Tag Archives: Novellas

Book Title:
Finding Willow
Book Author:
Michelle K. Pickett
Book Series:
Freedom, #0.5
Publishing Date:
October 3rd, 2014
Publisher:
Clean Teen Publishing
Date Read:
October 18th, 2015

Synopsis

“Finding Willow” is the prequel to “Unspeakable,” the touching romance between Brody and Willow that explores one girl’s quiet strength to survive the unbearable weight of a family secret alone, and the love and resolve of a boy determined to help her.

Brody Victor lives life on the fringes. Moving from school to school with each transfer his mother’s job requires has taught Brody well: If there’s one thing harder than making friends, it’s saying goodbye to them. So he’s learned to close himself off. He’s a loner, and that’s how he likes it.

When his mother accepts a permanent position in Wisconsin, Brody begins to slowly open up. But old habits die hard and, for Brody, making friends doesn’t come easily. That is, until he meets Annabelle. Brody loses himself in her. Their connection runs deep and, for the first time, Brody truly lets someone inside. But life can be cruel. An unexpected job transfer uproots Brody from his home in Wisconsin, and Annabelle.

Vowing not to get involved with another girl after the heartbreak of losing Annabelle, Brody returns to life on the outside looking in. A loner by choice. Until he finds Willow. Friendly and beautiful, a guy can’t help but notice her, but Brody notices more than her beauty. When she flashes her full smile, a spark is missing from her hazel eyes and for reasons unknown to him, Brody needs to find the reason.

Along the way, he stumbles across a secret bigger than both of them.

My Review

There’s a reason I don’t typically read novellas, and that reason is because they’re always too short.  This one isn’t any different – it was only about 23 pages, I believe, and I read through it in like 15 minutes…and … Continue reading

4 stars
3 Comments
Book Title:
What I Tell Myself
Book Author:
Amber Knight
Publishing Date:
September 29th, 2015
Date Read:
October 1st, 2015

Synopsis

Amber Knight’s What I Tell Myself is a light-hearted, rambly peek into the lives of two teenagers, who despite meeting under not-so-great circumstances, end up becoming inseparable.

Meet Annabella and Cameron. One is noisy, one is not. One loves asking questions about things that the other wants to keep secret. And one can’t help but fall for the other.

When a new girl shows up at school, Cameron avoids her like he does everyone else. But the new girl has other plans. Plans that involve finding out who the real Cameron White is.

The only question is: will he let her?

My Review

I don’t typically read a lot of novellas or short stories because I enjoy getting attached to the characters in books and sticking with them for a longer period of time than about 30-50 pages.  But I thought this sounded … Continue reading

4 stars
4 Comments