Review: Catherine

Catherine by April Lindner Series: Stand Alone Published by Poppy on January 2nd 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A forbidden romance. A modern mystery. Wuthering Heights as you’ve never seen it before. Catherine is tired of struggling musicians befriending her just so they can get a gig at her Dad’s famous Manhattan club, The Underground. Then she meets mysterious Hence, an unbelievably passionate and talented musician on the brink of success. As their relationship grows, both are swept away in a fiery romance. But when their love is tested by a cruel whim of fate, will pride keep them apart? Chelsea has always believed that her mom died of a sudden illness, until she finds a letter...

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Blog Tour: Furious Guest Post

Furious by Jill Wolfson Series: Stand Alone Published by Henry Holt and Co. BYR on April 16th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Blog Tour Buy on Amazon Goodreads Three high school girls become the avenging Furies of Greek legend. We were only three angry girls, to begin with. Alix, the hot-tempered surfer chick; Stephanie, the tree-hugging activist; and me, Meg, the quiet foster kid, the one who never quite fit in. We hardly knew each other, but each of us nurtured a burning anger: at the jerks in our class, at our disappointing parents, at the whole flawed, unjust world. We were only three angry girls, simmering uselessly in our ocean-side California town, until one day a mysterious, beautiful classmate named Ambrosia taught us what else we...

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Review: Dizzy

Dizzy by Jolene Perry, Nyrae Dawn Series: Stand Alone Published by Self-Published on November 15th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Dylan doesn’t do relationships. He and his older brother watched their dad go through hell and back, so they made a pact years ago—no girl would come between the Gibson boys. But his brother sells out. He's getting married anyway. To the sister of a chick Dylan met at a party, who's probably the angriest girl he's ever met. Unfortunately, she happens to be hot, too. Ziah’s life is upside down—her safe boyfriend turns out to be not-so-safe, and now her sister is getting married before college is over to the older brother of a spoiled, party boy who drives her crazy. And also makes...

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Review: Being Henry David

Being Henry David by Cal Armistead Series: Stand Alone Published by Albert Whitman Teen on March 1st 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Goodreads Seventeen-year-old "Hank" has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything --who he is, where he came from, why he's running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David-or "Hank" and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of--Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead's remarkable debut novel is about a teen in search of himself. Hank begins to piece together recollections from his past. The only way Hank can discover his present is...

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Review: Dear Teen Me

Dear Teen Me by Various Authors Series: Stand Alone Published by Zest Books on October 30th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Non-Fiction Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Dear Teen Me includes advice from over 70 YA authors (including Lauren Oliver, Ellen Hopkins, and Nancy Holder, to name a few) to their teenage selves. The letters cover a wide range of topics, including physical abuse, body issues, bullying, friendship, love, and enough insecurities to fill an auditorium. So pick a page, and find out which of your favorite authors had a really bad first kiss? Who found true love at 18? Who wishes he’d had more fun in high school instead of studying so hard? Some authors write diary entries, some write letters, and a few...

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