Review: How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True

How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer Series: Stand Alone Published by Balzer + Bray, HarperTeen on April 23rd 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads From Sarah Strohmeyer, author of Smart Girls Get What They Want, comes this romantic comedy about one girl's summer job from hell. Think The Devil Wears Prada set in Disney World. When cousins Zoe and Jess land summer internships at the Fairyland Kingdom theme park, they are sure they've hit the jackpot. With perks like hot Abercrombie-like Prince Charmings and a chance to win the coveted $25,000 Dream & Do grant, what more could a girl want? Once Zoe arrives, however, she's assigned to serve "The...

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Review: Impostor

Imposter by Jill Hathaway Series: Slide # 2 Published by Balzer + Bray on March 26th 2013 Genres: New Adult-Paranormal/Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads What if a killer took control of you? Vee Bell’s gift (or curse) of “sliding”—slipping into the mind of another person and experiencing life, briefly, through his or her eyes—has been somewhat under control since she unwillingly witnessed the horrific deaths of her classmates six months ago. But just as things are getting back to normal, Vee has a very bizarre experience: she loses consciousness and finds herself in a deserted area, at the edge of a cliff, with the broken body of the boy who took advantage of her on the rocks below. As Vee finds herself in...

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Review: Night School

Night School by C.J. Daugherty Published by Katherine Tegen Books on May 21st 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads Allie's world is falling apart... She hates her school. Her brother has run away. And she's just been arrested. Again. Now her parents are sending her away to a boarding school where she doesn't know a soul. But instead of hating her new school, Allie finds she's happy there. She's making friends. And then there's Sylvain, a suave French student who openly flirts with her. And Carter, the brooding loner who seems to have her back. Soon, though, Allie discovers Cimmeria Academy is no ordinary school. Nothing there is as it seems. And her new friends are hiding dangerous secrets. I...

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Review: Wild Awake + Giveaway!

Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith Series: Stand Alone Published by Katherine Tegen Books on May 28th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Things you earnestly believe will happen while your parents are away: 1. You will remember to water the azaleas. 2. You will take detailed, accurate messages. 3. You will call your older brother, Denny, if even the slightest thing goes wrong. 4. You and your best friend/bandmate Lukas will win Battle of the Bands. 5. Amid the thrill of victory, Lukas will finally realize you are the girl of his dreams. Things that actually happen: 1. A stranger calls who says he knew your sister. 2. He says he has her stuff. 3. What stuff? Her stuff. 4. You tell him your...

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Review: Elegy

Elegy by Tara Hudson Published by HarperTeen on June 4, 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A stalker ghost, misguided Seers, and spellbinding wraiths—Amelia Ashley has faced them all. Now her greatest hope is to spend the rest of her afterlife with her living boyfriend, Joshua. But the demonic forces return to give her an ultimatum: turn herself over to the darkness or watch them murder one living person per week until she does. Amelia fears she might really be doomed, until the forces of light give her another option. She can join them in their quest to gather souls, with a catch: Once she joins them, she can never see Joshua again. Faced with impossible choices, Amelia...

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