Review: Dancergirl

Dancergirl by Carol Tanzman Series: WiHi # 1 Published by Harlequin Teen on November 15, 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: Blog Tour, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads "The videos went viral... EVER FEEL LIKE SOMEONE’S WATCHING YOU? ME TOO. BUT LATELY IT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN MY ROOM. WHEN I’M ALONE. A friend posted a video of me dancing online, and now I’m no longer Alicia Ruffino. I’m dancergirl. And suddenly it’s like me against the world—everyone’s got opinions. My admirers want more, the haters hate, my best friend Jacy—even he’s acting weird. And some stalker isn’t content to just watch anymore. Ali. dancergirl. Whatever you know me as, however you’ve seen me online, I’ve trained my whole life to be the best dancer...

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Review: Don’t Breathe A Word

Don't Breathe A Word by Holly Cupala Series: Stand Alone Published by HarperTeen on January 3rd 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Joy Delamere is suffocating... From asthma, which has nearly claimed her life. From her parents, who will do anything to keep that from happening. From dangerous Ashlyn, who is smothering her from the inside out. Joy can take her cruel words until the night they go too far. Now, Joy will leave everything behind to find the one who has offered his help, a homeless boy called Creed. She will become someone else. She will learn to survive. She will breathe…if only she can get to Creed before it’s too late. Set against the gritty backdrop of Seattle’s...

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Review: Entangled

Entangled by Cat Clarke Series: Stand Alone Published by Quercus Publishing Plc on January 6, 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads The same questions whirl round and round in my head: What does he want from me? How could I have let this happen? AM I GOING TO DIE? 17-year-old Grace wakes up in a white room, with table, pens and paper - and no clue how she got there. As Grace pours her tangled life onto the page, she is forced to remember everything she's tried to forget. There's falling hopelessly in love with the gorgeous Nat, and the unravelling of her relationship with her best friend Sal. But there's something missing. As hard as she's trying to remember, is there something she just can't see? Grace must face...

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Review: Dream Smashers

Dream Smashers by Angela Carlie Series: Stand Alone Published by Self-Published on April 4th 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Sixteen-year-old Autumn has spent her entire life worrying about others. Her ailing grandma, meth-addicted mom, and a best friend who is always in trouble. She's spent the last few years attempting to worry less, to be carefree, without success. Enter Evan, whose radiant attitude is an Autumn magnet. With Evan at her side, Autumn's able to let some of her worries go as they trudge through life's difficulties and fall for each other in the process. A girl who no longer wants to care and a boy who cares enough for the both of them, Dream Smashers is a...

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Review: Dark Secrets # 2

No Time to Die & The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler Series: Dark Secrets # 3-4 Published by Simon Pulse on May 4th 2010 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Secrets taken to the grave don’t always stay buried.  In No Time to Die, Jenny is devastated by the recent death of her sister, Liza. Looking for a sense of closure, she secretly signs up for the drama camp where Liza died. Jenny knows that someone here holds the key to what really happened to Liza that night, but if she doesn’t find out the truth soon, she may become the next victim.  In The Deep End of Fear, Kate has tried to bury the horrible memories associated with the Westbrook estate. After her best friend Ashley drowned on the estate, Kate vowed...

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