Us Kids Known Author: JJ Strong Publication Date: October 24th, 2017 Publisher: Razorbill Synopsis: We all knew about Cullen Hickson. Siblings Bri and Ray O’Dell are lost. Anxious. Restless. Ray—bullied at his Catholic school for being small and timid—wants to be … Continue reading
Never Apart Author: Romily Bernard Publication Date: October 3rd, 2017 Publisher: Entangled Teen Synopsis: How many times would you die for love? What if you had to relive the same five days over and over? And what if at the … Continue reading
Author: Michelle Madow Narrator: Andrea Emmes Series: The Transcend Time Saga, Book 1 Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Publisher: Dreamscape Publishing Released: Jul. 31, 2017 Genre: Clean Romance They’re reincarnated soulmates. So why is he pushing her away? Lizzie Davenport … Continue reading
Carry Me Home Author: Jessica Therrien Publication Date: September 26th, 2017 Publisher: Acorn Publishing Genres: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Synopsis: “A riveting page-turner… Jessica Therrien broke my heart into a million pieces — and then put it back together again. … Continue reading
Synopsis
Vanilla and Hunter have been dating since seventh grade. They came out together, navigated middle school together, and became that couple in high school that everyone always sees as a couple. There are complications and confusions, for sure. But most of all, they love each other.As high school goes, though, and as their relationship deepens, some cracks begin to show. Hunter thinks they should be having sex.Vanilla isn't so sure. Hunter doesn't mind hanging out with loud, obnoxious friends.Vanilla would rather avoid them. If they're becoming different people, can they be the same couple? Falling in love is hard. Staying in love is harder.My Review
Boy this is a hard review to write. Vanilla has been getting a bit of backlash from the book community lately, and I wasn’t sure why – I mean, don’t get me wrong, the book isn’t perfect, but as a … Continue reading
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If you’re not careful, you can spend your whole life looking for what you’ve lost. One stormy summer in a small Irish town, things begin to disappear. It starts with trivial stuff—hair clips, house keys, socks—but soon it escalates to bigger things: a memory, a heart, a classmate. Olive can tell that her best friend, Rose, is different all of a sudden. Rose isn’t talking, and Olive starts to worry she’s losing her. Then diary pages written by someone named Laurel begin to appear all over town. And Olive meets three mysterious strangers: Ivy, Hazel, and her twin brother, Rowan, secretly squatting in an abandoned housing development. The trio are wild and alluring, but they seem lost too—and like Rose, they’re holding tightly to painful secrets. When a tattered handwritten spellbook falls into the lives of these six teenagers, it changes everything. The spellbook is full of charms to conjure back that which has been lost, and it lists a part for each of them to play in the calling. It might be their best chance to set everything back to rights, but only if they’re willing to pay the price.My Review
“If you don’t get lost, you’ll never be found.” Spellbook of the Lost and Found is one of those books that I honestly didn’t expect to find myself enjoying nearly as much as I did. I tend to stay away … Continue reading
A Line in the Dark Author: Malinda Lo Publication Date: October 17th, 2017 Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Synopsis: The line between best friend and something more is a line always crossed in the dark. Jess Wong is Angie … Continue reading
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Right before Sadie died, she begged her sister, Ruby, to do the one thing she could never do herself: Find the treasure on Gray Wolf Island. With just a mysterious treasure map as a guide, Ruby reluctantly allows some friends to join her on the hunt, each of whom is touched by magic: a boy allegedly born to a virgin, a girl who never sleeps, a boy who can foresee his own death, and a boy with deep ties to the island. Each of them is also keeping a secret—something they’ll have to reveal in order to reach the treasure. As the secrets come to light, Ruby will have to decide: Can she make peace with her friends’ troubled pasts and continue to trust them? Can she forgive herself for doing the unspeakable? Deep in the wilderness of Gray Wolf Island, Ruby’s choices will determine if they make it out with the treasure—or merely with their lives. From debut author Tracey Neithercott comes a darkly compelling tale of profound friendship, adventure, and finding the strength to tell the truth.My Review
I went in to Gray Wolf Island not knowing too much of what it was about – I mean, I read the synopsis and all, but this was months and months ago, so when I started reading it, I didn’t … Continue reading
Author: Alex Lidell Narrator: Kaitlin Bellamy Length: 6 hours and 57 minutes Publisher: Danger Bearing Press Released: Sep. 8, 2017 Genre: YA Fantasy Master and Commander meets Sarah J Maas in a seafaring adventure of duty, love, magic, and a … Continue reading
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Justyce McAllister is top of his class, captain of the debate team, and set for the Ivy League next year—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. He is eventually released without charges (or an apology), but the incident has Justyce spooked. Despite leaving his rough neighborhood, he can’t seem to escape the scorn of his former peers or the attitude of his prep school classmates. The only exception: Sarah Jane, Justyce’s gorgeous—and white—debate partner he wishes he didn’t have a thing for. Struggling to cope with it all, Justyce starts a journal to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But do Dr. King’s teachings hold up in the modern world? Justyce isn’t so sure. Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up. Way up. Much to the fury of the white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. And Justyce and Manny get caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it’s Justyce who is under attack. The truth of what happened that night—some would kill to know. Justyce is dying to forget.My Review
It’s so very rare that I give a book a 5 star rating. It really has to shake me to my core, make me question things, and be something that I believe everyone needs to read for me to rate … Continue reading
