Review: How to Win at Highschool

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.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.How to Win at High School by Owen Matthews Published by HarperCollins on March 26, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Adam Higgs is a loser, and he's not okay with it.But starting as a junior in a new high school seems like exactly the right time to change things. He brainstorms with his best friend, Brian: What will it take for him to take over Nixon Collegiate? Adam...

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Review: Polaris

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.Polaris by Mindee Arnett Published by Balzer + Bray on March 17, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Jeth Seagrave and his crew are on the run. The ITA, still holding Jeth’s mother in a remote research lab, is now intent on acquiring the metatech secrets Jeth’s sister Cora carries inside her DNA, and Jeth is desperate to find the resources he needs to rescue his mother and start a new life outside the Confederation. But the ITA is just as desperate, and Jeth soon finds himself pursued by a mysterious...

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Review: Positively Beautiful

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.Positively Beautiful by Wendy Mills Series: Stand Alone Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens on March 3rd 2015 Genres: Emotions & Feelings, Family, Young Adult-Contemporary Pages: 368 Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads 16-year-old Erin is a smart if slightly dorky teenager, her life taken up with her best friend Trina, her major crush on smoky-eyed, unattainable Michael, and fending off Faith, the vision of perfection who’s somehow always had the knife in for Erin. Her dad, a pilot, died when she was very young, but Erin and her mom are just fine on...

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Review: The Prey

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 Prey by Tom Isbell Published by HarperTeen on February 9, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A hot debut trilogy and a riveting story of survival, courage, and romance in a future where creating a master civilization is the only thing prized, no matter the method. After the Omega (the end of the end), 16 year old guys known as LTs discover their overseers are raising them not to be soldiers (lieutenants) as promised, but to be sold as bait because of their Less Than status and hunted for sport....

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Review: Perfect Couple

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.Perfect Couple by Jennifer Echols Published by Simon Pulse Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads In this second book in The Superlatives trilogy from Endless Summer author Jennifer Echols, Harper and Brody think they’re an unlikely match—but the senior class says they belong together. As yearbook photographer, Harper is responsible for those candid moments that make high school memorable. But her own life is anything but picture perfect. Her parents’ bitter divorce left her wondering what a loving relationship looks...

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