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Book Review: Smash & Grab by Amy Christine Parker
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Smash & Grab Author: Amy Christine Parker Publisher: Random House BFYR Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: July 19, 2016 Source: FFBC Tours / Publisher ————————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence; Intense Action HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love action packed stories with the perfect amount of chemistry. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes LEXI is a rich girl who loves a good rush. Whether it’s motorcycle racing or BASE jumping off a building in downtown Los Angeles, the only times she feels alive are when she and her…
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Book Review: Life After Juliet by Shannon Lee Alexander
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Life After Juliet Author: Shannon Lee Alexander Publisher: Entangled Teen Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: July 5, 2016 Source: Publisher ———————————————– Content Screening: Dealing with grief. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy rich contemporaries that perfectly depict dealing with grief. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Becca Hanson was never able to make sense of the real world. When her best friend Charlotte died, she gave up on it altogether. Fortunately, Becca can count on her books to escape—to other times, other places, other people… Until she…
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Book Review: What Happens Now by Jennifer Castle
Media Type: Print Book Title: What Happens Now Author: Jennifer Castle Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: Hardcover; 384 Release Date: June 7, 2016 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ——————————————– Content Screening: Trigger warnings for depression/anxiety and cutting. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy deeper contemporary reads with real relationships. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes “I know what it is to want something so badly, you feel like your cells aren’t properly bonded together without it. I also know what it’s like to get that something. And honestly, I’m still not sure which is…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Whatever It Takes by Lindsey Pogue
Follow the tour! Good morning to you, my favorite bookish people! We’re in the midst of moving, so half of our stuff is in one place and half is in another. The good news is, that I still have fabulous content to share with you while I’m too busy to read! This spotlight is no exception, because Lindsey Pogue and Whatever It Takes are in the spotlight today. Let’s take a look. Four years ago, I thought my life was pretty normal for a teenager. Three years ago, my world was shattered, and now I’m just trying to hold the pieces…
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Book Review: An Italian Adventure by Gaia M. Amman
The Details Media Type: Print BookTitle: An Italian AdventureAuthor: Gaia M. AmmanPublisher: Kuki PublishingPages/Length: Paperback, 381 pagesRelease Date: November 1, 2015Source: Author Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon A humorous coming of age tale of friendship, sisterhood, and family drama set against the gorgeous backdrop of northern Italy.Recommended for fans of Jandy Nelson, John Green, Neil Gaiman and Sherman Alexie Italy, the late 80s. Leda is a bookish tomboy whose life is turned upside down by shady Nico, who just moved north from Sicily. Their unlikely friendship will evolve through a whirlwind of adventures leaving both kids transformed. Ultimately, Leda will discover that adults aren’t always right, marking…
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Book Review + Playlist: The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin
The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: January 26th 2016 Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction Rate: 4 out of 5 stars In the tradition of Sarah Dessen, this powerful debut novel is a compelling portrait of a young girl coping with her mother’s cancer as she figures out how to learn from—and fix—her past. Few things come as naturally to Harper as epic mistakes. In the past year she was kicked off the swim team, earned a reputation as Carson High’s easiest hook-up, and officially became the black sheep of her family. But…
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Book Review: The Wednesday Group by Sylvia True
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Wednesday Group Author: Sylvia True Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: March 24, 2015 Source: NetGalley —————————————– Genre: Contemporary Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy richly written characters facing real life issues. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Gail. Hannah. Bridget. Lizzy. Flavia. Each of them has a shameful secret, and each is about to find out that she is not alone… Gail, a prominent Boston judge, keeps receiving letters from her husband’s latest girlfriend, while her husband, a theology professor, claims…
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Book Review: Rules for Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Rules for Stealing Stars Author: Corey Ann Haydu Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: September 29, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ——————————————————————— Content Screening: Parental Depression, Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy deep stories about families, and specifically about sisters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the tradition of Sharon Creech and Wendy Mass, Corey Ann Haydu’s sparkling middle grade debut is a sister story with a twist of magic, a swirl of darkness, and a whole lot of hope. Silly…
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Book Review: Don’t Vote for Me by Krista Van Dolzer
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Don’t Vote for Me Author: Krista Van Dolzer Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: August 4, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories about middle school friendships and lessons. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Veronica rules the school.David’s starting a revolution. It’s class president election time, and no one is surprised when Veronica Pritchard-Pratt is the only name on the list. She’s the most popular girl in school, a social giant who rules…
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Book Review: Her Sister’s Shoes by Ashley Farley
Media Type: Ebook Title: Her Sister’s Shoes Author: Ashley Farley Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 320 Release Date: June 24, 2015 Source: TLC Book Tours / Author ————————————————— Genre: Contemporary Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy family dramas, and aren’t afraid to get a bit teary eyed. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Set in the South Carolina Lowcountry and packed with Southern charm and memorable characters, Her Sister’s Shoes is the story of three sisters—Samantha, Jackie, and Faith—who struggle to balance the demands of career and family while remaining true to…
