Review: My Life Next Door
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.My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick Published by Dial Books for Young Readers on June 14th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads "One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time." The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs up next to her and changes everything. As the two fall fiercely for each other, stumbling through the awkwardness and awesomeness of...
Read MoreReview: Maybe Someday
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.Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover Series: Stand Alone Published by Atria Books on March 18th 2014 Genres: New Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: Edelweiss, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers...
Read MoreReview: Betrayal
Betrayal by Gillian Shields Published by Katherine Tegen Books on August 3rd 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural/Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads There are the small betrayals: the unkind word, the petty lies. And there are the betrayals that break hearts, destroy worlds, and turn the strong sweet light of day into bitter dust. When Evie Johnson started at Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, her life changed in ways she couldn't possibly have envisioned: the discovery of her link with Lady Agnes, her special bond with Helen and Sarah, and their sisterhood in the astonishing secrets of the Mystic Way. Above all, Evie's love for Sebastian has turned her world upside down. Now Evie returns to Wyldcliffe for another term and more danger....
Read MoreReview: Storm
I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Trade in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Storm by D.J. Machale Published by Penguin Group USA on March 18, 2014 Genres: Action & Adventure, Boys & Men, Friendship, Social Issues, Survival Stories, Young Adult Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Trade Buy on Amazon Goodreads From #1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale comes STORM? The exhilarating, action-packed sequel to SYLO. The idea of the United States being at war with itself is something I thought only happened in history class. However, for D.J. MacHale, this is happening and the world we have known is changing and it is not for the best. Storm...
Read MoreReview: Salvage
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.Salvage by Alexandra Duncan Published by HarperCollins on April 1, 2014 Genres: Adolescence, Girls & Women, Science Fiction, Social Issues, Young Adult Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Salvage is a thrilling, surprising, and thought-provoking debut novel that will appeal to fans of Across the Universe, by Beth Revis, and The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. This is literary science fiction with a feminist twist, and it explores themes of choice, agency, rebellion, and family. Ava, a teenage girl living aboard the male-dominated,...
Read MoreReview Frozen
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.Frozen by Erin Bowman Series: Taken # 2 Published by HarperTeen on April 15th 2014 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads The Heists were only the beginning. Gray Weathersby escaped from the primitive town of Claysoot expecting to find answers, but what he discovered shook him to the core: A ruthless dictator with absolute power. An army of young soldiers blinded by lies. And a growing rebellion determined to fight back. Now Gray has joined a team of rebels on a harsh, icy journey in search of allies who can...
Read MoreReview: Just Like Fate
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.Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick, Suzanne Young Series: Stand Alone Published by Simon Pulse on August 27th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural/Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Caroline is at a crossroads. Her grandmother is sick, maybe dying. Like the rest of her family, Caroline's been at Gram's bedside since her stroke. With the pressure building, all Caroline wants to do is escape--both her family and the reality of Gram's failing health. So when Caroline's best friend offers to take her to a party one fateful Friday night,...
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