Call It What You Want

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As if this weren't bad enough, Rob now finds himself a social pariah with zero friends to support him. Granted, they’re filled with teenage angst, but she writes such nuanced stories. She captures their minds and their voices so well that I’m captivated each time I read them. Connected by a Calculus project and their dads (Maegan’s cop father was first on the scene when Rob’s dad shot himself), the two outcasts strike up an unlikely friendship, and more. Alongside their romance and the gripping twists, I loved the moving camaraderie between Rob and Owen, whose single mom was thrown into crippling financial hardship by Rob’s dad.

then there’s the drinking. i understand that they are college kids and i’m not so i don’t understand but it’s not okay to normalize the amount of drinking they did. every chapter they drank at least 4-5 drinks everywhere they went. every-time she came home it was three glasses of wine. every-time she went out, it was 5 drinks and 3 shots. it was just a lot of unnecessary drinking. the only time she wasn’t drinking was at school or work and no one thought it was a problem. the book was normalizing the excessive drinking and it wasn’t okay. This book got an extra star because it wasn’t a happy ending like Ethan and Sloane didn’t end up together. They were so toxic for each other and honestly it just wasn’t gonna work. But why did she keep getting dudes like I think ms. girl needs to be single for a while she is always jumping into relationship like girl take a mf break!!Rob was the most conflicted of these main characters. I really admire how Brigid Kemmerer entered his mind making us walk in his shoes and feeling that huge pit of boiling emotions. He began as the virtuous boy in the beginning, being shunned by everyone when he had done nothing wrong. Then he made a bad choice. Then a second. And it grew exponentially making me grip my kindle and swearing. No Rob! Don’t do it! This is a very bad idea! I loved that their relationship did not feel “forced” but unraveled naturally. Both feel lonely and need someone to talk to. How the mighty have fallen as Rob would probably never paid attention to Maegan “before”! His downfall helped make him a better person. He was not a bully or bad but his predicament helped open his eyes to what is truly important in others. And that’s certainly not the size of their wallet. He got a huge dose of reality. Both Rob and Meagan were interesting to read about. They were annoying at times too, but it was bearable. Rob had a lot on his plate, while Meagan really didn’t, so sometimes their narrative arcs felt unbalanced. Meagan was so convinced things were hard for her entire family, and yeah, it’s true, but look at what Rob has to go through? I’m sure he has it way worse. He is filled with anger regarding his deteriorated circumstances and begins lashing out at those around him.

His father, a local Financial Planner, was caught red-handed swindling from clients. Everyone in town mistakenly believes that Rob knew.

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Rob because everyone is wondering if “he knew” making him an outcast. Maegan because everyone resents her and see her as a cheater. They both expect the other to share these preconceived views. One of the side characters is gay. Rob’s dad tried to die by suicide prior to the story’s beginning. He now lives in a wheelchair and is unable to speak or move.

Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments I honestly almost cried in the beginning of this book. Mostly because I thought I was diving into another sad depressing book that would put me in a funky mood. Thankfully, things start looking up and the characters were seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. No, not heaven.. but friendship. Not quite up there with Letters to the Lost, but just as wholesome and full of feeling as I could have asked for 😊and honestly, kemmerer is 4/4 right now with her books being 5 stars reads for me. do i have a new favourite author to add to the list? *shakes magic 8 ball* all signs point to yes! Be kind to yourself. We are all human, we all make mistakes and it is okay to let go of that and move forward. In “Call It What You Want” you’ll be asked what’s right and what’s wrong. Is it okay to do something wrong for the right reasons? If you do it to “right a wrong”?

Over on Rob's side we have his ex-best friend bullying him and trying to humiliate him in fr In a time of typewriters and steam engines, Iris Winnow awaits word from her older brother, who has enlisted on the side of Enva the Skyward goddess. Alcohol abuse led to her mother’s losing her job, and Iris has dropped out of school and found work utilizing her writing skills at the Oath Gazette. Hiding the stress of her home issues behind a brave face, Iris competes for valuable assignments that may one day earn her the coveted columnist position. Her rival for the job is handsome and wealthy Roman Kitt, whose prose entrances her so much she avoids reading his articles. At home, she writes cathartic letters to her brother, never posting them but instead placing them in her wardrobe, where they vanish overnight. One day Iris receives a reply, which, along with other events, pushes her to make dramatic life decisions. Magic plays a quiet role in this story, and readers may for a time forget there is anything supernatural going on. This is more of a wartime tale of broken families, inspired youths, and higher powers using people as pawns. It flirts with clichéd tropes but also takes some startling turns. Main characters are assumed White; same-sex marriages and gender equality at the warfront appear to be the norm in this world.They start seeing each other because of a calculus homework, and they grow close too fast to be honest (also because calculus was almost never the reason they met), but their relationship was great. First of all, Rob talked freely with Meagan about their relationship. I don’t understand why YA characters are so fixated with waiting for the other one to text first the day after the first kiss, but here it didn’t happen. This captivating, heartfelt novel asks the question: Is it okay to do something wrong for the right reasons? Call It What You Want: The family relationships and friendships were handled well, in my opinion, and I even thought it was well rounded out…I’m never tough on these situations, though. So long as there is a conflict, characters fighting-both together and separately-to figure out a solution, a resolution to said conflict, and a general mending and moving forward of severed relationships in result to the conflict, I’m happy. And I don’t need the dwelling on it, either, which is where people get mad. They want to hear more, see more, expect more…but it’s YA and relationships are messy-especially with family-people are just too harsh. But to each their own.