en-US Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:34:12 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review1308891294 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:34:12 -0700 /review/show/1308891294 carrietracy gave 2 stars to Scarlett Undercover (Kindle Edition) by Jennifer Latham
bookshelves: mystery, muslim, teen
Scarlett has just her sister Reem now that her parents are dead. Reem is hard at work as a doctor and Scarlett has her detective work to keep her busy after finishing high school early. When a young girl finds her card and calls her up for some detective work, Scarlett could never have guessed that her case would send her looking for answers in her own past. She also had no idea just how dangerous things were about to get. It’s a good thing that Scarlett is tough as nails and well-trained in martial arts because she can’t just rely on her brains to get her through this one. She’ll need all of her strength and physical power. And despite her fierce independent streak, she’ll need all the help her friends and family can offer. Scarlett Undercover is fast paced and engaging, combining plenty of action with a touch of ancient powerful mythology.

Great for: There are a lot of reasons why this book is special, starting with the fact that this is no damsel in distress. Scarlett can handle herself even if her judgment is questionable at times. Her toughness is more than just mental and it’s great for teens to see that girls can be strong and powerful. Many teens will also see themselves in Scarlett’s tricky relationship with religion. She struggles to define her own relationship with Islam while honoring her more devout sister’s (and also her mother’s) beliefs.

Wish: In School Library Journal’s review of Scarlett Undercover they compare her to Veronica Mars. She reminds me a bit of Buffy (of vampire slaying fame). Either way, I bet that Scarlett would make an amazing TV show. Someone needs to get working on that.

Full review including any potentially concerning content available on my blog: ]]> ReadStatus9364152466 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:52:30 -0700 /review/show/7526984947 carrietracy wants to read Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt
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bookshelves: to-read
Look, it's steamy fan fic that deviates from the original plot in multiple ways, and not just for the heat score. The tension and longing are fine but overall, it was resoundingly fine, rather than excellent. ]]> Review6386328724 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:49:48 -0700 /review/show/6386328724 carrietracy gave 3 stars to Mr. Darcy's Undoing: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (Paperback) by Abigail Reynolds
bookshelves: to-read
Look, it's steamy fan fic that deviates from the original plot in multiple ways, and not just for the heat score. The tension and longing are fine but overall, it was resoundingly fine, rather than excellent. ]]> Review7526973955 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:48:06 -0700 /review/show/7526973955 carrietracy gave 4 stars to Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies, #2) by Lynn Painter
bookshelves: new-adult, racy-romance
It's a whole book that wouldn't really have happened if Wes had bothered to have a conversation, but the Painter manages to set it all up so that you truly understand the WHY of it all.

A great second-chance romance. ]]> Review7526968761 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:47:17 -0700 /review/show/7526968761 carrietracy gave 4 stars to The Calculation of You and Me (Paperback) by Serena Kaylor
SO GOOD. When Marlowe is dumped by her golden-boy boyfriend, she loses all sense of her place in the world. She's determined to get him back and enlists a goth musician who's she's partnered with for an English assignment. She learns a lot about herself and where her feelings of "being comfortable" should truly come from. AND she learns about what really makes a guy attractive. ]]> Review7526968761 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:45:19 -0700 /review/show/7526968761 carrietracy gave 4 stars to The Calculation of You and Me (Paperback) by Serena Kaylor
SO GOOD. When Marlowe is dumped by her golden-boy boyfriend, she loses all sense of her place in the world. She's determined to get him back and enlists a goth musician who's she's partnered with for an English assignment. She learns a lot about herself and where her feelings of "being comfortable" should truly come from. AND she learns about what really makes a guy attractive. ]]> Review7526961898 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:41:59 -0700 /review/show/7526961898 carrietracy gave 4 stars to The Seven Year Slip (Paperback) by Ashley Poston
bookshelves: racy-romance
Clementine is lost in her own grief when she discovers she's slipped back in time 7 years, still in her aunt's apartment, but somehow sharing the space with a sweet guy with dreams of becoming a chef. Slowly her current life begins to intersect her past and Clementine and has to figure out how to balance how she feels with what she believes has and will happen. ]]> Review7054718933 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:40:20 -0700 /review/show/7054718933 carrietracy gave 4 stars to Savor It (Paperback) by Tarah DeWitt
bookshelves: racy-romance
Remarkably drama free - a big time chef who's lost his magic ends up relocating to a small town with his niece for the summer and sparks fly with the neighbor, a small town girl, a teacher with a heart of gold. ]]>