Love Books – MAGAZINE

Interview with Sher Lee

Posted on Jun 26, 2023Jun 28, 2023 by Josh Flores

Sher Lee, the debut author of Fake Dates and Mooncakes, is a rom-com enthusiast who writes compelling stories about young adults.

Add Out of the Ashes By Kara Thomas to Your Summer TBR

Posted on May 22, 2023May 23, 2023 by Josh Flores

Kara Thomas, known for her YA thrillers, now explores a new, thrilling story about family secrets and murder in her latest release for adult audiences…

7 Books for Proud Readers (and Allies) to Celebrate Pride

Posted on Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021 by Joshua Flores

YA literature is known for its quirky characters, fantastical worlds, and dramatic romances, and young adult literature has continued to succeed (arguably the most of any genre) within the realm of diversity. From explorations of racial identity to sexuality, YA readers have been provided a number of challenging and hopeful stories about young characters navigating […]

Breathless: A Charming yet Tragic Summer Read

Posted on Oct 26, 2020Oct 25, 2020 by Joshua Flores

Claudine’s life is unrecognizable. After family tragedy strikes and Claude leaves the only home she has ever known, she and her mother take the adventure of a lifetime—spending the summer on an island, away from their troubles and away from the pain back home. Both tragic and mesmerizing, Breathless is an abrupt, lyrical novel about […]

The Sky Is Mine: The Brutal, Heartbreaking Path to Recovery

Posted on Apr 27, 2020Apr 25, 2020 by Joshua Flores

Izzie is slipping, falling, unable to stand back up on her own two feet. She feels alone, isolated, her words unable to be heard by Jacob, by her mother, and especially by her best friend, Grace. The Sky Is Mine by Amy Beashel is a harrowing and painful look at the violent, tragic experiences of […]

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird: A New, Complex Romantic Read

Posted on Apr 16, 2020Apr 15, 2020 by Joshua Flores

Lydia thought she had her life planned out with her boyfriend, Freddie. They had ordinary lives, ordinary jobs, and an ordinary, wonderful life together. But when tragedy strikes, Lydia must reevaluate her future and try to find some solace in a world without Freddie. Both tragic and ultimately uplifting, The Two Lives of Lydia Bird […]

Let It Snow: An Oddly Charming Christmas Flick

Posted on Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019 by Joshua Flores

With the holiday season comes an assortment of Christmas films—a majority coming from none other than the Hallmark Channel. Yet, this season, Netflix appears to champion the genre with their most recent release, Let It Snow, based on the bestselling novel by young adult writers John Green, Lauren Myracle, and Maureen Johnson. Told with intersecting storylines, […]

The End and Other Beginnings: A New Beginning for Veronica Roth

Posted on Nov 26, 2019Nov 25, 2019 by Joshua Flores

First there was the world of Divergent, full of romance and breath-taking risks. And then came Carve the Mark, a fantastical, re-imagined world. Now, Veronica Roth introduces readers into various new worlds in her anthology The End and Other Beginnings. With disturbing and moving accounts of the effects of technology and life in the future, […]

The Speed of Falling Objects: A Tragic Yet Uplifting Look at Fear

Posted on Nov 5, 2019Nov 4, 2019 by Joshua Flores

“Give your fears a name. It takes away their power. Then tell me what you like and what you want to be.” Danny wants to live without fear, but everything inside of her tells her to be afraid. When she crashes, she has the choice: to be consumed by fear or to listen to the […]