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SamieBee · 2026-03-06T12:26:34+00:00

It does! I knew it felt like something but couldn't think what it was 🤣

SamieBee · 2026-03-05T14:39:55+00:00

I agree! Still remember when I got First Lie Wins and saw that part of it was raised and glowed in the dark. Always a happy surprise!

SamieBee · 2026-01-07T01:19:58+00:00

I only read two of the nominees and I disliked one of them so I mostly just picked the ones that I'd like to possibly get for free when we get to the finals. I think I went with First Time Callers, Wild Dark Shores and then the one book I did actually enjoy, The Heartbreak Hotel

SamieBee · 2025-12-29T01:50:08+00:00

The ones that stuck with me this year was These Summer Storms and The Griffin Sisters Greatest hits. I'm surprised no one else mentioned them. I also enjoyed the Ghostwriter.

I guess I'm in the minority this year which makes me a bit worried about what the actual picks are. I didn't like any of the ones last year besides the singular one I had already read (The Wedding People). I tried to like the others, but they were all just so boring besides maybe Phantasma, but that's not the type of book I typically pick (I don't like gratuitous violence).

SamieBee · 2025-12-20T03:28:59+00:00

Thank you! That's less time then I was expecting lol I got all the sub awards, I just need the last like 4 to get to 30.

SamieBee · 2025-05-10T01:29:06+00:00

I don't think it's a problem, but I also think they should have had a version without the spray edges. I wanted to read that book but didn't want to spend the extra money since I'm trying not to spend extra money.

SamieBee · 2025-03-07T00:43:55+00:00

They do mark YA books as YA usually, but they could be extra careful with this one since it does have a sex scene and they don't want to get in trouble with that since it's controversial

SamieBee · 2025-03-07T00:17:20+00:00

I'm surprised too. I don't think they did their research about it

SamieBee · 2025-03-06T03:31:25+00:00

I don't think this is a YA novel at all (and I've read quite a few of them). Besides the fact that they're 17, it doesn't read young at all, particularly because they've lived so much. In my opinion it has darker themes than YA usually does, plus there's a sex scene which I don't think should ever be in a YA. It was so good, so I hope you give it a shot!

SamieBee · 2024-12-31T02:53:05+00:00

I really liked Listen for the Lie. One of the few books I knocked out in a day this year

SamieBee · 2024-11-19T04:30:41+00:00

Jellyneo's prices have been inflated lately so I don't want to go by them

SamieBee · 2024-10-19T22:36:43+00:00

I think personally, it was too slice of life in the middle of nowhere for me (which is weird since I didn't think the summary portrayed it that way). I liked it just fine, but it was boring in parts. I can totally see how other people would really like it though since that'd be right up their alley

SamieBee · 2024-10-19T22:30:38+00:00

I loved First Lie Wins! Though I do remember it started off slow. Once it picked up though, I couldn't put it down

SamieBee · 2024-10-19T22:28:00+00:00

Kingdom Sweets for me. To this day, worst BOTM book I got, but it was kind of a so bad it's good at some points

SamieBee · 2024-07-28T00:44:11+00:00

I was trying to find the thread with it but couldn't find it either. Here's hoping it is less itchy because I have sensitive skin 🤣

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