Review: How I Lost You

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.How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler Series: Stand Alone Published by Sourcebooks Fire on April 23rd 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads There are a few things Grace Anderson knows for sure. One is that nothing will ever come between her and her best friend, Kya Kessler. They have a pact. Buds Before Studs. Sisters Before Misters. But in the summer before senior year, life throws out challenges they never expected. And suddenly the person who's always been there starts to need the favor returned. Grace and Kya...

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Interview with Janet Gurtler

How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler Series: Stand Alone Published by Sourcebooks Fire on April 23rd 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Buy on Amazon Goodreads There are a few things Grace Anderson knows for sure. One is that nothing will ever come between her and her best friend, Kya Kessler. They have a pact. Buds Before Studs. Sisters Before Misters. But in the summer before senior year, life throws out challenges they never expected. And suddenly the person who's always been there starts to need the favor returned. Grace and Kya are forced to question how much a best friend can forgive. And the answer is not what they expected. Hello and welcome! Today I have a great interview with Janet Gurtler! Why do you write for teens? I love writing about this time in...

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Review: Who I Kissed

Title: Who I Kissed Series: NoGenre: Young Adult-ContemporaryAuthor: Janet GurtlerPublisher: Sourcebooks FireRelease Date: October 1, 2012Book: FC sent by publisher “She Never Thought A Kiss Could Kill. . .Samantha is new at school and just recently joined the swim team. She’s been flirting with one of her teammates, Zee, who invites her to a party and just as quickly dumps her for another girl. Hurt, but pretending not to care, she turns to his best friend, Alex, and gives him a kiss. And he dies—right in her arms. Alex was allergic to peanuts, and Samantha had eaten a peanut butter sandwich right before the party. She didn’t know. Overnight, Samantha turns into the school pariah and a media sensation explodes. Consumed with guilt, abandoned by her...

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Kiss N’ Tell Blog Tour + Giveaway!

Who I Kissed by Janet GurtlerOctober 1, 2012 Sourcebooks Fire“She never thought a kiss could kill…Samantha didn’t mean to hurt anyone. She was just trying to fit in…and she wanted to make Zee a little jealous after he completely ditched her for a prettier girl. So she kissed Alex. And then he died—right in her arms.Was she really the only person in the entire school who didn’t know about his peanut allergy? Or that eating a peanut butter sandwich and then kissing him would be deadly? Overnight Sam turns into the school pariah and a media sensation explodes. Consumed with guilt, abandoned by her friends, and in jeopardy of losing her swimming scholarship, she’ll have to find a way to forgive herself before anyone else will.” Coming Up For Air:...

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Review: If I Tell

Title: If I TellSeries: NoGenre: Young Adult- ContemporaryAuthor: Janet GurtlerPublisher: Sourcebooks FireRelease Date: October 1, 2011Book:  Netgalley “Jasmine Evans knows one thing for sure… people make mistakes. After all, she is one. Jaz is the result of a onenight stand between a black football player and a blonde princess. Having a young mother who didn’t raise her, a father who wants nothing to do with her and living in a small-minded town where she’s never fit in hasn’t been easy. But she’s been surviving. Until she sees her mom’s new boyfriend making out with her own best friend. When do you forgive people for being human or give up on them forever?” As I started this book, it gave me nothing but pure...

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