Review: Paper Covers Rock
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.Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard Series: Stand Alone Published by Delacorte Press on June 14th 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads At the beginning of his junior year at a boys' boarding school, 16-year-old Alex is devastated when he fails to save a drowning friend. When questioned, Alex and his friend Glenn, who was also at the river, begin weaving their web of lies. Plagued by guilt, Alex takes refuge in the library, telling his tale in a journal he hides behind Moby-Dick. Caught in the web with Alex and Glenn is their English teacher, Miss Dovecott, fresh out of Princeton, who suspects...
Read MoreReview: Body & Soul
Body & Soul by Stacey Kade Published by Hyperion Book CH on May 1st 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads The final book in The Ghost and the Goth Trilogy!The GhostI’ve been trapped in the body of Lily “Ally” Turner for a month now. Talk about a fashion crisis on an epic scale. What worries me more, though, is sometimes I catch Will looking at me like he thinks I’m Lily...or that he wishes I were. Without the good looks of my former self, I don’t know who I am, or if who that is is good enough. I need out of this mess. Now.Will and I have been looking for a solution, one that would separate me from Lily without killing her. But it’s not going well. Then, when it seems like things couldn’t get any worse, we run into...
Read MoreReview: Love Letters To The Dead
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.Love Letters To The Dead by Ava Dellaira Series: Stand Alone Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) on April 1st 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May did. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to people like Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Amelia Earhart, Heath Ledger, and more; though she never gives a single one of them to...
Read MoreReview: Quarantine: The Saints
I received this book for free from Edelweiss, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion 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.Quarantine: The Saints by Lex Thomas Published by EgmontUSA on July 9, 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian Source: Edelweiss, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads Nothing was worse than being locked in—until they opened the door... McKinley High has been a battle ground for eighteen months since a virus outbreak led to a military quarantine of the school. When the doors finally open, Will and Lucy will think their nightmare is...
Read MoreBook Talk: Bookish Sites
Hello lovely readers! Today I want to talk about Bookish sites. There are so many out there. Here are a few that I stick to and really love. Site: Literally http://www.literally.io/ Tag Line: Literally, the best app for readers. Why I use it: I heard about this site and it immediately peaked my interest. One thing that caught my attention is…no reviews. Yes, that’s right. There are no reviews. I like that. Sometimes when I’m on Good Reads my feed is slammed with reviews, which is sometimes okay. But sometimes (okay most of the time) I rather not see the reviews. Some are spoilery and others are just well…yeah. I like that when you log on to Literally there is no feed. You can organize the shelf the way you want it. You can review a book...
Read MoreReview: Undercurrent
Undercurrent by Tricia Rayburn Series: Siren # 2 Published by EgmontUSA on July 12th 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural/Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads The sirens are back, but Vanessa may be the biggest threat of all. . . . Nothing has been normal since Vanessa Sands learned that her sister was murdered by sirens—femme fatales of the watery depths—and that everything she believed about her family was a lie. Her boyfriend Simon’s been the only person Vanessa feels she can really trust. But now there are some secrets she can’t tell even him. And when Vanessa finds herself in the sights of Parker, Hawthorne Prep’s resident charmer, she needs someone to confide in more than ever. Doubting her relationship with Simon, unsure of Parker’s...
Read MoreReview: Want To Go Private?
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.Want To Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman Series: Stand Alone Published by Scholastic Press on August 1st 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Abby and Luke chat online. They've never met. But they are going to. Soon. Abby is starting high school--it should be exciting, so why doesn't she care? Everyone tells her to "make an effort," but why can't she just be herself? Abby quickly feels like she's losing a grip on her once-happy life. The only thing she cares about anymore is talking to Luke, a guy she met online, who understands. It feels dangerous and yet good to chat with Luke--he is her...
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