No One Left But You

No One Left But You

by | Dec 1, 2023 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews

☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) A trans teen is swept up in a whirlwind friendship with lethal consequences in this taut thriller. Before: Newly-out trans guy Max is having a hard time in school. Things have been tough since his summer romance, Danny, turned into his bully. This...
Humphrey and Me

Humphrey and Me

by | Dec 1, 2023 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews

☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) Set against the backdrop of the tempestuous political eras of the 1960s and ‘70s, this novel features Ray Elias, a precocious but withdrawn 16-year-old growing up in an affluent suburb of New York. When Ray chances upon a documentary about Minnesota...
Skater Boy

Skater Boy

by | Dec 1, 2023 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews

☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (5/5) Wesley Mackenzie is failing senior year — thanks to his unchecked anger, rowdy friends and a tendency to ditch his homework for skateboarding and a secret photography obsession. Then he meets and gets an instant crush on ballet dancer Tristian...
Wren Martin Ruins It All

Wren Martin Ruins It All

by | Dec 1, 2023 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews

☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (3/5) From the author of Aces Wild: A Heist, comes a hilarious and compassionate romantic comedy for fans of Casey McQuiston and Netflix’s “Love is Blind”! Now that Wren Martin is student council president (on a technicality, but hey, it counts) he’s going...
Dropped

Dropped

by | Nov 3, 2023 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews

☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (5/5) Dex is one of six contestants on Dropped!, an internet reality show. He’s glad to escape his real life after being dumped by his girlfriend, Lola, and destroying his social life. He and the other contenders have to spend five days on a deserted...