Review: Roommate Agreement

 

Blair's excited about her summer experience with coding at college. She's going to be living with her two best friends and it's going to be amazing. Until she discovers last minute that they don't want to live with her. They don't want to be friends anymore.

Blair's devastated. This was supposed to be the perfect summer; they had it all planned out. She searching for any last minute housing, thrilled to discover an apartment that still needs a roommate. She's less than thrilled to discover that her brother's best friend is living there. 

She begs Jamie not to tell her brother as he will tell her parents and ruin everything. Jamie is not happy keeping a secret, but he reluctantly does, after blackmailing Blair. 

Blair struggles with her intensive class. The only bright spot in her life is her art class. But even that is stressing her out. Can she survive the summer?

My Thoughts: I really felt for Blair. She went through it this summer. But I loved her new relationships with her roommates. I love how she stood up for herself. Blair's fat and she owns it. Her family is terrible - her mother sides with the no nonsense step-father. Her computer class has a terrible teacher and terrible classmates. I hate how the class is set up for failure; that's no way to teach. All this drama made me cry at the end. But the book does have some bright spots. I love Blair's relationship with Jamie. Don't sleep on this one

Cover: Not my favorite 

Source: Book sent for review

Library Recommendation: A must have book for your public library teen collection

Review: Ask Me Anything

After witnessing the reaction to the sex ed video prank, Amber is frustrated more than ever with her school's policy. When she joins a coding club, where Dean is the only other member, the two of them make a bet.

Amber decides to create an anonymous blog about Sex Ed  - where students from her school can ask questions and actually get answers. Amber's surprised when the site goes viral, beyond her own school. She's proud of the research she's doing (and getting input from her parents). But when the school hears about it, they want to shut it down - if they can discover the truth about her identity.

My Thoughts: I loved this book. There's so much here to love! I loved the romance and the friendship. I loved that it's a feminist read. I love how Amber took matters into her own hands when the school failed to provide students with the proper education. I loved Dean. Both he and Amber had great relationships with their families. I love how supportive Amber's parents were of her. I loved the blog posts mixed with the story. I really liked how Dean waited for Amber and how he was there for her. I loved how awesome Amber was at coding and graphic design. A fantastic feminist read.

Cover Thoughts: Love it
Source: Book sent for review
Library Recommendation: Grab this one for your libraries.