Book Review: Being Friends With Boys

Being Friends With Boys
by Terra Elan McVoy

Hardcover Edition-Bought

5/5 Lily Pads

Pages-360

No Spoilers!!


Hey book lovers, I'm back with a review. Today I am reviewing "Being Friends With Boys". I really loved this book. It was such a good contemporary book. Contemporary is my favorite genre and this book didn't disappoint. I haven't heard anything about this book so I guess I'll have to start the hype :)Let's get on with the review!

` The Plot

Being Friends With Boys is about a girl named Charlotte. She is a Senior in High School. She has a normal life, she has stepsisters and a stepmother, but their not evil. Charlotte is close to her family. Charlotte doesn't have any girl friends because they left Charlotte. Now Charlotte has all guy friends and she's okay with it. Her guy friends are all in a band together. Charlotte writes the lyrics. There's Oliver, who is Charlotte's best guy friend. Trip is another best friend of hers. There's also Abe. The book starts with Oliver kicking Trip out of the band. Charlotte is sad that Trip is no longer in the band, she tries to stay in touch with Trip but eventually, he gets his own group of friends. Since Trip is out of the band, Oliver is holding auditions for more members. The new members are Eli, and Fabian. Charlotte develops a crush on Fabian, but it turns out he doesn't feel the same way. They end up being really good friends. Basically throughout the book, Charlotte tries to keep her friends together and she becomes a new singer in the band. This book is just about her life.

  My Opinion

This book was hard for me to describe because not much happens because its a contemporary. What did I think of this book? I loved it! It was such an amazing contemporary book. The writing was very simple and the pacing was good. The book was long but it kept me entertained the whole time. The reason why I gave this book a 5 is because of the characters. I loved the characters, they were so well developed and that's why I love contemporary books. I loved the main character Charlotte. She was so normal, nice and I felt I could relate to her. She didn't try to be fake to get boys attention and she's very modest. I like how she's strong and she just wanted to be herself, she never tried to change for anyone. I thought her best friend Oliver was okay. He could be a jerk at times. I loved Trip, he was a good guy. My favorite guy in the book was Fabian. I loved him. I could see why Charlotte was attracted to him, he was so nice and he was such a good person and a great friend. I just loved him. I loved her family. Her sister Jilly is at college most of the time but I like how she's close to her stepsisters, Darcy and Gretchen. She was also close to her stepmom, and her Dad. I really liked that because in books, usually the stepsisters are evil and it was just refreshing to read. I loved how she was close to her family. This book is mostly about a band and I loved that because I am a musician myself. At first, Charlotte just writes songs for the band, but later in the book, she becomes one of the singers in the band. I loved that she tried something different. She didn't want to sing, but Eli suggested for her to sing in the band too. It gave her more confidence. Overall, this book was so good and I really recommend this book to anyone who loves music. If your looking for a underrated book with amazing characters and a good plot, I would recommend it. It was a light, cute book and I think its worth a buy. Thank you all so much for watching. Stay tuned for more soon, bye :)

 

Book Review: Hereafter

Hereafter by Tara Hudson

Paperback Edition-Bought

5/5 Lily Pads

Pages-404

Would I recommend it? Yes!

No Spoilers!

Hey everyone, I'm back with a review. Today I am reviewing "Hereafter" by Tara Hudson. This is the first book in the "Hereafter" trilogy. I really loved this book. This book has been on my TBR for a long time and I'm so glad I finally read it. Let's get on with the review.

The Plot 

 Hereafter is about a girl named Amelia. She can't remember anything except her first name. She is a ghost and she doesn't know how or why she died. She lives in a dark river. One day Amelia sees a boy drowning in the water. She rescues him and saves his life. His name is Joshua and they become very close. Josh is one of the only ones who can see Amelia. He is called a "Seer". They can see and hear ghosts and its very rare. When Amelia is around Josh, she can remember things about herself that she couldn't before. They end up falling for each other, even though they have different lives. There is another guy who can see Amelia. His name is Eli and he's been watching her for years. He stalks her and tells Amelia they are meant to be together. Amelia doesn't like him and she tries to stay away from him, but he's the only one that can give her answers. It turns out Eli chose her to be with him because he needs her help. There is another world where Eli takes ghost and makes them go to the dark world, and they can never leave. Amelia doesn't want to go there, she wants to be able to go to both worlds and wants to stay with Josh. Later she is forced to choose between Josh and Eli. Which life does she choose?

My Opinion

I apologize for my bad description of this book. It sounded easier to describe in my head. It's hard to describe it without spoilers. If you want a better description, look it up on goodreads. So what did I think of this book? I loved it! It was so cool, dark and unique. I never read anything like this before. I'm starting to get into the paranormal genre and I love books about ghosts. First I'm going to talk about the writing. I loved Tara's writing style, it was beautiful and unique. It was very descriptive. The pacing was fine. The first 50 pages were a little slow, but it got better. The book felt very long. For those of you who love books with a lot of action, this isn't the book for you. I personally loved this book even though there wasn't much action. This book was more telling than showing and there was more description than dialogue. I still liked the book though, even though I usually love lots of dialogue. Now let's talk about the characters. I really liked Amelia, she was a very nice, brave and good girl. I thought it was really cool that I got to read a book from a ghost's POV. It was really cool and unique. I loved her love interest, Joshua. He was the sweetest, nicest guy. You can tell he really loves Amelia and he really cares about his family. He loves to read, and I just loved him. I really liked the romance in this book. Most people would probably say the romance was insta-love. I usually hate insta-love but to me, I didn't think the romance was rushed, even though Amelia and Josh only knew each other for a few days. The romance was very cute. I didn't really care for Eli. He is supposed to be a villain and he reminded me of Warner from "Shatter Me" and I hate Warner. That's probably why I didn't like him. This book was very entertaining and I was never bored while reading this book. Tara Hudson is a great author and I want to read the last two books in this trilogy. Overall, I think this book is worth a buy. If you love paranormal books about ghosts and well-developed characters, I would recommend this book. That's it for my review, thank you so much for reading. I will be filming a review on my channel soon so stay tuned for more. Bye :)