Review: Maybe One Day

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.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 One Day by Melissa Kantor Series: Stand Alone Published by HarperTeen on February 18th 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Critically acclaimed author Melissa Kantor masterfully captures the joy of friendship, the agony of loss, and the unique experience of being a teenager in this poignant new novel about a girl grappling with her best friend's life-threatening...

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Review: Thousand Words

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown Series: Stand Alone Published by Brown For Young Readers, Little on May 21st 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Ashleigh's boyfriend, Kaleb, is about to leave for college, and Ashleigh is worried that he'll forget about her while he's away. So at a legendary end-of-summer pool party, Ashleigh's friends suggest she text him a picture of herself -- sans swimsuit -- to take with him. Before she can talk herself out of it, Ashleigh strides off to the bathroom, snaps a photo...

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Review: When You Were Here

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney Series: Stand Alone Published by Brown For Young Readers, Little on June 4th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Buy on Amazon Goodreads Filled with humor, raw emotion, a strong voice, and a brilliant dog named Sandy Koufax, When You Were Here explores the two most powerful forces known to man-death and love. Daisy Whitney brings her characters to life with a deft touch and resonating authenticity.  Danny's mother lost her five-year battle with cancer three weeks before his...

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Review: Goodbye, Rebel Blue

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.Goodbye, Rebel Blue by Shelley Coriell Series: Stand Alone Published by Harry N. Abrams on October 1st 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary, Young Adult-Realistic Fiction Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Rebecca Blue is a rebel with an attitude whose life is changed by a chance encounter with a soon-to-be dead girl. Rebel (as she’s known) decides to complete the dead girl’s bucket list to prove that choice, not chance, controls her fate. In doing so, she unexpectedly opens her mind and heart to a world she once dismissed—a world of...

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Review: Eleanor & Park + Giveaway

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books 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.Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Series: Stand Alone Published by St. Martin's Griffin on February 26th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Buy on Amazon Goodreads Set over the course of one school year in 1986, ELEANOR AND PARK is the story of two star-crossed misfits – smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets...

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