjoyed the story however this book is only getting 2 stars from me because although I liked this book I couldn't get past the fact that this book is about LGBT and acceptance but at the same time it was stereotypical towards African Americans and had some fat "jokes" shaming, I guess the author meant these in a light humorous way but I personally don't find it funny. Also the fact that Kimberly would sneak drugs into her mothers drinks to "calm" her down which I  find wrong on so many levels. If you took all that away this book would be getting a better rating

   

Cover Rating ; 

Judging a Book by it's Cover ; The cover is made to look like blue glitter, the font is adorable, and I like the town building/bridge silhouette.