Winner Take All Author: Laurie Devore Publication Date: January 30th, 2018 Publisher: Imprint Pages: 336 Formats: Hardcover, ebook, audiobook Synopsis: For Nell Becker, life is a competition she needs to win. For Jackson Hart, everyone is a pawn in his … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Dear Dwayne, With Love Author: Eliza Gordon Publication Date: January 23rd, 2018 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Pages: 380 Formats: Paperback, ebook, audiobook Synopsis: Wannabe actress Dani Steele’s résumé resembles a cautionary tale on how not to be famous. She’s pushing … Continue reading
Synopsis
The only thing 17-year-old Jane Sinner hates more than failure is pity. After a personal crisis and her subsequent expulsion from high school, she’s going nowhere fast. Jane’s well-meaning parents push her to attend a high school completion program at the nearby Elbow River Community College, and she agrees, on one condition: she gets to move out. Jane tackles her housing problem by signing up for House of Orange, a student-run reality show that is basically Big Brother, but for Elbow River Students. Living away from home, the chance to win a car (used, but whatever), and a campus full of people who don't know what she did in high school… what more could she want? Okay, maybe a family that understands why she’d rather turn to Freud than Jesus to make sense of her life, but she'll settle for fifteen minutes in the proverbial spotlight. As House of Orange grows from a low-budget web series to a local TV show with fans and shoddy T-shirts, Jane finally has the chance to let her cynical, competitive nature thrive. She'll use her growing fan base, and whatever Intro to Psychology can teach her, to prove to the world—or at least viewers of substandard TV—that she has what it takes to win.My Review
I heard that Nice Try, Jane Sinner was funny, but I wasn’t expecting to fully enjoy it and laugh as hard as I did. From the very first page I caught myself laughing, and as the book went on, I … Continue reading
I Have Some Awesome News! Hi guys! So as some of you know, I’ve been working on my first novel, Finding Forgiveness for a while now, and since it’s been finished, I’ve been trying to figure out what to do … Continue reading
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Tempest and Tally Jo Trimble are mirror twins—so alike they were almost born the same person—and they've been inseparable since birth. But it's the summer they turn thirteen, and it seems like everyone can tell something is changing between them. Pa Charlie, whose traveling carnival is the best part of every summer, is watching them closer than ever. Digger, who sneaks poor kids onto the carnival rides for free and smiles faster than anyone, seems to be fixing for a fight. Even Mama is acting different, refusing to travel with the carnival this year even though her own twin, who she hasn't seen since childhood, will be there. And Tally and Tempest are the most different of all. There's a strangeness between them, a thickness to the air, an unseen push and pull, and it's getting stronger. It starts as a feeling, but soon it's sputtering and sparking, hurling them backwards, threatening to explode. When Tally learns that she and Tempest may not be the first twins in their family to be separated by whatever this force is, she realizes she'll have to find a way to stop it—or she might lose not only her sister, but everyone she loves.My Review
The first thing that I noticed and fell in love with about Flower Moon was the gorgeous cover on the book. From that beautiful text the title is written in to the purple cover with the moon, Ferris wheel, and … Continue reading
Stolen Secrets Author: L.B. Schulman Publication Date: September 19th, 2017 Publisher: Boyd’s Mills Press Synopsis: When Livvy’s mother abruptly moves the family across the country to San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Livvy is shocked to find that she’s been lied to. Instead … Continue reading
If you’re planning on doing something special to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or are looking for a great book to read to really inspire you and make you feel some really deep feelings, Dear Martin by Nic Stone … Continue reading
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Before he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy. The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. One by one, the city's elites are being executed as their mansions' security systems turn against them, trapping them like prey. Meanwhile, Bruce is turning eighteen and about to inherit his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Enterprises and all the tech gadgetry his heart could ever desire. But after a run-in with the police, he's forced to do community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison that holds the city's most brutal criminals. Madeleine Wallace is a brilliant killer . . . and Bruce's only hope. In Arkham, Bruce meets Madeleine, a brilliant girl with ties to the Nightwalkers. What is she hiding? And why will she speak only to Bruce? Madeleine is the mystery Bruce must unravel. But is he getting her to divulge her secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees? Bruce will walk the dark line between trust and betrayal as the Nightwalkers circle closer.My Review
I’m not all that familiar with the DC Universe, and I have to admit (although I’ll probably hear about it) – I’ve never read or watched anything Batman related. Yep, that’s right – I’m not at all familiar with Batman … Continue reading
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James Patterson presents a bold new heroine--a cross between Katniss Everdeen and Annie Oakley: Serendipity Jones, the fastest sharpshooter in tomorrow's West. Seventeen-year-old Serendipity "Pity" Jones inherited two things from her mother: a pair of six shooters and perfect aim. She's been offered a life of fame and fortune in Cessation, a glittering city where lawlessness is a way of life. But the price she pays for her freedom may be too great.... In this extraordinary debut from Lyndsay Ely, the West is once again wild after a Second Civil War fractures the U.S. into a broken, dangerous land. Pity's struggle against the dark and twisted underbelly of a corrupt city will haunt you long after the final bullet is shot.My Review
It’s true: I haven’t read that many westerns. However, since I was a HUGE fan of Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman, I was super excited for Gunslinger Girl. I haven’t seen all that many really good western style young adult … Continue reading
