Review: Brother/Sister

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Library Thing in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Brother/Sister by Sean Olin Series: Stand Alone Published by Razorbill on June 9th 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Library Thing Goodreads "Will and Asheley have a troubled past. Their father left them when they were little, and their mother has just been carted off to an alcohol treatment center. Now, they have the house to themselves, and an endless California summer stretching out before them. Through alternating perspectives, they tell the story of how and why their lives spun violently out of control - right up to...

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Review: Breathing

Breathing by Cheryl Renee Herbsman Series: Stand Alone Published by Viking Juvenile on April 16th 2009 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Goodreads "Savannah would be happy to spend the summer in her coastal Carolina town working at the library and lying in a hammock reading her beloved romance novels. But then she meets Jackson. Once they lock eyes, she’s convinced he’s the one—her true love, her soul mate, a boy different from all the rest. And at first it looks like Savannah is right. Jackson abides by her mama’s strict rules, and stays by her side during a hospitalization for severe asthma, which Savannah becomes convinced is only improving because Jackson is there. But when he’s called away to help his family—and seems uncertain about...

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Review: Between Here and Forever

Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott Series: Stand Alone Published by Simon Pulse on May 24th 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "Abby accepted that she can’t measure up to her beautiful, magnetic sister Tess a long time ago, and knows exactly what she is: Second best. Invisible. Until the accident. Now Tess is in a coma, and Abby’s life is on hold. It may have been hard living with Tess, but it's nothing compared to living without her. She's got a plan to bring Tess back though, involving the gorgeous and mysterious Eli, but then Abby learns something about Tess, something that was always there, but that she’d never seen. Abby is about to find out that truth isn't always what you think it...

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Review: Cryer’s Cross

Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann Series: Stand Alone Published by Simon Pulse on February 8th 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Galley Grab Goodreads The community of Cryer’s Cross, Montana (population 212) is distraught when high school freshman Tiffany disappears without a trace. Already off-balance due to her OCD, 16-year-old Kendall is freaked out seeing Tiffany’s empty desk in the one-room school house, but somehow life goes on... until Kendall's boyfriend Nico also disappears, and also without a trace. Now the tow...more"The community of Cryer’s Cross, Montana (population 212) is distraught when high school freshman Tiffany disappears without a trace. Already off-balance due to her OCD, 16-year-old Kendall is...

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Review: Cloaked

Cloaked by Alex Flinn Series: Stand Alone Published by HarperCollins on February 8th 2011 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "Johnny’s not your average hero. But a little magic changes everything. There isn’t a fairy godmother or any of that. It all starts with a curse. And a frognapping. And one hot-looking princess. And before Johnny knows it, he is on a mission in the Evergladws, with only a flock of swans and a talking fox named Joe to help guide him against the forces of an evil witch."     This story is a retaling  of The Frog Prince with a twist. I really like the whole concept of the story and how Ms. Flinn modernized it. She did a great job of capturing all of the classic story while mixing in some...

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