Review: Aces Up

Aces Up by Lauren Barnholdt Series: Stand Alone Published by Ember on August 10th 2010 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Seventeen-year-old high school senior Shannon Card needs money. And lots of it. She's been admitted to Wellesley, but her dad just lost his job, and somehow she has to come up with a year of tuition herself. But Shannon's dream of making big bucks waitressing at the local casino, the Collosio, disappears faster than a gambler's lucky streak. Her boss is a tyrant, her coworker is nuts, and her chances of balancing a tray full of drinks while wearing high-heeled shoes are slim to none. Worse, time is running out, and Shannon hasn't made even half the money she'd hoped. When Shannon receives a...

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Review: What I Thought Was True

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.What I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick Published by Dial Books for Young Readers on April 15th 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads From the author of My Life Next Door comes a swoony summertime romance full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions.Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her...

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Review: Second Star

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.Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel Published by Straus and Giroux (BYR) on May 13, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A twisty story about love, loss, and lies, this contemporary oceanside adventure is tinged with a touch of dark magic as it follows seventeen-year-old Wendy Darling on a search for her missing surfer brothers. Wendy’s journey leads her to a mysterious hidden cove inhabited by a tribe of young renegade surfers, most of them runaways like her brothers. Wendy is instantly drawn to the...

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Review: Nantucket Red

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.Nantucket Red by Leila Howland Published by Disney-Hyperion on May 13, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Cricket Thompson's lifetime of overachieving has paid off: she's headed to Brown University in the fall, with a spot on the lacrosse team and a scholarship that covers almost everything. Who knew living in the dorm cost money? An Ivy League education seems to mean living at home for the next four years. When Cricket is offered the chance to earn enough cash to afford a real college...

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Review: Never Too Late

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.Never Too Late by A. Destiny, Rhonda Helms Series: Flirt # 2 Published by Simon Pulse on February 4th 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Can acting in love lead to the real thing? This standalone addition to the Flirt series is sweet, fresh, and clean. Abbey couldn’t be more excited. The end of the school year is coming, as is the annual sophomore class renaissance faire…and the headlining theatrical performance, where Abbey will be starring as a lead. There’s only one problem: her costar, Jason Hardy....

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