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: The Promise Of Amazing

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.The Promise Of Amazing by Robin Constantine Series: Stand Alone Published by Balzer + Bray on December 31st 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Wren Caswell is average. Ranked in the middle of her class at Sacred Heart, she’s not popular, but not a social misfit. Wren is the quiet, “good” girl who's always done what she's supposed to—only now in her junior year, this passive strategy is backfiring. She wants to change, but doesn’t know how. Grayson Barrett was the king of St. Gabe’s. Star of the...

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Review: Hideous Love: The Story of the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein

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.Hideous Love: The Story of the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Stephanie Hemphill Series: Stand Alone Published by Balzer + Bray on October 1st 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Historical/Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads From award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill comes the fascinating story of Mary Shelley, a brilliant teenager who wrote one of the greatest literary masterpieces of all time:...

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Review: The Summer I Found You

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.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.The Summer I Found You by Jolene B. Perry Series: Stand Alone Published by Albert Whitman Teen on March 1st 2014 Genres: New Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Jolene Perry's THE SUMMER I FOUND YOU, about a teenage girl trying to cope with her new diagnosis of type one diabetes and a teenage male veteran who is learning how to embrace his new life after losing an arm, who come...

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