Jamie's Latest 5 Star Reads

 At my other blog, The Perpetual Page-Turner, I don't really use star ratings on my reviews anymore because it just got too complicated for me personally because I couldn't grapple with giving 4 stars to a book I REALLY enjoyed that was maybe more "fluff" than a 4 star book that was maybe more profound and made me think. ANYWHO. I do still give star ratings most of the time on Goodreads (come be friends with me if you feel like we have stuff in common!) so I figured I'd share my latest 5 star reads!

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan: This book is amazing and I dog-earred the HELL out of it. Great story, interesting storytelling and oh so emotional in so many ways. The writing is BEAUTIFUL. There are few writers who really dazzle me with the power of their words as much as David Levithan. He really knows how to write not only a beautiful sentence but pack so much meaning and emotion into it. Read my full review of Two Boys Kissing.

This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales: I really thought a "teenage DJ" premise was going to be super corny. I also thought this was going to be a more cute and fun book! Both of my initial impressions were WRONG. This story is amazing and Leila made a teenage DJ anything but corny. Lots of feelings when reading this one! Elise's story is amazing and so memorable for me! I can't say one bad thing about this book! Read my full review of This Song Will Save Your Life.

Where The Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller: I had high expectations for this one since I had LOVED Something Like Normal earlier this year and thankfully I was NOT disappointed. Trish Doller has definitely become a favorite contemporary YA author of mine and I just want the world to know about her and THIS BOOK! I really loved that a huge thread of this book is about family and Callie's dad is one of my all time favorite parents in YA. Her story is a tough one but this story is so hopeful and heartwarming. Read my full review of Where The Stars Still Shine.

Have you read any of these books? How did they stack up for you? (I might be sad if you didn't love it but I'd love to hear either way!). What have been YOUR latest 5 star reads??

Jamie's Latest 5 Star Reads

At this blog and my other blog, The Perpetual Page-Turner, I don't really use star ratings on my reviews anymore because it just got too complicated for me personally because I couldn't justify giving 4 stars to a book I REALLY enjoyed that was maybe more "fluff" than a 4 star book that was maybe more profound. ANYWHO. I do still give star ratings most of the time on Goodreads (come be friends with me if you feel like we have stuff in common!) so I figured I'd share my latest 5 star reads!

When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney: Ok, so this book isn't out until June but I had the opportunity to borrow it. AMAZING. Please pre-order this book now if you like YA contemps. Danny, the protag, has just graduated high school two weeks after his mother has passed away from cancer and sets off to Japan, where his family had a second home, for answers to questions about his mom during her last months and how to keep living himself. There's some romance, great meanderings through Japanese streets and soul shaking self discovery. I ugly cried like no other for obvious reasons and for some not so obvious reasons. Don't dismiss this as "just another grief book" because there's so much to this one! Read my initial thoughts on When You Were Here!

 
The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith: Le swoon! If you like cute contemporary YA romances, this one is sure to fit the bill! It's seriously adorable and I read it mostly in a day. I can't believe it took me this long to actually get to it but LOVE! Definitely reading more from Jennifer E. Smith soon! You can read my full review of The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight!

Just One Day by Gayle Forman: You know I'm a Gayle Forman fangirl if you read my reviews of If I Stay & Where She Went (so amazing!) so I was super excited to get this for review. I was really nervous because she's a FAVE AUTHOR and so she has so much to live up to in my eyes. LUCKILY, for me, Just One Day was incredible and exactly what I needed to read! I love self discovery stories (oh ok and swoony moments and romance) and I really connected to the main character and some of the things she was struggling with. Love when a book speaks to what I'm going through ATM! Sidenote: love that the main character was in college! Read my full review of Just One Day here.





I realized after writing this that all my latest 5 star reads are contemporary YA! OOOPS! My bad! I swear I really do have variety in my reading, you guys!

Have you read any of these? Any on your TBR? I'm curious what were YOUR latest 5 star reads?? I'm always looking for EXCEPTIONAL books to add to the TBR or bump up my list!