Tag: Book Suggestion

book review: “laura dean keeps breaking up with me”

Recently, on my GoodReads feed, I have been seeing this one graphic novel pop up here, there, EVERYWHERE! People have been voting for it in GoodReads’ Annual Choice Awards 2019 (link to the contest), it’s been recommended to me by friends, everything! I read GoodReads’ summary of it, and it seemed like a good read, so I added it to my To-Read list. And by a miracle, somehow, my supervisor at the library I work at for school managed to get a copy of it! So, I indulged myself and read it all in one sitting yesterday. And let me tell you: I am in love with this book!

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Essentially, this graphic novel is a romantic, LGBTQ+ book about a girl named Frederica “Freddy” Riley. Freddy is dating Laura Dean, the most popular girl in school. And Freddy is hopelessly “in love” with Laura Dean. The problem is: Laura Dean keeps cheating and continuously breaking up with Freddy, and then proceeding to sneak her way back into Freddy’s life. Thus, it’s an off-and-on-again relationship. (You can read the full book summary here)

When Laura Dean cheats and breaks up with Freddy for what seems like the 100th time, Freddy’s best friend, Doodle, introduces our beloved main character to the Seek-Her, a mysterious psychic medium lady who leaves Freddy with some cryptic, confusing advice: “break up with Laura Dean.”

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From this point on in the story, Freddy struggles to keep moving forward as Laura Dean repeatedly enters and exits Freddy’s life, Doodle grows distant, Freddy meets a cute girl, and more! Our adorable main character learns new lessons as the story progresses, and she evolves as a character with each new revelation. And you all might remember that I am obsessed with character development!

The characters are extremely realistic, cute, and relatable! My favorites are Freddy, Doodle, and the girl that Freddy meets! I love Freddy’s confusion, as it is super realistic to those who believe they’re in love (but are truly in a toxic relationship)!

The plot draws you in and keeps you intoxicated! It’s super interesting, and I love the whole idea of it! Also, cute lil lesbian MC (MC = Main Character) is a huge plus!! ❤ ❤ ❤

It’s a superb, super cute, adorkable story that I have officially fallen in love with! I highly recommend it! For all you hopeless (and struggling) romantics, LGBTQ+ community members, and dreamers, you will adore this cute lil story! Overall, I rank it 5 out of 5 stars!

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young adult/romance book suggestions

Greetings & salutations! ‘Tis I, Minah, also known as Libraime! Do you enjoy novels of the young adult and/or romance genres? If so, then this is the post for you! Here are a few book suggestions!

  1. #Famous by Jilly Gagnon: The whole plot of this novel is girl likes boy, girl takes photo of boy, girl posts photo of boy, boy accidentally becomes an internet sensation, boy becomes famous, while girl still has a crush on him but lalalalala fairy-tale romance!
  2. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell: This novel is set in a college setting, with the main character (Cath) being a huge nerd. She develops a crush on the boy who can’t seem to ever leave her dorm room, and she struggles to stay sane in college away from her dad.
  3. Simon vs. The Homo Sapien’s Agenda by Becky Albertalli: I’m sure you’ve heard of this thanks to the movie adaptation Love Simon, but this story is about Simon, a closeted gay teen in high school. He struggles to throughout high school in trying to remain closeted, but that fails when someone attempts to blackmail him with his secret.
  4. Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon: The main character (Maddy) is sick with a rare disease that prevents her from ever leaving her very sterilized house. New boy moves in next door, and bada bing bada boom they fall in love.
  5. The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West: Main character Gia’s boyfriend dumps her in the parking lot at prom, she is desperate. When she sees a cute stranger nearby, dropping someone off, she makes a quick desperate decision. The task is to pretend to be her boyfriend for two hours, zero commitment. However, problems occur afterwards, when she can’t seem to get mystery dude out of her mind.
  6. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green: The main character of this story is a boy who has a type: girls named Katherine. When Katherine 19 dumps him, the one he thought was “the one,” his best friend drags him on a road trip to “discover the world.” On the way, they meet a girl and her group of friends. The thing is, the girl isn’t named Katherine, and that’s unknown territory to the MC. Read as he stumbles along in this story, trying to figure out his life.
  7. I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn: Kimi Nakamura loves a good fashion statement, her favorite activity is turning everyday objects into gorgeous outfits for her friends. However, her mother thinks of this hobby as a distraction from her studies, and bothers Kimi about it, day after day after day. So, when Kimi receives an invite to Kyoto, Japan from her estranged grandparents, she springs at the opportunity, without a second thought. While in Japan, Kimi gets lost in the wonderful culture and meets a potential love interest! As she lives in Japan, she also finds out about the mother she left behind.
  8. Vibes by Amy Kathleen Ryan: Kristi (the main character) hates everything about her life. Her hippie high school, her workaholic mother, her father who left, her supposed “friend” Jacob, her body, her bullies, and more. But that won’t stop her from having a crush on one of the most popular guys in the school. But with her mind-reading abilities, Kristi is sure that he will never like her back. With bombshells being dropped constantly, Kristi struggles to remain sane in her crazy life.
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