RANDOMNESS THOUGHTS

**Disclaimer: I received a free electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.** Genre: LGBT, YA, Contemporary Release Date: March 3, 2020   Description: "  Summer love...gone so fast. Ollie and Will were meant to be a summer fling—casual, fun, and done. But when Ollie’s aunt's health takes a turn for the worse and his family decides to stay in North Carolina to take care of her, Ollie lets himself hope this fling can grow to something more. Dreams that are crushed when he sees Will at a school party and finds that the sweet and affectionate (and comfortably queer) guy he knew from summer isn’t the same one attending Collinswood High. Will is more than a little shocked to see Ollie the evening of that first day of school. While his summer was spent being very much himself, back at school he’s simply known as one of the varsity basketball guys. Now Will is faced with the biggest challenge of his life: follow his heart and risk his friendships, or sta

**Disclaimer: I received a free electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.** Genre:  YA Release Date: November 26, 2019   Description: " Clementine Liu, the super-stylish fashion student behind the  Bonjour Girl  blog, is about to finish her first eventful year in New York City. Ready to put all the drama behind her, she’s about to embark on a prestigious exchange program — in Shanghai! Before Clementine actually sets foot in China, though, a whole bunch of problems put her impending departure in jeopardy. Despite it all, Clementine flies off to Shanghai, where she immerses herself in the new, exciting fashion world and cutthroat blogging scene. Then there’s Henry, a charming classmate who’s on a mission to capture her heart, despite her New York boyfriend. Even halfway across the world, Clementine can’t escape her problems. But can she find a way to survive and thrive while staying true to herself? " Well, this was a rather quick read. When I r

**Disclaimer: I received a free electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.** Genre:   Graphic Novel, Fantasy, YA, LGBT Release Date: October15, 2019   Description:  " A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. She works at her grandmothers' bookshop, where she helps them loan out spell books and investigate any supernatural occurrences in their New England town. One fateful night, she follows reports of a white wolf into the woods, and she comes across the unexpected: her childhood crush, Tam Lang, battling a horse demon in the woods. As a werewolf, Tam has been wandering from place to place for years, unable to call any town home. Pursued by dark forces eager to claim the magic of wolves and out of options, Tam turns to Nova for help. Their latent feelings are rekindled against the backdrop of witchcraft, untested magic, occult rituals, and family ties both new and old in thi