Reviewing (read: fangirling over) 3 Emma Mills Books

*Pulls out loudspeaker* *puts batteries in loudspeaker* WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME ABOUT THE HUMAN FORM OF A PINK STARBURST THAT IS EMMA MILLS.

okay I’m done.

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Foolish Hearts

This book somehow weaseled it’s way into my cold, dark heart and is staying there possibly forever because I think it’s suddenly one of my favourite YA contemporaries of all time??

Claudia eavesdrops on the it couple breaking up and she pulls one of these: “I had the faucet on,” I say. “Really loud. And I pee pretty loud. I’m surprised you guys didn’t hear me, it was like Niagara Falls in here. Just really … very loud in volume. A lot of … liquids … flowing in a … noisy fashion.

My thoughts are a mess so I’m going to structure them into bullet points to fool (pun intended) you into thinking they’re comprehensible:

• Enemies to friends-who-fangirls-about-boybands is my new favourite trope.
• I briefly considered suing Emma Mills for ripping off my personality because- loves boy bands, MMORPG and afraid of being regular? Uh yes it me. Where do I find a Gideon now? (but I think maybe anyone would relate even if the only game you played is flappy bird because Emma Mills somehow captured the whole High School Experience™ in a very real, organic, fluffy but non-cliche way)
• Iris is a cactus and I love her.
• ACTUALLY SUPER HILARIOUS. I LOL-ED IRL, WWHTI? (*who would have thunk it?)
• Wholesome friendship and siblingship
• In conclusion, love Claudia, I love Iris, I love Gideon, yes I will proceed to list every character mentioned in the book because wow the character development was so chef’s kiss.

Every books has its flaws….except this one it was literally perfect. Luxury. Affordable. Industry standard.

I will now proceed to read every book, short story, essay, grocery list written by Emma Mills because damn she can write- her dialogue  f   l   o   w  s

5 out of 5 stars

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And proceed I did, because shortly after writing that mess of words I read “This Adventure Ends”

This Adventure Ends

Oops she did it again, she played with my heart, I love all these characters and would kill for them.

• PLATONIC GUY-GIRL FRIENDSHIPS
• The swirly-swishy cover
• Just  wholesome FRIENDSHIPS with witty banter in general
• Dad who reads werewolf fanfics (been there done that, the fanfic part not the parenting) (lowkey felt bad for every bad review I wrote after that one scene. Might have been a ploy to ensure Emma Mills only gets good reviews, definitely worked tho)
• Pigeons party and hot pockets.
• “One of them says what they need to say, and the other one just listens, absorbs, acknowledges it. Lets their sadness have a place to land.” YES THIS.
• Making lame jokes to avoid difficult emotions (hahaha ouch a direct attack)
• FRANK SANGER.

I definitely loved this book, but Foolish Hearts is still my MVP because it felt like there were way too many things going on (quest for painting, parent’s fighting, father’s writers block, Gabe’s relationship issues (?), the twins’s grief, Rory and Aubrey’s break up). Also, I genuinely thought the book was going to take the “Father realizes it’s not okay to write a book based on her daughter’s life if she’s not 1000% A-OKAY with it” because why would you do something your daughter is not comfortable with??? (also because I read The Truth Commission and have been scarred)

4 out of 5 stars

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First & Then

(aka the third Emma Mills book I read till 5 am. My sleep schedule is wack.)

• “So what are you good at?”
  “I don’t know. Nothing, really.” BIG MOOD
• okay Devon was a judgmental biotch in the first half the book but then character growth kicked in thank god (I know it’s a Pride and Prejudice thing ok but she was still annoying)
• Silent but NON-MOODY guys (pls witness this very rare phenomenon)
• Cas is a certified dumbass.
• Literally who are Marabelle and Emir and where did they come from and why?
• SO??MUCH??FOOTBALL?? (but also randomly some Jane Austen too?)

This was my least favourite Emma Mills book but it was still cute because it’s an Emma Mills book.

3 out of 5 stars

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After a “thorough” “analysis” of these Emma Mills book I found some patterns:

• slow burn
• FRANDSHIPS
• Cute af lesbian side couple (also Emma Mills, you coward, give us an LGBT+ protagonist)
• a TION cameo
• Relatable MC with a hobby (Claudia- gaming, Sloane- singing, Devon- idk reading?)
• Cute af family relationship (Claudia+siblings, Sloane+dad, Devon+Foster)
• JOKES.

(I counted and I wrote “emma” 11 times, have I not heard of pronouns?)

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(So I realized how empty my book reviews page looks, here’s a link if you want to witness it with your own eyes, idk why I’m so bad at reviews I just am but pls send recs for books that don’t start with ‘s’ so I can fill it up a little, so long and thanks for all the fish)

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