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G+B Wins Top 100 Book Review Blogs Award
G+B Wins Top 100 Book Review Blogs Award Girl Plus Book has proudly been awarded Top 100 Book Review Blog Award from Feedspot. CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to every blogger and author out there who has helped us make this Top Book Review blogs list! This is the most comprehensive list of best Book Review blogs on […]
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New2YA: November 2016
The Diabolic – November 1, 2016 A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for. Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but […]
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HELLO?
HELLO? by Liza Wiemer One HELLO can change a life. One HELLO can save a life. HELLO? is a remarkable novel about the power of friendship and family, loss and love, heartbreak and healing, and the courage it takes to face your fears – the courage it takes to find hope. HELLO? is a truely […]
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Re-Launch: Reckless Series
Re-Launch: The Reckless Series Cornelia Funke is re-launching her latest series for this month. The RECKLESS series follows Jacob Reckless as he escapes from his world into the world behind the mirror, throwing himself into adventures in a land filled with witches, fairies, and dwarfs. In 2015, Funke’s new publishing company, Breathing Books, published Reckless: […]
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New2YA: October 2016
New YA Releases: October 2016 Gemina (The Illuminae Files) – October 18, 2016 Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on […]
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Interview: Pembroke Sinclair
Interview with Pembroke Sinclair, Author of Wucaii Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from? I have memories of my mom curled up on the couch reading a Romance novel that go back as far as I can remember. She instilled in us kids a love to read. I love curling up on the couch […]
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A Place to Call Home – Toby’s Tale
A Place to Call Home – Toby’s Tale By G.A. Whitmore First and Foremost: Proceeds from this book go to no kill shelters and shelters that find forever homes for forever fur babies. That is AWESOME. If you’re an animal lover like me – You will LOVE this book. You will also cry.. so be […]
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A Bitter Pill to Swallow
A Bitter Pill to Swallow by Tiffany Gholar “I’m mad, I’m scared, I’m frustrated, and somehow all of those feelings are normal, and I’m normal, and I’m not my feelings. I’m just me, just Janina” During the process of reading this book I talked to SOO MANY people about it! Tiffany tells the story of […]
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Orange is the New Black
Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman Guest Post by Bri Barrett A complete eye-opener to life in a federal prison and taking for granted the simple things in life. Piper Kerman is serving 15 months for a 10 year old crime where she was a small accomplice involved with a drug smuggling woman […]
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Giveaway: Stealing Away
Enter to Win New YA Novel Stealing Away by Amy Ruth Allen Enter for a chance to win the ebook of Amy Ruth Allen’s debut YA novel about teenage identity theft, Stealing Away. Three winners will be selected! Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Jaynie Haart is an identity thief. She uses other people’s credit cards. She pretends to […]
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World-Mart
World-Mart by Leigh M. Lane A New Dystopian novel where the world has become incorporated. A chilling vision of a future that is all too believable.- class segregation, energy and food shortages, antibiotic resistance and a government controlling all choices and actions of society. World-Mart is a compelling new dystopian series where a family struggles to […]
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New2Ya: September 2016
The Hottest New Releases in YA Coming in September 2016 Swarm (Zeroes) – September 27, 2016 by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti They thought they’d already faced their toughest fight. But there’s no relaxing for the reunited Zeroes. These six teens with unique abilities have taken on bank robbers, drug dealers and mobsters. Now […]
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11 Quotes from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child That Will Make You Cry
11 Quotes from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child That Will Make You Cry Save
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was absolutely perfect. A must read for those who grew up with the books. It will make you cry; It will make you laugh. But most of all, it will make you smile. Smiling as your love […]
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Eye Candy
Eye Candy by R.L. Stine Guest Post by Bri Barrett What if one of the four guys you meet online is trying to kill you? Lindy’s roommates create an online dating ad, calling her Eye Candy, a nickname Lindy despises, to get her back out into the world of dating. She meets three guys online […]
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New Release: Arcana Rising
Arcana Rising is now available! Synopsis: Losses mount and deadly new threats converge in this next action-packed tale of the Arcana Chronicles by #1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole. When the battle is done . . . The Emperor unleashed hell and annihilated an army, jeopardizing the future of mankind–but Circe struck back. The […]
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Red Queen: Our Cast Selection
How Sarah and Corinna Envision the Character from Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen. It’s always fun to see what other people imagine character to look like. We had book club this last week and discussed each other perceptions of each character. Here is what we came up with. Let us know what you think in the […]
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Paper Towns
Paper Towns By John Green Guest Post by Brianna Barret A great story, written in 3 parts, of adventure and intrigue with a non climatic ending. The Strings Margo drags Q on a revenge quest against her “best friend”, ex-boyfriend and Q’s bully. This becomes a night to remember for Q. Hilarious acts of revenge, […]
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New Release: Tractor
TRACTOR: New Young Adult Fiction Novel Hitting Stands September 15th Set in Oklahoma in 1961, a small town teen named John gets a spur of the moment job driving an old tractor across Arkansas to Oklahoma for a crotchety old farmer. John is about to enter his senior year of high school and has doubts […]
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Moustache & Macintosh
D.L. Graser perfectly captures what it’s like to be a young, care-free child in her debut middle-grade reader, Moustache and Macintosh. It’s packed full of adventure and mystery with some moral learning along the way, from killing other with kindness to understanding true friendship. Moustache and Macintosh take a unique spin of presenting the Word […]
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Ratchet the Reluctant Witch
Ratchet the Reluctant Witch By Sara Pascoe The book is filled with adventure, magic, self-discovery and life learning – a story of a 14 year old girl that is perfect for a 14 year old girl. Ratchet the Reluctant witch, is a 14-year-old girl called Rachel. At first, she does not know she is a […]
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Pandemonium (Delirium Trilogy)
Pandemonium (Delirium Trilogy) by Lauren Oliver After reading Delirium, I had to start the second book immediately! I love what Lauren did with this book with introducing the “Then” and “Now” chapters to tell of the present and the past the Lena faced after cross the fence – it really helped to keep the story […]
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New2Ya: August 2016
The Hottest New Releases in YA Coming in August 2016 A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes) – August 30, 2016 by Sabaa Tahir Elias and Laia are running for their lives. Following the events of the Fourth Trial, an army led by Masks hunts the two fugitives as they escape the […]
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Brain on Fire is yet more proof that real life is in fact crazier than fiction. Imagine – I want you to think of your current job role and what you do really well at your job. Now – I want you to think what […]
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#New2YA: July 2016
P.S. I Like You Hardcover – July 26, 2016 by Kasie West Signed, sealed, delivered… While spacing out in Chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the desk, and added a message to her. Intrigue! Soon, Lily […]
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FREE Download: 3 Days Only
June is Audiobook Month and Audiobooks.com is giving away two free YA downloads this weekend only. Simply Download the app and get your FREE copy of “The False Prince” by Jennifer Nielsen and “The Raven Boys” by Maggie Stiefvater. The Low Down: These great YA fantasy titles will be available for FREE download starting Friday […]
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Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
Disrupted by Dan Lyons Yes, occasionally I read non-fiction. Did I ever think I would be, no. But I recently found myself being persuade by a co-worker that “Real life is crazier than fiction” and I am finding this true day after day now. So occasionally, you will see a review of one of these […]
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Delirium
Delirium by Lauren Oliver I HAVE THE DELIRIA; I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK! This is the book I have been looking for; Ever since I finished the Legend series, I haven’t found another good dystopian – until now. Now, I know many of you will think ‘great, another book about love’, but trust […]
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Review: Flawed
Flawed by Cecelia Ahern Cecelia Ahern’s young adult debut, Flawed takes readers to a dystopian future where society looks at perfection as essential and punishes any flaws. If found flawed, one’s flaws are publicly named and their skin branded with an F in one of five places. For bad decisions, it’s their temple. For Lying, […]
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Just Another Number
Just Another Number by Maggie Young Sex, Drugs, Bulimia and Social Issues – And just gritty real life struggles of a good majority of America’s young women. This book is not one for the “shy” girls and does get a little risqué – but even with the brutal honesty and openness of all her male […]
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The Last of the Firedrakes
The Last of the Firedrakes by Farah Oomerbhoy Farah Oomerbhoy’s début novel “The Last of the Firedrakes”, promises to be an exciting and magical young adult fantasy series. The synopsis of this book had me excited, but I was quit disappointment. I was ready for a fantasy world I would get lost in, and found […]
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NOVUS Celebrates Two Book Awards
NOVUS (The Cresecren Chronicles, Book 1) has recently received two book awards, a 5 star from Readers’ Favorite, and a revamped cover! To celebrate the eBook will be on SALE for $1.99 from 4/30/2016- 5/15/2016 ~”Official Selection” Winner in the E-Book Young Adult category, 2015 New Apple Book Awards!~ ~Winner Best Books in the Young […]
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#New2YA: May 2016
#New2YA: May 2016 The Last Star: The Final Book of The 5th Wave Release Date: May 24, 2016 BUY ONLINE The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to […]
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T5W: Favorite Mothers/Maternal Figures
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, 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 […]
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Giveaway: Win A Signed Copy of Novus
Giveaway: Win A Signed Copy of Novus Ideal for Hunger Games and Divergent fans, Crystal Marcos delivers Novus, a riveting novel set in a dystopian future of action-adventure, suspense, and romance. Intriguing characters and a gripping storyline keep the reader turning page after page. ENTER AT BOTTOM OF PAGE Synopsis: Being a teenager is hard […]
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T5W: Books You’re Intimidated By
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, 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 […]
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Black Bottle Man
Black Bottle Man By Craig Russell Not very often can a book pull-off a run in with the devil. This book had me hooked in the beginning the the pace kept me there all the way through. If we can get past ‘book bans’ this would be a GREAT edition to the required reading list […]
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Author Interview: Jeannie van Rompaey
Author Interview: Jeannie van Rompaey, author of ASCENSION: The Oasis Series Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from? I was lucky enough to live in a house full of books. My mother read a lot and, with only two of us in the family, I took my cue from her. Being an only child […]
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T5W: Books with “Hard” Topics
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, 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 […]
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#T5W: Rainy Day Reads
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, 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 […]
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