Review: Awkward

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.Awkward by Marni Bates Series: Stand Alone Published by Kteen on January 1, 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Mackenzie Wellesley has spent her life avoiding the spotlight. At Smith High, she's the awkward junior people only notice when they need help with homework. Until she sends a burly football player flying with her massive backpack and makes a disastrous - not to mention unwelcome - attempt at CPR. Before the day is out, the whole fiasco explodes on YouTube. And then the strangest thing happens....

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Review: All That Matters

I received this book for free from Author, 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.All That Matters by Youseph Tanha Series: Stand Alone Published by Self-Published on July 27, 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads Ethan Wright is just like any other high school kid that is one day lucky enough to meet the girl of his dreams. Throughout the course of high school the young couple learn to cope with incredibly difficult odds to discover all that matters. I really liked this book. It is pack with an emotional rollercoaster they had me tearing up. I loved that the writing style, I can say is...

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Review: Bunheads

Bunheads by Sophie Flack Series: Stand Alone Published by Poppy on October 10th 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "As a dancer with the ultra-prestigious Manhattan Ballet Company, nineteen-year-old Hannah Ward juggles intense rehearsals, dazzling performances and complicated backstage relationships. Up until now, Hannah has happily devoted her entire life to ballet. But when she meets a handsome musician named Jacob, Hannah's universe begins to change, and she must decide if she wants to compete against the other "bunheads" in the company for a star soloist spot or strike out on her own in the real world. Does she dare give up the gilded confines of the ballet for the freedoms of everyday life?"  ...

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Review: Blood Wounds

Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer Series: Stand Alone Published by Harcourt Children's Books on September 13th 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Blog Tour, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Goodreads "Willa is lucky: She has a loving blended family that gets along. Not all families are so fortunate. But when a bloody crime takes place hundreds of miles away, it has an explosive effect on Willa’s peaceful life. The estranged father she hardly remembers has murdered his new wife and children, and is headed east toward Willa and her mother. Under police protection, Willa discovers that her mother has harbored secrets that are threatening to boil over. Has everything Willa believed about herself been a lie? As Willa sets out to untangle the mysteries of...

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Review: Burned

Burned by Ellen Hopkins Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books on March 28th 2006 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Gifted Goodreads "Raised in a religious -- yet abusive -- family, Pattyn Von Stratten starts asking questions -- about God, a woman's role, sex, love. She experiences the first stirrings of passion, but when her father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control. Pattyn is sent to live with an aunt in the wilds of Nevada to find salvation and redemption. What she finds instead is love and acceptance -- until she realizes that her old demons will not let her go." Again, another beautifully written book that left me speechless. I mean, I had no words. I wanted to talk about it, but wasn’t sure where even to...

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