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Review & Author Interview: Furia
By: Yamile Saied Mendez A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICKRecipient of the 2021 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Medal Synopsis: A powerful contemporary YA for fans of The Poet X and I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything on the line—even her blooming love […]
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Review: Send Pics
By: Lauren McLaughlin At Jonesville High, casual misogyny runs rampant, slut-shaming is a given, and school athletes are glorified above all else. Best friends Suze, Nikki, Ani, and Lydia swear they’ll always have each other’s backs against predatory guys—so when Suze suddenly starts dating wrestling star and toxic douchebag Tarkin Shaw, it’s a big betrayal. Turns out, it’s […]
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Review: Open Fire
By: Amber Lough A dramatic page-turner that captures the devastating toll of war and the impact of women’s struggles and solidarity, through the lens of a little-known slice of history. In 1917, Russia is losing the war with Germany, soldiers are deserting in droves, and food shortages on the home front are pushing people to […]
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Review: Cold Iron Heart (a Wicked Lovely Novel)
By: Melissa Marr Nearly thirteen years after the publication of the first book in her Wicked Lovely series, Melissa Marr has returned to the alluring world of the fey for a prequel set X years before the events of Wicked Lovely. In 1890s New Orleans, resourceful Thelma ‘Tam’ Foy struggles to survive, crafting and selling […]
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Review: The Bookworm Crush
By: Lisa Brown Roberts Romance enthusiast Amy McIntyre is a quiet introvert, in the background while her best friend and co-book blogger Vivian Galdi stars in their videos and social media. With Vivian distracted by her new boyfriend Dallas, Amy is forced to enter the limelight if she hopes to win a publisher sponsored contest […]
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Review: Meet Me in the Strange
By Leander Watts “It was like she’d lost everything. Her name, her voice, any idea of who she was or what she looked like, who the people were around her. The only thing that mattered was right there in front of her on the stage,” observes Davi, the main character of Leander Watt’s Meet Me […]
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Review: OTHEREARTH
OTHEREARTH by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller (PSST: If you read to the end there is a special GIVEAWAY for you) I love that this picks RIGHT back up where the last book left off. No jumping forward or any unrealistic changes from one book to the next. Plus, it’s now getting a little too […]
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Review: Original Syn
“You’ll be surprised to see how quickly the world can change…” SYNOPSIS Buy: Indiebound | Amazon Fifty years after an epic event called The Singularity, the entire world is divided into just two categories: The powerful, age-defying Syns (“synthetic citizens,” human-computer hybrids with extraordinary enhancements) and the dying, oppressed Originals (those who did not merge […]
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RENEGADE
RENEGADE (Black Dawn 0.5) by Mallory McCartney Find it: Goodreads, Amazon An amazing prequel of how a villain became a villain. The character development and world building is on point. Mix that with a sassy little Brokk and we get an excellent story. “The time for Kiero’s reign in prosperity is over.” Six years before the Black Dawn […]
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Imposters by Scott Westerfeld
The Uglies Series is Back, with four new novels. Everyone stop what you are doing. The Uglies series is back and it comes out TOMORROW!!!! And we aren’t only getting one… we are getting FOUR. GET IT HERE “I am returning to the world of Uglies with four new novels.” Scot Westerfeld, author of The […]
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Best YA Horror Books 2018
The Spookiest Reads for Teens This Halloween It’s almost Fall, and Halloween is just around the corner. To celebrate, we thought we’d share our top picks for spooky YA reads. Slasher Girls & Monster Boys For fans of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, American Horror Story and The Walking Dead comes a powerhouse anthology featuring some of the […]
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Enter to Win a Signed Copy of The Great and the Small
Enter to Win a Signed Copy of The Great and the Small Three winners will be chosen. First place: Win a signed print copy of The Great and the Smal. Second & Third Place: Win a digital copy of The Great and the Small About The Great and the Small Deep below the market, in […]
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Author Interview: Lee J Mavin
Lee J Mavin Author Interview Novel: Li Bai’s Shadow It appears I have undoubtedly been mysteriously transported to a young child’s bedroom, her name is Caitlin and she is of course very fond of my poetry. However despite this unusual occurrence I miss my homelands, dreadfully. This dry and scorching hot city, that she calls […]
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Author Interview: Marit Weisenberg
Author Interview: Marit Weisenberg How did you come up with the idea behind your book? For Select, I had a “vision” of what became the scene at Barton Springs, the famous public pool in Austin, TX. I imagined a large group of beautiful, almost identical-looking teenagers together emerging in this public space and people […]
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Release Day: The Great and the Small
The Great and the Small by A.T. Balsara Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Common Deer Press Date of Publication: October 31, 2017 Cover Artist: Ellie Sipila of Move to the Write Synopsis: Deep below the market, in the dark tunnels no human knows exist, a war has begun. Lead by the charismatic Beloved Chairman, a colony […]
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Interview: Andrea Torrey Balsara
Interview: Andrea Torrey Balsara Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from? I can’t remember ever not reading. When I was younger, I would get so drawn into a story that I would feel like it was real. For a couple of years, I couldn’t accept that hobbits were imaginary and believed that Tolkien had […]
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10 YA Books Perfect for Halloween from Audiobooks.com
10 YA titles perfect for Halloween from Audiobooks.com! There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins Summary: It’s been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother in landlocked Nebraska, and she’s still adjusting to her new life. And still haunted by her past in Hawaii. Then, one by one, the […]
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The Adjustment
The Adjustment By Suzanne Young I thought for sure The Program Series was over, so when this little gem come in the mail you can image how excited I was to be able to continue the series. And let me tell you, it is alive and well! The suspense, the romance, the betrayal, it all […]
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T5W: Non-Horror Books that Scared You
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the top five wednesday-ers! Any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily View complete list of Wednesday-ers […]
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Perfect
Perfect by Cecelia Ahern Perfect, is absolutely PERFECT! If you couldn’t already tell from my review of the first novel: Flawed, I LOVE this series. Cecelia Ahern is by far my new favorite author. So, the book community seems to hate the repetition of facts and happenings from the first book, but honestly having read […]
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T5W: Books Featuring Paranormal Creatures
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the top five wednesday-ers! Any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily View complete list of Wednesday-ers […]
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Graduation Day
Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau The final installment of Joelle Charbonneaus’s The Testing series is brilliant. All too often with dystopia, the book ends too perfect – the girl saves the day and the entire government it completely changed – this in NOT that book and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Graduation day did not […]
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New2YA: October 2017
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Release Date: October 10 2017 Side note: Every time I read this title I start singing: Nothing can stop me, I’m all the way down All the way down I’m all the way down I’m all the way down… Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery […]
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Announcing A Writer’s Path Writers Club: Creating Benefits For Writers
I’m happy to announce our new initiative: A Writer’s Path Writers Club. After looking at the writing market for years, I noticed a need for a Writers Club of this kind. Sure, there are Facebook groups, writers groups, etc., but there aren’t many associations that are more than just a gathering of writers. I wanted […]
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Author Interview: Gregory Scott Katsoulis
How did you come up with the idea behind your book and the concept of every word costing actual money? We live in a lawsuit-crazy time, where words are routinely trademarked in a way that makes me deeply concerned. I took this logic and pressed fast-forward on it. I wish I could say it seems impossible […]
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T5W: Favorite Bromances
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the top five wednesday-ers! Any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily View complete list of Wednesday-ers […]
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New2YA: September 2017
The Most Anticipated YA New Releases of September 2017 One Dark Throne (Three Dark Crowns) by Kendare Blake Release:September 19, 2017 The battle for the crown has begun, but which of the three sisters will prevail? With the unforgettable events of the Quickening behind them and the Ascension Year underway, all bets are off. Katharine, once […]
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ZERO REPEAT FOREVER Release Day Blitz
I am so excited that ZERO REPEAT FOREVER by Gabrielle Prendergast is available now and that I get to share the news! If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Gabrielle Prendergast, be sure to check out all the details below. This blitz also includes a giveaway for a signed hardcover of […]
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T5W: Books from Before You Joined The Online Book Community
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the top five wednesday-ers! Any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily View complete list of Wednesday-ers […]
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T5W: Characters’ Fitness Routines You Want
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the top five wednesday-ers! Any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily View complete list of Wednesday-ers […]
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Girl Plus Book Makes Best Book Review Blogs of 2017
Girl Plus Book is proud to be part of the ‘Best Book Review Blogs of 2017’ Curated with love by Reedsy Discover the best book review blogs in your preferred genre. From general fiction to YA paranormal romance, our search bar connects you to a vetted catalog of active book blogs and thoughtful, quality book […]
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The Storm (H20 #2)
The Storm by Virginia Bergin The H20 series (or The Rain series if you are from the UK), is no doubt my new favorite YA Dystopian series. I hope they never turn it into a movie and ruin it for me. The story-line, the character development, the plot, the writing style – oh the writing […]
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T5W: Second Book is Best
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the top five wednesday-ers! Any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily View complete list of Wednesday-ers […]
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New2YA: August 2017
The Dazzling Heights (Thousandth Floor) by Katharine McGee Release Date: August 29, 2017 New York, 2118. Manhattan is home to a thousand-story supertower, a breathtaking marvel that touches the sky. But amidst high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, five teenagers are keeping dangerous secrets… LEDA is haunted by memories of what happened on the worst night […]
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Audiobook Month Freebies
June is Audibook Month and Audiobooks.com is Giving Away Free Books + a Chance to Win a 12 Month Subscription! Join in the fun by taking advantage of 5 FREE premium audiobook downloads, exclusive discounts & deals, and enter in our contest for your chance to win some awesome prizes that’ll take your listening experience […]
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Allusion
“One present could redeem your past” Review of Allusion by Andi Hyldahl One thing is certain, Andi Hyldahl’s writing is fun and refreshing! Allusion is the perfect mix of suspense, wit, and charm. The story line is simply clever and the character development is to die for! There are authors who can suck you into […]
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The Testing
Review of YA Dystopian, The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau If you are looking for your next Hunger Games-esk read, this is it. Its a perfect mix of Hunger Games and Divergent. The Testing is a YA dystopian book where leaders take the brightest recent graduations through ‘The Testing’ to see if they have what it […]
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Vlog: Everything, Everything Review
Everything, Everything – Book & Movie Review Corinna Plus Book reviews Everything, Everything and does a movie and book comparison.
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Interview with Laurie Forest + Giveaway
We are excited to announce a new giveaway! We had the chance to interview author Laurie Forest, YA author of The Black Witch (Harlequin TEEN) and as you know with an interview comes giveaway time! GIVEAWAY DETAILS Enter to win a SIGNED copy of The Black Witch. Contest runs until June 30th. Once winner will […]
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#WHYIREAD Giveaway
HarperCollins Publishers today announced #WhyIRead, a social media and giving campaign that encourages book lovers everywhere to share what reading means to them. The initiative aims to highlight the importance of literacy and is a part of a global campaign commemorating the company’s 200th anniversary. PLUS – THIS MEANS WE GET FREE BOOKS! #Why I […]
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