The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder

Source: Bought
Amber’s life is spinning out of control. All she wants is to turn up the volume on her iPod until all of the demands of family and friends fade away. So she sneaks off to the beach to spend a day by herself.
Then Amber meets Cade. Their attraction is instant, and Amber can tell he’s also looking for an escape. Together they decide to share a perfect day: no pasts, no fears, no regrets.
The more time that Amber spends with Cade, the more she’s drawn to him. And the more she’s troubled by his darkness. Because Cade’s not just living in the now—he’s living each moment like it’s his last.
Amber is a very sweet and entertaining character. I found her situation to be impossible to face. I found the relationship between Cade and Amber. I though that it was realistic and cute. I absolutely adore Schroeder's books. Her books are heartfelt, emotional, and entertaining. I also like that her plots take the characters on an amazing adventure and the fact that it takes place in one day. Her writing is amazing. I love the ease that this book has, while reading it and how quickly the stories flows . I can't wait to read more from Schroeder. I recommend this book to fans of her previous books and of other verse books.

Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroder

Rating:
Characters: 17/20
Plot: 18/20
Originality: 17/20
Writing: 18/20
Recommendation: 18/20
Overall: 88/100 or B
Source: Bought
Brooklyn can't sleep anymore. She has nightmares about her friend Gabe that died of an overdose. Her boyfriend Lucca died a year ago. She no idea what Gabe wants and why isn't Lucca in her dream. Nico is always running. He is trying to escape the pain that he has from missing his brother Lucca. Then he starts receiving messages from his dead brother. He needs to help Brooklyn. As the nightmares escalate and the messages become relentless, Nico reaches out to Brooklyn. But neither of them can admit that they're being haunted. Until they learn to let each other in, not one soul will be able to rest.
I found Brooklyn to be a likable character. Her grief was easy to relate to. Nico was really sweet. I enjoyed the chemistry between both of them. I preferred Nico's voice to Brooklyn. The plot was really well written. I love how Schroeder writes verse and they are such great books. This book is a companion to I Heart You and You Haunt Me. I think that if you liked Lisa Schroeder's other books, you will enjoy Chasing Brooklyn. it is also a quick and sweet read.

Far From You by Lisa Schroeder

Rating: 4.5/5

Alice lost her mother to cancer, years ago. The pain is still present to this day. She covers her sadness in music, lyrics writing, her best friend Claire, and her boyfriend, Blaze.

Her father is remarried and the baby is coming soon. When Ivy does arrive, Alice doesn't want to see or Victoria. When she learns that she has to go to Victoria's parents for Thanksgiving. She is not happy.

Thanksgiving doesn't go that well and to top it off, her father has to leave for buisness. Victoria decides to leave early, inorder to miss a winter storm. Alice wakes up and there is snow everywhere. She realizes that she will have to work with Victoria inorder to live.

I liked this book. It made me think, about what I would do. About love and lost. Also, myself. Schroeder is a master of verse. Each word has an impact to the story. If you liked her debut novel I Heart You, You Haunt Me, you will love this. I highly reccomend this and hope you like it.

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Happy Reading!

-Sarah.