Review: One Last Stop

 

August moves to New York City for school - and to find herself. She struggles to fit in. She finds an apartment with roommates and moves in. Little does she know how important this apartment and these roommates will become. 

One day on the subway, August meets Jane. Jane is mysterious and tough and gorgeous. And August has a crush. She keeps seeing Jane on the subway. Soon they start talking. August starts to notice something strange about Jane.

She's always on the subway and Jane isn't from this time - she's from the past.

Now August is trying to discover as much information about Jane as possible. Could August be the key to saving her?

My Thoughts: I loved Red, White, and Royal Blue - so I knew this was going to be on my reading list. And I really enjoyed this book (not as much as the previous book). I really liked the characters -especially the secondary characters. There were times when I wanted to wrap them all in hugs. There were also times I wanted to smack August.  I liked the pancake house and the time spent there. I really liked learning about Jane's past and unraveling what happened to her. A very intriguing read that kept me thinking long after I finished the book. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute

Source: My library

Library Recommendation: Highly recommended for your romance collection

Review: Rent a Boyfriend

 

Chloe can't imagine why her parents want her to marry a boy from her neighborhood. Sure his parents are rich, but the boy in question is terrible. He's so wrong for her.

Instead, Chloe hires a boy to play her boyfriend over the holidays. The  company provides the perfect boyfriend to soothe even her tradition parents' minds. 

But no matter how great Drew looks on paper, her parents aren't excited about the prospect. They still want her to marry the neighborhood boy. 

Chloe can't imagine her life married to him. She's not ready for marriage. And certainly not to him. She wishes that every choice she made wasn't an issue for her parents. Chloe knows they won't approve of Drew in real life - and now that's falling for him, everything gotten way more complicated...

My Thoughts: This was a super cute read! I loved it. I felt terrible for Chloe and the chasm between her and her parents. I can't believe they wanted her to marry that horrible boy. I loved how she and Drew grew to be close and had inside jokes. I enjoyed their banter and how they opened up to each other.  I loved learning more about Andrew's art. I wish there were pictures of it. This one is more New Adult than YA in terms of the ages of the character, but would be placed in most YA collections. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute

Source: ARC sent for review

Library Recommendation: A great #OwnVoices romance for your library's collection - highly recommended!