My bookshelf of the month

Hello !

In august, one month until I get back to Uni, I will try to read and review three books. Here they are :

1) The Locket by Stacey Jay

As you may know, I love Stacey Jay's writing. The locket has nothing to do with the books I read by her so it will be interesting to try something new.

"On her seventeenth birthday, Katie discovers a locket and decides to wear it for good luck. But when her boyfriend Isaac finds out she cheated on him - with their mutual best friend Mitch, no less - he dumps her, leaving her devastated.

And then a miracle happens. The locket burns on Katie's chest and she feels herself going back two weeks in time, to the night she cheated with Mitch. At first, Kate is delighted to be a better girlfriend to Isaac this time around. But as other aspects of her life become inexplicably altered, she realizes that changing the past may have had a dangerous effect on her present.

Can she make things right before the locket destroys everything - and everyone - she loves?"

2) Dash and Lilly books of dare by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn

"“I’ve left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”

So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors ofNick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to TRADE dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have written a love story that will have readers perusing bookstore SHELVES, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own."

3) Le pacte des coeurs brisés by Sarah Ockler

"When all signs point to heartbreak, can love still be a rule of the road? A poignant and romantic novel from the author ofBittersweet and Twenty Boy Summer.

Jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most important thing is this: The Vargas brothers are notorious heartbreakers. She’s seen the tears and disasters that dating a Vargas boy can cause, and she swore an oath—with candles and a contract and everything—to never have anything to do with one.

Now Jude is the only sister still living at home, and she’s spending the summer helping her ailing father restore his vintage motorcycle—which means hiring a mechanic to help out. Is it Jude’s fault he happens to be cute? And surprisingly sweet? And a Vargas?

Jude tells herself it’s strictly bike business with Emilio. Her sisters will never find out, and Jude can spot those flirty little Vargas tricks a mile away—no way would she fall for them. But Jude’s defenses are crumbling, and if history is destined to repeat itself, she’s speeding toward some serious heartbreak…unless her sisters were wrong?

Jude may have taken an oath, but she’s beginning to think that when it comes to love, some promises might be worth breaking. "

The Locket

2.5 stars. "'Wow ... That was wow.' [...] Usually that was all it took to make everything in me light up. At the moment, however, it only made me feel vaguely canine, like a cute puppy Isaac adored

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8608453-the-locket

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Hmm. To be honest, I don't have that much to say about this book. It was a cute love story, I liked the writing and I had to laugh out loud several times but somehow I was missing that certain ...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7741325-dash-lily-s-book-of-dares

The Book of Broken Hearts

At first, I was prepared to give this book 4.5 stars, but when I actually thought about it (and compared it to Perfect Chemistry, which I loved), I realized that this book deserved 5 stars from me ...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15805597-the-book-of-broken-hearts