A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

First of all, I feel the need to admit that I had a really hard time judging this book from a non-biased position, because I, myself, am a hijab (headscarf) wearing Muslim, like our main character in the book. But my religious morals are vastly different from the main character's and they clashed a lot …

The Boy Who Steals Houses by C. G. Drews

This book honestly broke my heart with each and every chapter. Some of them made me laugh while crying, but they all made me cry. MY POOR SAMMY LOU 😭💔 He didn't deserve any of that, okay?! Not. One. Bit. The blurb is right. He was BETRAYED and ABUSED by EVERYONE who should have TAKEN …