Review: Rules of Summer

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.Rules Of Summer by Joanna Philbin Published by Poppy on June 4th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads There are two sides to every summer. When seventeen-year-old Rory McShane steps off the bus in East Hampton, it's as if she's entered another universe, one populated by impossibly beautiful people wearing pressed khakis and driving expensive cars. She's signed on to be a summer errand girl for the Rules -- a wealthy family with an enormous beachfront mansion. Upon arrival, she's warned by other staff...

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Guest Post: Teen Dating Violence

Truly, Madly, Deadly Series: Stand Alone Published by Sourcebooks Fire on July 2nd 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Blog Tour Buy on Amazon Goodreads Sawyer Dodd has it all. She's a star track athlete, choir soloist, and A-student. And her boyfriend is the handsome all-star Kevin Anderson. But behind the medals, prom pictures, and perfect smiles, Sawyer finds herself trapped in a controlling, abusive relationship with Kevin. When he dies in a drunk-driving accident, Sawyer is secretly relieved. She's free. Until she opens her locker and finds a mysterious letter signed by "an admirer" and printed with two simple words: "You're welcome."   The issue of teen dating violence — like Sawyer and Kevin’s relationship in the book — is...

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Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Series: Stand Alone Published by MTV Books and Pocket Books on February 1, 1999 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But he can't stay on the...

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Review: Hooked

Hooked by Catherine Greenman Series: Stand Alone Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on August 9th 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Buy on Amazon Goodreads Thea Galehouse has always known how to take care of herself. With a flighty club-owner mom and a standoffish, recovering-alcoholic dad, Thea has made her own way in her hometown of New York, attending the prestigious and competitive Stuyvesant High School. But one chat with Will, a handsome and witty senior, and she's a goner—completely hooked on him and unable to concentrate on anything else. Always worried that she loves Will more than he loves her, Thea is pleasantly surprised when their romance weathers his move to college and Will goes out of his way to involve her in his life. But then,...

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Review: My Life After Now

My Life After Now by Jessica Verdi Series: Stand Alone Published by Sourcebooks Fire on April 2nd 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Lucy just had the worst week ever. Seriously, mega bad. And suddenly, it's all too much—she wants out. Out of her house, out of her head, out of her life. She wants to be a whole new Lucy. So she does something the old Lucy would never dream of. And now her life will never be the same. Now, how will she be able to have a boyfriend? What will she tell her friends? How will she face her family? Now her life is completely different...every moment is a gift. Because now she might not have many moments left. I wanted to read this book cause I never read...

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