Blog Tour: BLYTHEWOOD

Nov 20
2013

BLYTHEWOOD by Carol Goodman Series: Stand Alone Published by Viking Juvenile on October 8th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Blog Tour Buy on Amazon Goodreads At seventeen, Ava Hall is already orphaned and working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory when her life is turned upside down by the horrific fire that kills her best friend and leaves her questioning her sanity.  After a summer locked away in a mental institution, Ava is sent to Blythewood, the boarding school where Ava's mother spent the happiest years of her life.  But Blythewood is no ordinary finishing school for young ladies:  it's a training ground for magical warriors who form the mortal world's only line of defense against the evil world of Faerie. As Ava develops her own...

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Review: Man Made Boy

Review: Man Made Boy
Oct 27
2013

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.Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron Published by Viking Juvenile on Ocotber 3, 2013 Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Love can be a real monster. Sixteen-year-old Boy’s never left home. When you’re the son of Frankenstein’s monster and the Bride, it’s tough to go out in public, unless you want to draw the attention of a torch-wielding mob. And since Boy and his family live in a secret enclave of monsters hidden under Times Square, it’s important they maintain a low profile. Boy’s only interactions with the world are through the Internet, where he’s...

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Review: The Moon and More

Review: The Moon and More
Jun 1
2013

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen Series: Stand Alone Published by Viking Juvenile on June 4th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough. Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby. Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced...

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Review: So Much Closer

Review: So Much Closer
May 29
2013

So Much Closer by Susane Colasanti Series: Stand Alone Published by Viking Juvenile on May 3rd 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Romance Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads When Brooke's crush, Scott, moves from their suburban town to New York City, she decides to follow him there. Living with her formerly estranged dad and adapting to a new school are challenging, and things go from bad to worse when Brooke learns that Scott already has a girlfriend. But as she builds her new life, Brooke begins to discover a side of herself she never knew existed. And as she finds out, in the city that never sleeps, love can appear around any corner... Since I’m currently on a kick for contemp reads, I picked up another book I bought a while back. It certainly wasn’t what...

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Review: All I Need

Review: All I Need
May 25
2013

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.All I Need by Susane Colasanti Series: Stand Alone Published by Viking Juvenile on May 21st 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The last night of summer is only the beginning. Skye wants to meet the boy who will change her life forever. Seth feels their instant connection the second he sees her. When Seth starts talking to Skye at the last beach party of the summer, it’s obvious to both of them that this is something real. But when Seth leaves for college before they exchange contact info, Skye...

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