Review: Blind Spot

Blind Spot by Laura Ellen Series: Stand Alone Published by Harcourt Children's Books on October 23rd 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "There’s none so blind as they that won’t see. Seventeen-year-old Tricia Farni’s body floated to the surface of Alaska’s Birch River six months after the night she disappeared. The night Roz Hart had a fight with her. The night Roz can’t remember. Roz, who struggles with macular degeneration, is used to assembling fragments to make sense of the world around her. But this time it’s her memory that needs piecing together—to clear her name . . . to find a murderer. This unflinchingly emotional novel is written in the powerful first-person voice of a legally...

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Review: Decked With Holly

Decked With Holly by Marni Bates Series: Stand Alone Published by Kteen on September 25th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Holly Dayton is about to go way out of her comfort zone. . . Spending Christmas vacation on a cruise with her two cousins from hell isn't Holly's idea of a good time. And when in a moment of seasick-fueled desperation she lurches into an open suite--she's greeted with an eyeful of pepper spray. The culprit? A gorgeous guy calling himself Nick. But when Holly goes to make her exit, she gets the shock of her life: a corridor crammed with screaming teenage fans. Because Nick just happens to be Dominic Wyatt, drummer for ReadySet--one of the hottest bands in...

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Review: Dead Girl Moon

Dead Girl Moon by Charlie Price Series: Stand Alone Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux on October 30th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "As their hardscrabble lives intertwine in a small, corrupt Montana town, Grace, a scheming runaway, JJ, her drifty fostercare sister, and Mick, the son of a petty thief, discover the body of a young woman. Afraid to come forward, the teens try to hide their knowledge of the crime, because they believe the murderer is one of the corrupt officials and businessmen who rule their town. But after a series of false moves and dumb mistakes, the teens are soon suspects themselves in a murder investigation threatening their freedom—and maybe...

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Review: Cursed

Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Stand Alone Published by Spencer Hill Press on September 18th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "Dying sucks-- and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. And that, well, really blows. Ember operates on a no-touch policy with all living things--including boys. When Hayden Cromwell shows up, quoting Oscar Wilde and claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he's a crazed cutie. But when he tells her he can help control it, she's more than interested. There's just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden's adopted father, a man she's sure has...

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Review: Blink Once

Blink Once by Cylin Busby Series: Stand Alone Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens on September 4th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural/Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Goodreads "West is a high school senior who has everything going for him until an accident leaves him paralyzed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, slipping in and out of consciousness, West is terrified and alone. Until he meets Olivia. She's the girl next door-sort of. A patient in the room next to his, only Olivia can tell what West is thinking, and only Olivia seems to know that the terrible dreams he's been having are not just a result of his medication. Yet as West comes to rely on Olivia-to love her, even-certain questions pull at him: Why has Olivia been...

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