Review: The Story Of Us

The Story Of Us by Deb Caletti Series: Stand Alone Published by Simon Pulse on April 24th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Cricket’s on a self-imposed break from her longtime boyfriend—but she’s picked a bad week to sort out her love life. For one thing, her mother’s romance is taking center stage: After jilting two previous fiancés, her mom is finally marrying Dan Jax, whom Cricket loves. But as wedding attendees arrive for a week of festivities at a guesthouse whose hippie owners have a sweet, sexy son—Ash—complications arise: Cricket’s future stepsisters make it clear they’re not happy about the marriage. An old friend decides this is the week to declare his love for Cricket. Grandpa chooses to reveal a big...

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Review: The Last Forever

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.The Last Forever by Deb Caletti Series: Stand Alone Published by Simon Pulse on April 1st 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads Endings and beginnings sit so close to each other that it’s sometimes impossible to tell which is which. Nothing lasts forever, and no one gets that more than Tessa. After her mother died, it’s all she can do to keep her friends, her boyfriend, her happiness from...

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Review: The Secret Life Of Prince Charming

Title: The Secret Life of Prince CharmingSeries: NoGenre: Young Adult- ContemporaryAuthor: Deb CalettiPublisher: Simon and SchusterRelease Date: April 7, 2009 Book: Bought “Quinn is surrounded by women who have had their hearts broken. Between her mother, her aunt, and her grandmother, Quinn hears nothing but cautionary tales. She tries to be an optimist after all, she’s the dependable one, the girl who never makes foolish choices. But when she is abruptly and unceremoniously dumped, Quinn starts to think maybe there really are no good men.It doesn’t help that she’s gingerly handling a renewed relationship with her formerly absent father. He’s a little bit of a lot of things: charming, selfish, eccentric, lazy…but he’s her dad, and Quinn’s just happy...

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Review: The Nature of Jade

Title: The Nature of JadeSeries: NoGenre: Young Adult- ContemporaryAuthor: Deb CalettiPublisher: Simon and SchusterRelease Date: June 22, 2010Book: Bought “Since being diagnosed with Panic Disorder, Jade DeLuna is trying her best to stay calm, and visiting the elephants at the nearby zoo seems to help. That’s why Jade keeps the live zoo webcam on in her room, and where she first sees Sebastian.When she finally meets him, their connection is immediate, and soon Jade is drawn into Sebastian’s life with his son and his grandmother on their Seattle houseboat. Even though the situation is complicated, Jade hasn’t felt this safe in a long time. Until she learns that Sebastian is hiding a terrible secret. A secret that will force Jade to decide between what is...

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Review: Stay

Title: StaySeries: NoGenre: Young Adult-ContemporaryAuthor: Deb CalettiPublisher: Simon and SchusterRelease Date: April 5, 2011Book: ARC through Galley Grab “Clara’s relationship with Christian is intense from the start, and like nothing she’s ever experienced before. But what starts as devotion quickly becomes obsession, and it’s almost too late before Clara realizes how far gone Christian is—and what he’s willing to do to make her stay. Now Clara has left the city—and Christian—behind. No one back home has any idea where she is, but she still struggles to shake off her fear. She knows Christian won’t let her go that easily, and that no matter how far she runs, it may not be far enough….” Have you ever known someone who guilted you into staying...

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