Review: You Look Different In Real Life

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.You Look Different In Real Life by Jennifer Castle Series: Stand Alone Published by HarperTeen on June 4th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads For the rest of the world, the movies are entertainment. For Justine, they're real life. The premise was simple: five kids, just living their lives. There'd be a new movie about them every five years, starting in kindergarten. But no one could have predicted what the cameras would capture. And no one could have predicted that Justine would be the star. Now sixteen,...

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Review: The Beginning Of Everything

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 Beginning Of Everything by Robyn Schneider Series: Stand Alone Published by Katherine Tegen Books on August 27th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Golden boy Ezra Faulkner believes everyone has a tragedy waiting for them—a single encounter after which everything that really matters will happen. His particular tragedy waited until he was primed to lose it all: in one spectacular night, a reckless driver shatters Ezra’s knee, his athletic career, and his social life. No longer a front-runner...

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Review: Not A Drop To Drink

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.Not A Drop To Drink by Mindy McGinnis Series: Stand Alone Published by Katherine Tegen Books on September 24th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Goodreads Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water.  Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most importantly, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty, or doesn't leave at all. Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world...

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Blog Tour: Out Of Play

Out Of Play by Jolene Perry, Nyrae Dawn Series: Stand Alone Published by Entangled Teen on August 6th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Blog Tour, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads Rock star drummer Bishop Riley doesn't have a drug problem. Celebrities—especially ones suffering from anxiety—just need a little help taking the edge off sometimes. After downing a few too many pills, Bishop wakes up in the hospital facing an intervention. If he wants to stay in the band, he’ll have to detox while under house arrest in Seldon, Alaska.? Hockey player Penny Jones can't imagine a life outside of Seldon. Though she has tons of scholarship offers to all the best schools, the last thing she wants is to leave. Who'll take care of her...

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Review: Before I Die

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.Before I Die by Jenny Downham Series: Stand Alone Published by Ember on May 26th 2009 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, and drugs with excruciating side effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraints of “normal” life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa’s feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, are...

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