All Encompassing Book Overview

So I have definitely fallen off the wagon when it comes to reviewing the books i finish reading. 
*MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES*

I am going to attempt to remedy that with an All Encompassing Book Overview of the books I have read and still need reviews for. The last book I did a review for was Schizo by Nic Sheff, so the following are the books I have finished since then. 
I finished Schizo in April 2017. So here are the books and mini reviews of the books i have finshed between April and Now. 

1. The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco: This is a YA fantasy novel. I DNF'd this book. I wanted so much to like this book, but the magic system was confusing and the story was told in two perspectives of the narrators life. It was all just really confusing. 1 🌟on Goodreads.
2. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas:
This is a YA fantasy novel that is a loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I loved the characters and the plot.  Also, there are some sexier scenes in the story.  I'm not a huge fan of romance but I liked how it was done here. Of course, there are elements of Stockholm Syndrome, but thats what gives the story its twist. 4🌟on Goodreads
3. Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh:
This is an adult novel....part thriller...part adult fiction. It was definitely a weird book.  But it was phenomenally executed. It follows the MC Eileen and she works in a boys correctional facility.  Its the story of her life with an alcoholic father and the responsibility she has to him.  It also touches on some darker topics but it was very well written. It is said that either you love Eileen or hate her. I loved her. 5🌟 on Goodreads
4. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
This is a YA contemporary novel about the #blacklivesmatter movement. The main character,  Starr, is the only witness to her unarmed friend being shot by a white police officer. The story follows the aftermath and how Starr gets through everything. I liked the story but I have my own views on #blacklivesmatter and wanted to see things from another perspective. For this being a debut novel,  Angie Thomas did a wonderful job! 4🌟 on Goodreads.
5. Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour:
This is a f/f contemporary novel.  There is a little bit of mystery in this,  some romance,  and friendship.  I love f/f romances if I choose to read a contemporary romance novel. This had a nice balance of topics. 4🌟 on Goodreads.
6. The Girls by Emma Cline:
This is an adult contemporary novel following a main character from two perspectives.  Some of the story is told from a 14yr old in the summer of 1969 and some is told from an adult woman in present day. In the summer of 1969, our main character comes across a group of girls in a park and she becomes mesmerized by one of them. She begins to hang out with them and soon finds herself at a commune taking drugs and following a man named Russell. This story is loosely based on The Manson Family and the murders they commit. I had high hopes for this book, but it felt deflated. 4🌟 on Goodreads.
7. Lies My Girlfriend Told Me by Julie Ann Peters:
This is a YA contemporary novel with a f/f romance. Our main character's girlfriend has passed away and she ends up with her cell phone. She finds out that her gf was talking to someone else while they were together.  Soon she goes through finding out what was going on and she has to come to grips with all the secrets her gf kept from her. The story wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either.  3🌟 on Goodreads.
8. This Is Where It Ends by Marike Nijkamp:
The story takes place at a high school, and the entire book takes place over the the course of 54 minutes. A teenage boy decides to bring a gun to school and begin a mass shooting. He kills several students and teachers. A story set during and in the aftermath of this tragedy, it's being told from multiple students' perspectives. I found it to be a fast paced and interesting story, even though it is a telling of something tragic happening. 4⭐on Goodreads.
9. Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire:
This is a magical realism story about children who have walked through a portal to another world. The children do not necessarily want to return to their normal lives and often become depressed. The children are then taken to The School For Wayward Chikdrento try to make sense of everything. I really really enjoyed this book. Im super excited to read the next book in this series. 5⭐on Goodreads.
10. The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke:
This is a sci-fi story about AI.  The story begins with Cat and her father. Her father is explaining the new boy in the house (Finn) is going to be her new tutor. Cat isn't happy about it and really just wants Finn to go away. As she gets older, she begins to develop feelings for Finn. They begin to develop a relationship and the story goes from there.
Unfortunately I DNF'd this book. The story became too cheesy and I just lost interest. 2⭐ on Goodreads.
11. We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson:
This is a YA contemporary novel following Henry. Henry's boyfriend had just passed away. Aliens are abducting him. No one believes him about the aliens and they think he just isn't coping with Jesse's death. We follow Henry as he grieves,  and deals with family problems as well as being bullied by the school jerk (whom he is sleeping with on the DL). I loved this book. It touched on some tough subjects,  but it showed how Henry faced all of the obstacles that he faces.  He may even be able to love someone again. 5🌟on Goodreads.
12. Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel:
Science Fiction Adult novel. A young girl stumbles onto a large metallic robot hand. A group of scientists and military find that the hand actually belongs to a huge robot. They believe it was placed on Earth by extra terrestrial beings, thousands of years ago. Over the course of a couple of years, they find the robot piece by piece and begin to study it, and how she works and they figure out that she was meant to be used as a weapon.  This is the first book in The Themis Files.  I cant wait to read the sequel!!